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* Ultimately, the story of Mr Banks. He's a cold and selfish misogynist looking to be remembered in the world of banking. His life is turned upside down by the introduction of Mary Poppins, who brings fun to his family until he realises what a failure in life he's been. He is ridiculed before his peers, sacked from his job, and then [[Happy Ending|reconciles with his family, intending to spend more time with his children]].
* Near the end, when Bert is describing George Banks's attitude towards his work and family (for emphasis, to a slow melancholy version of "The Life I Lead", where Mr. Banks had described much the same thing near the start of the film):
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''And when your little tykes are cryin', you 'aven't time to dry their tears
''And see them grateful little faces smilin' up at you
''Because their dad, 'e always knows just what to do.
''You've got to grind, grind, grind at that grindstone
''Though childhood slips like sand through a sieve
''And all to soon they're up and grown
''And then they've flown
''And it's too late for you to give. }}
** Mr. Banks opens the song with an equally sad statement to the position he's found himself in. The whole song, ''A Man Has Dreams,'' is pretty depressing.
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''To carve his niche in the edifice of time.
''Before the mortar of his zeal has a chance to congeal
''The cup is snatched from his lips. His flame is snuff ab'rning.
''He's brought to rag and ruin in his prime. }}
* When Mary Poppins {{spoiler|watches Jane and Michael go off with their parents without a backwards glance. Just because something is right and correct doesn't automatically make it less sad}}.
** However, in Mary Poppins' view: "Practically perfect people never permit sentiment to muddle their thinking."
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