Although Christianity can obviously be taken in a narcissis…

Although Christianity can obviously be taken in a narcissist direction, the concept of Christ as the "final sacrifice" or ultimate scapegoat means that from then on, your sin is on you and cannot escape into a farm animal. Thus, one could posit a tendency within Christianity toward resolution by confronting sin. Narcissism, on the other hand, is inherently a tenancy that resists resolution by the construction of endless layers of cognitive bias, making it impossible for the narcissist to accept his own responsibility for his actions. In Misunderstood Monsters, we see an external conflict being hidden and replaced by a false internal conflict. Stanley learns not to treat the other children as moral agents and thereby will lose his own sense of moral agency in himself. His moral quest is to maintain his self-esteem.