OK but the fact that The Doodler is just a child trying to reach out to their "dad" and not understanding why they're not receiving affection back?? That's such a cool concept I'm in awe.
Like, The Doodler and humanity reflect both Lark and Henry's as well as Lark and Normal's relationship perfectly. Lark is angry because Henry isn't. He feels like he deserves to be punished for what he did, and when his dad doesn't feel the same way and doesn't act accordingly he feels betrayed.
Normal tries to reach out to his dad, but when he doesn't receive that affection back he doesn't understand why. He can't understand why his dad can't love him and can never be proud of him. Like The Doodler he reaches out with the intention of love and gets shut down.
Both Lark and Normal saw themselves in The Doodler when they were on the throne. They both saw the same thing, they both understood it differently. Lark saw someone hurting others and Normal saw someone who was hurting. When Lark saw himself in The Doodler he chose to die, when Normal saw himself he chose to help.




