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Character Role Analysis

Marlin & Crush

If Marlin is the ultimate worrywart dad, Crush is the most laid back dad out there. Marlin panics over everything that happens to his son, but Crush is unfazed when little Squirt has to fend for himself.

It's after a talk with Crush that Marlin finally realizes he's got to let go of his son just a little bit. After all, Crush has been alive for a hundred and fifty years—he's probably picked up a little wisdom along the way.