The Point is a lysergic acid diethylamide driven adventure that tackles the ideas nonconformity, tolerance and individuality.
The story revolves around Oblio, a child born without a point on his head. Due to an incident involving a game of triangle toss, and the son of the count, Oblio is banished to the pointless forest along with his dog, Arrow. During his time there, they meet a myriad people and things, each with a point. In the end, Oblio finds his way home and everyone around him begins losing his point, while Oblio grows one on his head.
This story seems to be a moral tale that explains each person has something of value to say, or a "point", even if it is different from everyone else's. Oblio's lack of a "point" is a pun on a person without drive or perspective. His journey is a lesson to all that we all have unique and valid ideas, even if the majority of society believes otherwise. Oblio's "point", in the end, is just as real as those of all his peers. This alludes to the idea that any person's idea, even if it is not accepted by most people, is still real and valid, as long as he believes it.
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