It’s a clever travesty of “Hansel and Gretel”, but also, first and foremost, of all non-conformist, rebel, delinquent popculture icons. Johnny and Maggie, a brother and a sister, resemble Natural Born Killers (or, shall we say, “Children of the Revolution”, bearing in mind their main motivation). They travel together to Baby Jane (a place equivalent to the gingerbread house from the fairytale), committing various crimes on their way – or rather fantasizing about them. But they are not driven by an irrational will to do something against the law on a whim. Johnny and Maggie want to trigger a global revolution against politicians and cruel, filled with exploitation reality created by them. The siblings draw their strength from believing in a utopian concept of Baby Jane – though adults no longer have that passionate faith.
Mother tries to convince their children to come back: “The world has no ideals / God is dead / Everybody will get depression and cancer”. Johnny and Maggie constantly use English, they reprimand themselves when they involuntarily switch to Polish; this kind of linguistic relativity is one of the greatest powers shaping the characters’ mindsets. Some parts of the text are skillfully and intelligently weaved from many quotes: mostly from songs and films, “No Country for Old Men” among them.