[CoolNard]

Originally Posted by Powermad147

maybe it represents the writers deep-rooted fear of dogs? >.> That's the only reason ANYONE would think up a scene like that, is if he was totally terrified of them. A normal guy doesn't walk down the street and think "I know! Let's @#% around with a puppy!" >_<

Lol, I don't think he would have made it look so "kawaii!!" if he had a phobia that terrible Much less had Lucy befriend it, and forced us to feel sympathy for it. ;_; Unless he was a mental retard, who thought cute little puppies should be tortured to death simply because they're too cute. But if that was the case, it would be a tad of an overstatement to say he wrote such a beautiful anime xD

What I feel it symbolizes is:
Love is a double-edged sword containing an enormous power supply. From it, is derived hatred. If you can control it, invincibility is in your hands, and you control how your life is changed. If you lose your will and courage to love, you're just demonstrating a bad mutation of it. This thin line between love and hate is life.