Frosty the Snowman: One cool fool

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Whether he's thumbing his button nose at cops, or thumpety-thumping all over town, Frosty the Snowman is one cool fool.  We say that, of course, with the utmost respect.  "The Fool" has been around for ages, and plays essential roles in the drama we call life.

This archetype has three major functions: to make people laugh, to reflect wisdom, and to shake things up.  Frosty outwardly "was a jolly happy soul" who "could laugh and play just the same as you and me."  He tapped into the universal inner child.

But Frosty was not just about fun and games.  He was also quite capable of tear-jerking farewells.  Let's just say he did not go gentle into that good night.  Yet the grief concerning his impending doom was masked by megawatts of merriment.

"The Fool" has traditionally symbolized a creativity that is unencumbered by society's rules.  An historical example of this would be King Henry VIII's court jester, William Sommers.  Mr. Sommers was privy to all the inner working of Henry's court, and was allowed to comment upon them in ways that others were beheaded for.

Frosty's own version was to announce: "I'll be back again some day."  Now there's a theological show-stopper!  Some (with much too much time on their hands) are wondering whether he was hinting at reincarnation.  Or perhaps suffering from a Messiah complex?  The debate rages on, yet most can agree that this particular snowman was one cool fool.    

Resources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jester