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Who is the main character of "Aladdin"?

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[quote="AmethystFae"][quote="Salukfan"][quote]Problem is the dude never came back. And he gave up on finding them so easily.[/quote]

Just my two cents:

My theory is that he may not have wanted to find them again.

He was full of doubt and feelings of worthlessness when he was with his wife and Aladdin.  He thought that he could never provide them with enough, unless he had some perfect treasure.

He finds his way to the Forty Thieves, and finds a place where he can be more free.  He's able to travel with a group that, for the most part, supports his goals and his quest (depending on when you think he became king, really).  He obviously is having fun in KOT, especially during the WTTFT segment.

He may have went back to Agrabah because he felt obligated.  He gets there, looks for them where he used to stay, perhaps, doesn't find them, and leaves, fufilling his obligation while at the same time enjoying his life guilt-free.

The loss he feels when describing the incident in KoT could have come on later, as a realization he hit over time, or maybe was partially driven by his frustration over failing to get the treasure he wanted, at that point, for himself.  Or, if you're more cynical, it could be that he played it up in order to win sympathy from Aladdin, so Aladdin wouldn't treat him as a villain.[/quote]

Another good theory. I don't think Cassim was playing up anything, though. I think he really did have regrets.

I'm going to throw out another thing to think about. What about Saluk? I mean, he hated Cassim. Do you think, perhaps, Saluk used to run things before Cassim came into the picture? Or do you have another theory? If you listen to "Are You In Or Out?" it kind of sounds like Saluk did used to be in charge at one time. But, his hatred toward Cassim could be stemmed from something else. Let's hear your ideas!

~Hikaru[/quote]

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