Pro
By Adelaide Wiesner
While it may seem logical to assume that a race car like Lightning McQueen from “Cars” would require car insurance, a closer examination reveals that he actually needs life insurance.
The argument is based on the nature of his existence and the risks he faces, and it becomes clear that he would have life insurance rather than traditional car insurance.
McQueen’s character embodies more than a car; he shows emotions, relationships, and personality. In the context of life insurance, it is essential to protect one’s life and well-being.
As a character who faces various challenges and risks being in an accident due to his racing career, having life insurance would ensure that he is covered in any circumstance.
Life insurance can be seen as a commitment to those he cares about, ensuring their welfare and stability in the face of adversity.
He has a duty to support his friends, such as Mater and Sally, and to guide the younger generation of racers.
The concept of car insurance in the “Cars” universe differs significantly from our reality. They are more than mere objects and cars. They have personalities and lives.
Traditional car insurance, which typically covers damages to vehicles itself, falls short of addressing the holistic needs of a character like McQueen.
Life insurance would be a more fitting choice, as it aligns with the narrative of protecting the importance to someone’s life journey.
Con
By Avery Lawless
Does Disney-Pixar pop culture icon Lightning McQueen need car insurance or life insurance?
McQueen needs car insurance, hence why he is in the movie “Cars.”
Sure McQueen can talk and has personality, but that doesn’t change the fact that he is a car at the end of the day.
Every human needs to have organs to live, not an engine. McQueen doesn’t have organs, he has an engine.
In “Cars,” McQueen has a pit crew, not a medical team to help him replace his wheels.
The personality of the characters in “Cars” is based off what type of car they are; for example, Mater is a hillbilly in a rusted tow truck, while McQueen is a spoiled, ungrateful brat in a fancy race car.
Doc Hudson, a former piston cup winner, lost control of his car during a race he was apart of. After the crash, Hudson was out of the racing scene because of the severe damages of his car. He died an off-screen death in the second movie for a mechanical failure.
Keith Gremlin, a character in “Cars 2,” died after falling into the ocean on impact, when he exploded, gears and metal scraps came out the car.
When cars “die” in the movie, instead of saying they were killed or murdered, they say “destroyed.”
This means that cars would need car insurance and not life insurance.
Otherwise, it would defeat the whole purpose in a car being “destroyed.”
