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I can't remember what fun is for.
— James and the Giant Peach ‧ 1996
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker treats fun as something whose purpose has become hard to recall. That creates an odd distance from an activity usually pursued for its own enjoyment. The line can sound weary or wistful, questioning a familiar source of pleasure as though it needs a reason to exist.
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