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[hamliet]

Hey Hamliet! Love your metas! In an earlier meta, you'd called Mikasa "the thematic core" of the series. Could you please elaborate on what you meant by that?

Hi! 

So, all decent stories have themes, but some stories have a thesis stated at the beginning and some state it at the end; some are interested in answers and some in questions.

Sometimes, there’s a specific character who embodies the main theme in everything they do. Not all stories have a thematic core character, and frankly many stories should not, because it can be very, very hard to challenge this character if they embody the story’s core principle. This character tends to be either a protagonist or the wise mentor archetype, also. I’ll talk about two characters whom I think embody this well, and one character whom I think does not: Tenma (Monster), Mikasa (SnK), and Deku (BNHA). 

Now, to be clear, Monster, BNHA, SnK are extremely different stories: Monster is a seinen crime drama, SnK is pessimistic and deeply psychological and philosophical; BNHA is optimistic and about superheroes. But stories don’t have to be deeply psychological nor pessimistic to unpack their main themes in well-done ways: Harry Potter is a great example of this. The closest a character comes to embodying the themes of the story (grief and love and choice) is Dumbledore, and he’s unpacked in the final story to the extent a hopeful children’s story should.

What is Monster’s thesis? All lives have value. 

What is SnK’s thesis? The world is cruel, but the world is also beautiful.

What is BNHA’s? A hero saves.

I think it’s impossible to argue that Tenma, Mikasa, and Deku don’t embody these messages in every moment of their arcs. The thing is, while most stories aren’t deconstructions, you still have to explore and unpack and challenge the character to make the theme stand out, to convince the reader of your theme. 

Monster story opens with Tenma literally being challenged on this very principle. The hospital’s top neurosurgeon, Tenma chooses to save a famous singer over a poor immigrant despite the immigrant coming to the hospital first and is confronted by the immigrant’s devastated family. Tenma then makes the opposite choice and saves a little boy over a mayor because the boy arrived first, even though the hospital orders him to prioritize the mayor. Thus, the very first chapter gives Tenma a consequence for not following his theme, and he corrects it--but this doesn’t result in a simple “everyone matters, duh.” Because that boy he saves grows up to be a serial killer, and Tenma becomes determined to stop him--even if it costs him his life and morality. Tenma himself wonders and even at times throws away his belief that all lives have value, wondering if Johan has forfeited his right to live because if they don’t execute Johan, will he ever stop? 

However, by the end of the story, Tenma goes through such a journey to understand Johan that he does indeed come to believe Johan’s life has equal value despite his crimes, and proves it by saving Johan’s life yet again in order to also save the person who tried to kill Johan (and who would then potentially lose his life in punishment). The story truly unpacks what this theme means, and why people believe it or don’t, and does so without condemning those who don’t agree. 

Mikasa is also challenged constantly. She finds moments of beauty in the middle of cruelty, like Eren wrapping the scarf around her. That moment motivates her because it showed her there was still connection, humanity, warmth, and kindness. Even when she’s relegated to the background, Mikasa is constantly challenged on her belief in cruelty and beauty and even loses sight of it at times because she puts too much of her hope/belief in beauty on one person. In the end she expands it to absolutely everyone, the entire world, including Eren. She refuses to deny her love for him, refuses to forget him as he requests, but also refuses to sacrifice the world for him. 

Do you notice a common thread between Tenma and Mikasa? It’s that your convictions matter so much as you are able to hold yourself to them, even when it costs you. Even to go back to Harry Potter, Dumbledore loses a lot of respect for his past actions, and Harry has to die. The themes are unpacked because their statements, the themes they embody, are not magical elixirs that fix their worlds. 

So, Deku. He embodies heroes save, and I don’t doubt he will succeed. But... he’s had this perspective from the first chapter and it’s not really been unpacked--the closest it came is during the War Arc, when Deku vowed to never forgive Shigaraki after he almost killed Gran Torino. But then Gran Torino is... fine. So it would be far more compelling writing if Shigaraki had actually killed Gran Torino or kills All Might because then Deku has actually something to lose; he would have something personal that he’d have to surrender to stand for this theme, to reinforce the theme. It’s easy to spout about saving everyone, but what about when that person is a murderer not just of randos, but of someone you adored? This would unlock layers of complexity in Deku that we just have never seen. Now, it's possible BNHA will unpack this more towards the end (I think it will, and I do think Deku will feel like he can’t save at some point) but it's honestly too little too late to save Deku’s writing on the whole for me. 

This is also for me why I find the Dabi/Shouto conflict more compelling even if Shigaraki is by far the best written character in the manga: because there are direct personal stakes not just for the characters but for the audience (since we know the characters affected), whereas Deku and Shigaraki’s conflict is currently symbolic and hypothetical. Shigaraki is a mass murderer, but not of anyone Deku knows. He hurt Gran Torino, but GT seems to be recovering just fine. He endangered the lives of Deku’s friends, sure, but they’re all fine. There are no long-lasting consequences to anything Shigaraki has done that actually affect Deku’s daily life, nor our perception. 

Also think of the criticism of villain stans in BNHA--that they don’t care about the randos who have been killed and who we’ve like, never seen a panel of. If the characters experience the pain of that loss, it makes the manga’s message that much more resonant and empathetic, rather than preachy. Monster did this with Tenma: he lost so much along his journey, and SnK did this with Mikasa: she lost Eren. It’s just more like... cold preaching in BNHA. That said, the good thing about BNHA, and the reason I follow and like it, is that it does seem to know what it wants to say even if it is messy about it. When a story has no idea what it wants to say, woof. 

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[fakeikemen]

Hi there! As a fellow Hindu and ATLA fan, I wanted whether you too get struck sometimes by how ATLA tries to incorporate hindu concepts and then misses the point of them? For instance, the dilemma Aang faces in killing Ozai is almost the same that Arjuna faces in fighting Kauravas. But whereas, Arjuna becomes enlightened in his sermon from krishna, about dharma and his role in carrying it out, Aang does not internalize the advice of the past Avatars, hence failing the test of character.

Hey @ai-manre ! It's always good to see fellow desi stans!

I most definitely agree with the fact that they did bring in some concepts into the show only to leave them hanging without resolving them.

Such as the concept of "letting go" in The Guru where Aang was supposed to learn that it is expectations from people that create earthly tethers and attachments as opposed to nurturing feelings for them. But evidently, this lesson and the chakra plotline were brushed under the carpet in Book 3.

Another example is the concept of "time and death are illusions" in The Swamp. Given that this was supposed to explain why Aang saw Toph (someone he didn't know) in the swamp when Katara and Sokka saw people that they had loved dearly and lost means that it suggested a connection between Aang and Toph that extended over their singular lifetimes. But it's never brought up again except for a brief moment in The Avatar and the Firelord.

And while the comparison that you made here is also very feasible and interesting, in my own opinion I don't think they were trying to insert Hindu ideology into Aang's dilemma.

To me, this final dilemma for Aang has always felt like an afterthought put into the story to create a conflict that obviously wasn't a part of the original plan.

All through Book 1 and 2 Aang never questions what he'll do when he finally faces Ozai. Even in Book 3, while leading the invasion, we don't see any conflict regarding this matter. Not even when Aang decides to go fight Ozai even after learning the Fire Nation knew of the invasion and had prepared in advance.

But instead the introduction of this "how to take out Ozai without killing him" conflict is shoehorned into the last few moments of The Southern Raiders. The second last episode before the four part finale.

We don't see Aang mulling over this conflict in The Ember Island Players either, where he is more preoccupied with his love life.

And its not as if his dilemma is properly resolved either. The narrative the magically provides him with an option number 3 without any previously laid groundwork and of course there was the "rock of destiny" waiting to unlock Aang's chakra.

Even if he didn't condone it, Aang fought when it was necessary and didn't shy away from his duty as the Avatar for 2.5 seasons. His nightmare in The Avatar State was atleast indicative of, if not a confirmation of how he knew that he killed people when he was in the Avatar state in the North Pole. He also killed that vulture wasp who tried to take Momo in The Desert. And this is me talking about the deaths he is most definitely aware of; not counting the other multiple fights where Aang has most probably killed many Fire Nation soldiers.

But suddenly in the first two parts of the finale Aang starts talking about how he has never killed anyone, not even for his own survival. And how even Ozai deserves mercy.

And it might just be because of my absolutely chaotic brain but all I could think of during my binge was that how this situation is similar to video games where the protagonist kills off the hence men without thinking twice but spares the main villain because of all the mercy and compassion they have.

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[hylialeia]

Hey! I love your blog. Not related to asoiaf, but could you please suggest any fiction which has a feminist lead, or a feminist story? Maybe a lead like Dany? I just need to purge the taste of the misogyny of GoT with something good.

Thank you so much! I have a ton of book recs that could work.

The Seven Realms (series name) - Cinda Williams Chima~ a young adult series that puts a lot of refreshing spins on typical clichés and, amazingly, has in depth and significant worldbuilding. The main female protagonist is a woman of color and the undisputed heir to her Queendom (yes, it’s really called that), and her arc is majorly about stepping into that role. There is no drawn out “but I don’t want to be queen!” drama. It’s amazing.

Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo~ this one’s actually a duology! It has fun, complex, rounded characters and a plot that succeeds because it doesn’t try to be more than what it is. The books put a lot of work into character relationships and dynamics, have good diversity, and some absolutely killer lines. One of the main characters is a woman of color, another is a plus-sized woman, and both are powerful and stand up individually.

The Cruel Prince - Holly Black~ currently an unfinished trilogy, but two books are out at the moment. The female protagonist is unabashedly morally grey, and (at least for now) the narrative has been recognizing this instead of trying to pass it off as 100% justified. The series takes advantage of its fae mythological setting, which makes the imagery outstanding, and there’s a good balance between the magical and the political. It has its issues, but the pure anger, jealousy, and manipulative tendencies of the main character are fantastic, especially since female characters usually don’t get the luxury of reveling in those things.

Our Bloody Pearl - D. N. Bryn~ okay, so this one doesn’t have a female protagonist. It has a nonbinary siren for a protagonist. And an asexual pirate. And an eccentric WOC mechanic. It’s pure indulgence, fantastic use of a fictional setting to tell an incredibly original story, and ultimately very touching.

Howl’s Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones~ recommending the book AND the film because they’re both enjoyable and heartwarming and wonderful. Rounded characters, a female protagonist, doesn’t try to be dark or gritty to make itself interesting.

An Enchantment of Ravens - Margaret Rogerson~ this one is on my To Read list at the moment, but the title is awesome so I’m putting it up here. 

Dread Nation - Justina Ireland~ a zombie apocalypse breaks out during the Civil War. The main characters are two black women, one of whom is bisexual and the other aro-ace. It made racists very angry, and its cover is amazing.

Coraline - Neil Gaiman~ supposedly meant to be a children book, and yet it’s my go-to guide on how to write horror. The pacing and build-up is phenomenal, and the otherworldly setting comes through flawlessly. To this day it’s one of my absolute favorites.

#ask #ai-manre #book recs #hope this helps!

[fanimefreak]

@ai-manre

You are so right and it’s honestly one of the biggest differences in Yatos mood from manga to anime he is a grumpy boi

#noragami #yato #bruh u so right #they kinda messed up his character development a lil bit #but its fine they get a total pass

[royalbengalbitch]

Hi! Once you get this you have to say five things you like about yourself, publicly, and then send it to ten of your favourite followers!❤️

aaaaah thank you and sorry for the late reply it took me a while to think of five things 🙈

my gardening skills

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my patience

my sense of responsibility

my eyebrows

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[vidadeoracao]

A oração e o Altar

A oração eo Altar ( Gênesis 12-13 ) Ora, o Senhor disse a Abrão: Sai-te da tua terra, da tua parentela, e da casa de teu pai, para a terra que eu te mostrarei. - Gênesis 12: 1 E o Senhor apareceu a Abrão, e disse: À tua semente darei esta terra, e edificou ali um altar ao Senhor, que lhe aparecera. E moveu-se dali para a montanha do lado oriental de Betel, e armou a sua tenda, tendo Betel ao ocidente, e Ai ao oriente, e edificou ali um altar ao Senhor, e invocou o nome do Senhor. - Gênesis 12: 7, 8 Até ao lugar do altar, que tinha feito lá no primeiro, e ali Abraão invocou o nome do Senhor. - Gênesis 13: 4 E Abrão mudou as suas tendas, e foi habitar na planície de Manre, que está em Hebron, e edificou ali um altar ao Senhor. - Gênesis 13:18 Adoração, comunhão e promessa são todos ligados no chamado de Deus a Abraão, e em sua invocar o nome do Senhor. Como Abraão respondeu à revelação que ele recebeu, não nos é dito. Dentro da Aliança feita com Abraão havia o pensamento subjacente que a vida verdadeira família depende do reconhecimento da família de Deus. Abraão, "o manancial de vida hebraica herói", era um homem do altar, que ele construiu antes que ele invocou o nome do Senhor ( 12: 7 ; 13: 8 ). Matthew Henry diz de "o amigo de Deus", "Onde quer que ele tinha uma tenda, Deus tinha um altar, e um altar santificado pela oração. Ele construiu seu próprio altar que ele não pode participar com os idólatras na adoração oferecido sobre a deles." A palavra "altar" significa "abate-lugar", e é típica do fato de que o caminho para Deus é aspergido com o sangue do Redentor. Para o cumprimento de sua missão, Abraão precisava de perdão, orientação, conforto, força, coragem e sabedoria para que ele iria implorar, sabendo que o nome do Senhor, como uma torre forte, cobriu a fidelidade, misericórdia e onipotência que ele precisaria. O altar também indica que desde os primeiros tempos, o sacrifício acompanhado de oração e adoração. Deus teve de ser abordado por seus suplicantes com os presentes, bem como palavras. Buscando a Deus o povo teve que sacrificar a Ele ( Esdras 4: 2 ). Isaac igualmente reconhecida a mesma relação íntima entre o sacrifício ea oração ( 26:25 ). Essa combinação também era característico das religiões pagãs.Quando os filisteus capturaram Sansão, que acompanhou o seu louvor a Dagon com sacrifícios ( Juízes 16:22 ). Sacrifício e oração de intercessão foram combinados por Jó ( 42: 8 ) e Samuel ( I Samuel 7: 6 ,9 ). Nesta era de graça o nosso acesso a Deus é possível graças a Ele, que se tornou o nosso Altar e da Oferta matéria ( Hebreus 10:19 ; 13:10 ). Nos livros anteriores da Bíblia, Deus aparece a falar mais com o homem, que o homem faz a Deus. Comandos foram dadas e promessas feitas, e no início dos santos tinha pouco a fazer além de cumprir os mandamentos e acreditar nas promessas ( 12: 1-3 ; Veja também 28: 14-18 ). Como impressionante é o silêncio de Abraão quando a Voz Divina ordenou-lhe que oferecesse seu filho em sacrifício ( 22: 2 )!Pode ser que nós muito falar em nossos períodos de oração. Nós não desenvolveram a arte de ouvir a voz de Deus falando aos nossos corações através de Sua Palavra. Que a graça ser nossa a cultivar o lado da escuta da oração! Abraão, como amigo de Deus, foi em termos íntimos com seu amigo. Um velho divino comentando sobre a prática de Abraão de oração dá-nos estes dois thoughts1. Todo o povo de Deus está orando pessoas. Logo você vai encontrar um homem vivo sem respirar, como um cristão viver sem oração. 2. Milhares de pessoas que aprovariam se na posição vertical com Deus deve ser constante e perseverante na religião. Abraão não deixou sua religião por trás dele, como muitos fazem, quando viajam.

#oração #altar #bíblia #Abrrão #Isaque

[wesdigital]

Abrão e Lot separam-se

1 Saiu, pois, Abrão do Egito e foi para o Neguebe, com sua mulher e com tudo o que possuía, e Ló foi com ele. 2 Abrão tinha enrique­cido muito, tanto em gado como em prata e ouro. 3 Ele partiu do Neguebe em direção a Be­tel, indo de um lugar a outro, até que chegou ao lugar entre Betel e Ai onde já havia armado acam­pamento anteriormente 4 e onde, pela pri­meira vez, tinha cons­truído um altar. Ali Abrão invocou o nome do Senhor. 5 Ló, que acompanhava Abrão, também possuía rebanhos e tendas. 6 E não podiam morar os dois juntos na mesma região, porque pos­suíam tantos bens que a terra não podia sustentá-los. 7 Por isso surgiu uma desavença entre os pastores dos rebanhos de Abrão e os de Ló. Nessa época os cananeus e os ferezeus habi­tavam aque­la terra. 8 Então Abrão disse a Ló: "Não haja desa­vença entre mim e você, ou entre os seus pasto­res e os meus; afinal somos irmãos! 9 Aí está a terra inteira diante de você. Vamos separar-nos. Se você for para a esquer­da, irei para a direita; se for para a direita, irei para a esquer­da". 10 Olhou então Ló e viu todo o vale do Jordão, todo ele bem irrigado, até Zoar; era como o jardim do Senhor, como a terra do Egito. Isto se deu antes de o Senhor destruir Sodoma e Gomorra. 11 Ló escolheu todo o vale do Jordão e partiu em direção ao leste. Assim os dois se separaram: 12 Abrão ficou na terra de Canaã, mas Ló mudou seu acampamento para um lugar próximo a Sodo­ma, entre as cidades do vale. 13 Ora, os homens de Sodoma eram extremamen­te perversos e pecadores contra o Senhor. 14 Disse o Senhor a Abrão, depois que Ló separou-se dele: "De onde você está, olhe para o norte, para o sul, para o leste e para o oeste: 15 to­da a terra que você está vendo darei a você e à sua descendência para sempre. 16 Tornarei a sua descendência tão numerosa como o pó da terra. Se for possível contar o pó da terra, tam­bém se poderá contar a sua descendência. 17 Per­corra esta terra de alto a baixo, de um lado a outro, porque eu a darei a você". 18 Então Abrão mudou seu acampamento e passou a viver próximo aos carvalhos de Manre, em Hebrom, onde construiu um altar dedicado ao Senhor.

#Bíblia Sagrada #Biblia onLine #Bíblia

[the-bejeesus]

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[biblia-sagrada-online]

Gênesis – Capítulo 13

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Gênesis – Capítulo 13

Abrão volta do Egito — Ele e Ló se separam — O Senhor fará com que a semente de Abrão seja tão numerosa quanto o pó da terra — Abrão se estabelece em Hebrom.

1 Subiu, pois, Abrão do Egito para o Negebe, levando sua mulher e tudo o que tinha, e Ló o acompanhava.

2 Abrão era muito rico em gado, em prata e em ouro.

3 Nas suas jornadas subiu do Negebe para Betel, até o lugar onde outrora estivera a sua tenda, entre Betel e Ai,

4 até o lugar do altar, que dantes ali fizera; e ali invocou Abrão o nome do Senhor.

5 E também Ló, que ia com Abrão, tinha rebanhos, gado e tendas.

6 Ora, a terra não podia sustentá-los, para eles habitarem juntos; porque os seus bens eram muitos; de modo que não podiam habitar juntos.

7 Pelo que houve contenda entre os pastores do gado de Abrão, e os pastores do gado de Ló. E nesse tempo os cananeus e os perizeus habitavam na terra.

8 Disse, pois, Abrão a Ló: Ora, não haja contenda entre mim e ti, e entre os meus pastores e os teus pastores, porque somos irmãos.

9 Porventura não está toda a terra diante de ti? Rogo-te que te apartes de mim. Se tu escolheres a esquerda, irei para a direita; e se a direita escolheres, irei eu para a esquerda.

10 Então Ló levantou os olhos, e viu toda a planície do Jordão, que era toda bem regada (antes de haver o Senhor destruído Sodoma e Gomorra), e era como o jardim do Senhor, como a terra do Egito, até chegar a Zoar.

11 E Ló escolheu para si toda a planície do Jordão, e partiu para o oriente; assim se apartaram um do outro.

12 Habitou Abrão na terra de Canaã, e Ló habitou nas cidades da planície, e foi armando as suas tendas até chegar a Sodoma.

13 Ora, os homens de Sodoma eram maus e grandes pecadores contra o Senhor.

14 E disse o Senhor a Abrão, depois que Ló se apartou dele: Levanta agora os olhos, e olha desde o lugar onde estás, para o norte, para o sul, para o oriente e para o ocidente;

15 porque toda esta terra que vês, te hei de dar a ti, e à tua descendência, para sempre.

16 E farei a tua descendência como o pó da terra; de maneira que se puder ser contado o pó da terra, então também poderá ser contada a tua descendência.

17 Levanta-te, percorre esta terra, no seu comprimento e na sua largura; porque a darei a ti.

18 Então mudou Abrão as suas tendas, e foi habitar junto dos carvalhos de Manre, em Hebrom; e ali edificou um altar ao Senhor.

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[angels-dining-at-the-ritz]

@ai-manre

Replying to your answer about Tony’s monologue on a post of my own because the answer would have been way too long.

When Tony has the gauntlet in the comic, the villain accuses him: “Okay, so, now you got the gems. You get the glove. So what are you going to do? Same thing I was going to do. Make the world the way you want it and screw anyone who doesn’t see it the same way.”

To which Tony replies: “What will I do with it? I could…hmmm. I could take back things I should never have said or done. I can create a world without war. I can make a world without alcohol or drugs. Without hate or jealousy. But then it wouldn’t be the world we live in. Nothing would be learned. Nothing would be gained. We wouldn’t advance as a species. In fact, I bet we would devolve. I could make the world the technological paradise I know it one day will be. I can see my father again. I could bring Janet back. But being such a rich hypocrite… (that’s a reference to a previous accusation) I’m only going to do two little things. First, I put you back where you belong. (he sends the villain back into his prison) […] The second thing… The second thing is: I use the power of the gems to with the gauntlet and the gems out of existence.”

So basically what Thanos did. Only, SUPRRISE, he doesn’t because he gets that such an act would have huge cosmic consequences so he divides them up between himself, Strange, Reed Richard, Professor X, Namor and Steve.

(Avengers Vol.3 issue 12)

#tony stark #infinity gauntlet #marvel #comics

[ericvanderburg]

Flash, Hybrid, AI, MANRS And The Edge

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