All the trains in my son’s train podcast ranked by how much I hate them

It is these flaws that we are taught to overlook and to just accept from these characters, but in reality they are actually not good qualities and are character traits, and should be avoided in creating and holding meaningful relationships in real life.

Great analysis overall, Muddy. We must never forget that the virtues and flaws of the characters are coming right out of the Rev. Awdry's pen. Some of them are self-explanatory, but some of them are profound, intended to be read to children, and explain to them what are good qualities that should be imitated and implemented, and what should be avoided. All the characters have both good and bad sides, like real life people, and the point is to notice them and act accordingly... Not to love or hate them as people, because they are not people, but to apply the right attitude in the real life. That was Awdry's intention, and it was a noble one. He was a priest, after all...