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I’m gonna let ya’ in on a little secret, Ray. K-Mart sucks.
— Charlie · Rain Man
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Charlie lets Ray in on a blunt little secret: K-Mart sucks. The mock-serious setup of sharing a secret undercuts the sheer triviality of the opinion. It plays as a comic anticlimax, treating a consumer complaint like confidential news.
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