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We must pray the other teenagers of Sherwood, Ohio, know the name of that righteous dude who can solve their problems: it's Jesus Christ, and he's in the Book!
— Father Ripper ‧ Heathers
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker urges teenagers toward Jesus Christ while describing him as a 'righteous dude'. The mixture of religious appeal and casual slang creates an awkward comic register. An attempt to sound familiar sits beside the formal insistence that the answer is found in the Book.
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