Charlie's trajectory may be your trajectory, not as an allegory. You may be that average person.
The only reason some people escape this fate is that they die too young.
It may just be a side effect of my dyslexia coping, but I read it as ‘analogy’ until reading your comment. Even then, I’m am pretty sure everyone knew they meant ‘analogy’ and just moved on. It’s okay to point out mistakes, but please be civil when doing so.
According to Wiktionary:
- (rhetoric) A narrative in which a character, place, or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.
- A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation.
- A symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one.
He might have been triggered by my use of "average". I realize it now that it may not have been adequate, sorry for that, English is not my first language.