Of course Thomas J. would likely never had died of anaphylactic shock if Vada and he weren't friends. It was a rather unique situation. Which isn't to say, as the above poster mentioned, that he might not have been in a bee-related accident later in life considering it doesn't take many stings to kill someone with an allergy to the poison, just that the likelihood of it would probably have been slim.
I don't see how it matters, though. On a smaller scale, Thomas J. may never have died if Vada hadn't accidentally dropped her ring. Or had he not been friends with her, he might have died young anyway in a completely different situation, like being struck by a car while he was riding his bike. There's no way of knowing what paths in life will lead you to fortunate or misfortune.
Also, the kids in the film are supposed to be 11-years-old. It would've been silly and unrealistic for the film to try and depict them having a "passionately romantic" relationship. They were children.
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straw_hat_boy_luffy
13 years ago
If the allergies were supposed to be what killed him, they probably should've picked a better death than being stung by a horde of bees. Not sure but don't think you'd need to be allergic to bees for that to turn fatal.
The dark writer in me would've offed TJ in a different way. The allergies would've been a red herring and maybe that tree limb would've given way and he'd drown. :P
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usersince03
13 years ago
Maybe he wouldn't have been stung by bees if he hadn't of met Vada but he was allergicted to everything so it could of been anything.
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