if the spiritual impurities in the story can be translated to "queerness" then wouldn't kurebayashi be similar to yoshiki in the sense that she is also 'closeted' but from a previous, way harsher generation. she's dealt with the ramifications for homophobia and knows the consequences of embracing it in a society that's hostile to it, and because of her experiences she urges the younger generation like yoshiki, who is still stuggling, to pursue a 'normal life' (staying in the closet) not to get mixed with hikaru any further (embracing his sexuality, coming out) because it did not go well for her when she was going through the same
i think trying to translate every single thing in the story to this queerness metaphor is kind of tricky since some things are literally just about the actual spiritual monsters subplot (like how do you make a metaphor out of the shape of the map or the "holes" they're closing) but its still interesting to think about
Yeah, that’s a nice way to think about it. Thanks for responding. (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
I agree trying to translate every little thing in the story is definitely tricky and some things are just meant to be taken in a literal sense, I still enjoy looking at certain things and characters in the chapters to see if there are any allegories I’m able to find as well as understand.
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Not really related to the recent chapter but could someone give me their thoughts on who Kurebayashi would represent in this story?
To further elaborate, metaphorically, I see “Hikaru” as a queer teen who is somewhat open about his queerness. He understands(?) why homosexuality is wrong and he’s seen how people respond to it, yet he can’t fully control how he feels even if he’s aware his feelings are capable or have already hurt the person he likes. Yoshiki is closeted— fearful and anxious of what fully accepting homosexuality will do to his living circumstances, and Asako ( as shown in latest chp ) is still unable to fully comprehend the concept of queerness, despite that she’s still willing to tell Yoshiki to be more open about who he is even if that leads to him being seen as a demon or whatnot.
But what about Kurebayashi? Is she supposed to represent a woman who’s dealt with someone who was homosexual in her family before and has seen what cons came with it but despite that is trying to help others? But even then I’m confused with my own process of thinking.. any thoughts?(￣へ￣)