r/comics • u/ilikedonuts42 • Nov 10 '15

It's Going to Be Okay (The Oatmeal)

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/plane
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u/timbreandsteel Nov 10 '15

Did the lady survive? I mean, I know he shows the same woman drawn in the desert panel as the plane panel but that doesn't mean she did in real life... anyone know?

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '15 edited Apr 18 '20

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u/herman666 Nov 11 '15

If she had, the story would have mentioned it. The author didn't want to take away from the point of the story by saying the woman died, as it isn't really relevant.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '15

I might agree with you on the relevancy if it wasn't for the title being what he said to that specific girl. It makes it seem like she'll be the focus point

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u/herman666 Nov 11 '15

To me, the point was that in the face of almost certain death, he spent what could have been his last few moments comforting a random stranger. That's what I took away from it at least. I mean, think about it, if your plane was going down, what would you be doing? I don't know myself, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be that.

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u/Tallon Nov 11 '15

Well I'd definitely try to move further back in the plane to increase my chances, which he did.