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Greg represents the freedom of childhood, Wirt represents the confusion and mistrust at times towards child-like behavior that can happen growing up, and Beatrice represents an age past Wirt's that has left behind curious nature and the joy in a journey instead gravitating towards familiarity and compliance in social expectations of adulthood (everyone out for themselves only). And no matter the destination, the characters of Over The Garden Wall present a piece of all of that in the stops of their pilgrimage.įor me, I focus on three main characters from Over The Garden Wall (Wirt, Greg & Beatrice) as a perfectly done representation of different yet important versions of a pilgrimage. They resemble vintage Halloween decorations and art, a flashback of sorts to 1920s aesthetic mixed with New England-inspired autumnal vibes. A touching look at the transcending part of life that is the inevitability of death, not only from dialogue but from the way these characters of Pottsfield are drawn.
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It's a perfect look at the strange yet wonderful shades of orange in the pumpkins that the townspeople use for the faces and bodies. With the help of a shadowy Woodsmen and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice, they travel through the foggy land in Hope of finding a way home." Source: Cartoon Networkįrom the often joyous to haunting soundtrack to the animation style, Over The Garden Wall is a masterclass of "fall vibes" or the autumn aesthetic that has you craving to live in a cottage surrounded by moss, darkened leaves, and at least one babbling stream. A mysterious place called The Unknown… Two Brothers, Wirt and Greg find themselves lost in the strange woods, adrift in a time. From the series' description: "Somewhere, lost in the clouded annals of history, lies a place that few have seen.