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* [[Theme Naming]]: The Drosselmeier family - we have Christian Elias Drosselmeier and Christoph Zechariah Drosselemeier. In other words, Christ(something) (Old Testament prophet) Drosselmeier.
* [[Vague Age]]: Young Drosselmeier. He probably wasn't any older than fourteen when he was transformed into a Nutcracker, given the facts we have to work with. Then when you account for the fact that upward of seven years must have passed before he was given to Marie, he would logically be in his early twenties. But at the end of the story, Drosselmeier refers to him and Marie collectively as "children" and expects them to play together, so apparently he's still quite young.
* [[Vile Villain, Saccharine Show]]: The main villain of a story about dolls, candy, and Christmas? A sadistic seven-headed mouse. His tininess really doesn't make him any less horrifying.
* [[The Wise Prince]]: The nutcracker prince.
* [[You Have to Believe Me]]: After the Nutcracker kills the Mouse King and they visit the Land of Dolls, Marie tries in vain to convince her parents that it wasn't just a dream. To her credit she actually has evidence to show for it (the Mouse King's crowns), but they still find her story too ridiculous to believe.
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[[Category:Fairy Tale]]
[[Category:Literature of the 19th century]]
[[Category:The Nutcracker]]
▲[[Category:Literature]]
[[Category:Short Story]]
[[Category:German Literature]]
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