#that's strangely relevant...

[lucalicatteart]

 sculpted a strange shimmery two headed snail, speckled with wild flowers on it's shell~

#sculpture #snail #fantasy art #I have never sculpted or even drawn a snail before #so hopefully the anatomy is not incredibly off #(though if so.. I guess it could also just pass as further Strange Magical Mutations lol) #It doesn't show up as well in the photo but the shell has some irridescent eyeshadow on it so it kind of alternates a little warm #red and teal as you move it. #Made for an art contest on a game that I play lol (I wouldnt normally think to sculpt a snail on my own if it werent part of a #prompt) but I do kind of like the way it came out.. sort of.. #Perhaps a real creature that exists in Nanyevimi (my worldbuilding setting) in some capacity then.. hrmm #also in relevance to this blog i DO STILL WANT TO finish the story with the little adventurer... goursh I have just had so much going on.. #all of my little side projects like that have fallen away for so long. I really want his advneture to reach a tiny conclusion though #And shout out to that one person that always reblogged them and left nice comments in the tags also.. :'3 #Poll Adventures.... not over... simply was on temporary evil hiatus due to Me Feeling Sick Constantly All Summer and so on and so forth #aughhh.. woe and agonyyy *dramatically drops to my knees in the middle of a rain storm like some tragic movie scene #kneeling into the cold earth as i cradle the half-living bodies of all of my half-finished creative projects in my arms* #ANYWAY... lol..... erm.. snail time

[fearandhatred]

the devil entered me at 3am last night and i came up with this so here have a post-s2 crowley pov poem. pls be nice to me i don't even write poetry i have no idea what's going on

anyway i imagine this being read like an analog horror video

#fearandhatred #fearandpoetry #i kind of have a really strange obsession with ship of theseus imagery #anyone who has talked to me long enough has probably experienced me bringing up the ship of theseus in random conversation #whenever it is even remotely relevant #i was planning on making a uquiz instead of this poem but that took too much effort and thinking lmaoo #also kinda inspired by transitional heart taxidermy bc that characterisation of crowley and aziraphale that i wrote is ingrained in my mind #at this point anything i write that's good omens related is inspired by my fic #good omens #ineffable husbands #aziracrow #crowley #aziraphale #good omens poetry #poetry #writing

[sarioh]

this saga is. bonkers . did bdubs ever say etho’s stance on shipping ?

not explicitly besides basically conveying etho's general shock at the fact that people are talking about him in these kinds of ways LMAO. he did say etho's just glad to be in the loop though. but regardless i think we as a community need to learn to put less emphasis on what ccs think about the content we make and should stop feeling the need to seek their validation on what is okay to write/post/make art about. this is our space at the end of the day and ccs who visit are doing it on their own volition knowing this. it shouldnt really matter what their stance is on stuff like character shipping in my humble opinion

#ALSO this response is not targetted at u dw!! im just using this ask as an outlet to talk to those people who like #go into ccs chats and ask them for their boundaries #i think we should stop doing that perhaps #our number 1 priority should be making sure that other fans can exist safely and comfortably around us #(by tagging stuff appropriately) #and not whether ccs find it weird or strange or whatever #ccs input is not really relevant in my opinion #ask #bdubs vs stantwt #discourse #<- tagging jic!

[vatrocvet]

i hope he gets hit by a truck or something

#i hope i can finally put my mind to rest and go back to my actually good projects #i haven't even watched this show i've consumed it through the tag on here. he sucks so bad i wish him the worst #unfortunately i suffer from a strange type of neuroses called 'menace preference' where i like characters who suck really bad #or at least enjoy them for how fucking lame they are. i am so ashamed of myself. my excuse is that i was drunk #(i had one drink but that is not relevant to my argument) #anyway #clone high #topher bus #i have drawn something #shame on me

[hollowwhisperings]

Kingdom Key & Kingdom Hearts: A SoRiku Theory

The Kingdom Hearts series (& its creators) actively emphasizes the ways that its primary protagonist, Sora, is a "normal, ordinary boy". Yet Sora wields the iconic Kingdom Key, the Ultima Keyblade & even a x-blade (as forged by Xehanort): Sora's Story has been that of a Chosen One, even as he fits the archetype of one "Unchosen".

This theory explores the nature of Choice within the KH series, specifically in the context of "Destiny" and prophecies. It employs the "Riku is The Light" & "Necklace" theories, as well as elements of "Sleeping Realm". It also casts Riku as one of those Strange Women in Ponds who Distribute Swords as a Basis of [Galactic World Order].

Sora's story seemingly begins as a Classic Hero's Journey only for such a reading to fall flat when Expectations such as "Getting The Girl" and "Becoming a Keyblade Master" pointedly do not happen.

The driving force of the KH series has always been Riku: Riku wished to see worlds beyond his home, knowing the truth of the KH Multiverse well before proof literally crashlanded in the form of Kairi (a literal shooting star).

It is Riku's Heart that drew the attention of the Worlds at large to the Destiny Islands: the brightness of his light lead Terra, Aqua & Xehanort to meeting Sora in the first place.

Terra chooses Riku as a future Keyblade Master.

Aqua chooses Sora for the sake of preserving Riku's Light, the events of BBS teaching her that the strongest lights cast the longest shadows.

Xehanort chooses Riku as a Dark Vessel, whispering to him & encouraging him to doubt, to mistrust.

It is assumed, by Sora and by Riku, that Riku was also the person responsible for "opening the door" to the Darkness that felled the Destiny Islands. Yet throughout his childhood, each attempt by Riku to open the mysterious door on the play island failed and, when Darkness Falls, it is Kairi who is found at its source (Kairi, who had been expelled from her home by a version of Xehanort & whose heart harboured yet another fragment of the Seeker of Darkness).

Regardless of whether he truly opened the Destiny Islands to Darkness, Riku believed it & through Darkness did he find "freedom" to explore the Worlds Beyond, just as he had always dreamed... except for one, rather significant detail becoming derailed: Sora's presence by Riku's Side.

The two were separated and Sora was almost lost: even with Darkness swallowing Riku whole, the light within his Heart acted in time to save Sora by entrusting to him 'Kingdom Key'. Riku's Keyblade. A physical manifestation of Riku's Heart.

(notably, the "Kingdom Key-D" found by King Mickey was found not too far from the scene where Kingdom Key manifested: it is plausible that this keyblade was also manifested by Riku's Heart, perhaps alongside its 'Light' counterpart - I'd need to check the timeline to see how such a theory holds up)

Kingdom Key was entrusted to Sora, a subconscious act of Riku's Heart that mirrored an earlier act of protection Riku gave to Sora: on the night where Kairi fell to the Destiny Islands, a young Sora felt frightened and a young Riku swore to protect his dearest friend. This oath was sworn in turn sworn by Sora to Riku. They sealed these oaths with tokens they held close: while Sora's charm gifted to Riku remains unknown, Riku entrusted Sora with a crown charm he had had since infancy.

When Riku was 5, Riku entrusted Sora with his Crown. Both boys swore to protect the other.

When Riku was 15, Riku's Heart entrusted itself to Sora in the form of 'Kingdom Key'.

When Riku was ~16, he subconsciously protected Sora by becoming the latter's Dreamel Eater. Within the same timeframe, Riku sacrificed himself entirely to save Sora at the Keyblade Graveyard (an act of sacrifice, an act of True Love).

At every instance where Riku has been at a crossroads, knowingly or not, his Heart has Chosen Sora's: Riku, presumed descendant of Ephemera and a child of the Destiny Islands, has always & continues to choose Sora.

When the pair were reunited in KH2 and confronted the threat of Xemnas, the two fought as one & passed their keyblades between each other intuitively

When the pair existed in parallel realms of Sleep, separated but connected, their heartbeasts joined to form a Waltzing variation of the melody 'Dearly Belove'. They then fought in sync with a Combined Blade, formed from the keyblades "Mirage Split" and "Nightmare's End", acting again as two halves of a whole.

When Riku was to meet his end in the Realm of Darkness, far within the abyss, Sora appeared to him and they once again wielded their Combined Blade. Beast had once reaponded to a 15 year old Riku's questioning of his impossible arrival to Hollow Bastion, where Beast's Beloved Belle was held hostage, that he had "simply believed": belief brought Sora to Riku in the Realm of Darkness, belief brought Sora to the Final World in the wake of Riku's Ultimate Sacrifice.

The premise of Kingdom Key & its counterpart, Kingdom Key-D, being Manifestations of Riku's Heart & indicative of Riku's being the "Child of Destiny" does run into some Logistical Obstacles.

One, if Riku's Keyblade is being wielded by Sora (& Mickey, assuming the two keys were originally one) then whose keyblade is Riku wielding?

Two, how can Riku's Heart manifest multiple keyblades? Posession by Ansem Seeker of Darkness explains 1 of the "extra" keyblades (the key of "all hearts"). The bequeathing ceremony by Terra could explain another. Kingdom Key-D is definitely connected to Kingdom Key yet never specifically associated with Riku, evem being wielded by King Mickey (a stranger to Riku, at that point).

To the first: if Riku's keyblade is being wielded by Sora (& its counterpart by King Mickey), how can Riku wield another keyblade in KH1 even before getting possessed?

There are several immediate & varyingly plausible explanations: Riku's nature as a "Child of Destiny" allowing his Heart to churn out keyblades on demand like some Fey Lady of Avalon; or the other keyblades were not actually manifested by Riku at all.

While I greatly enjoy the imagery of Riku playing the "Lady of the Lake" to Sora's "Arthur" in KH1, given Sora's opening dream sequence already set Riku as being stuck in a Body Of Water (which is additionally representative of Darkness), it is Stretching Things to assume all other Plot Focused keyblades were ALSO fished out from Riku's Heart.

Perhaps Riku's Heart simply conjured new keyblades in response to Sora's Heart taking in new quests: Riku's Heart supplying keys to the metaphoric doors of Sora's Heart Hotel.

It is more likely, however, that the "new" keyblade wielded by Riku (the one currently known as "Braveheart") is a manifestation of SORA'S Heart: Riku entrusted his crown & his heart to Sora, first on the night of the Meteor Shower & then on the night the Islands Fell; Sora, in turn, entrusted his sword & heart to Riku. It explains how each boy readily wields the keyblade of the other & fits within the theme of their hearts beating in sych.

Riku choosing Sora, Riku's entrusting his Heart (literally & figuratively) with Sora, resulted in Destiny Itself 'choosing' Sora: if Riku represents Kingdom Hearts, the subject of his love would naturally become beloved by the Worlds in turn.

Sora acting as "[the] One Sky, One Destiny" due to Sora having the 'Heart' of Destiny through its child (Riku)'s love.

Sora is not only Riku's Dearly Beloved, Sora is THE "Dearly Beloved": beloved by the Worlds, entrusted with their Hearts & appointed their Savior. And all because, dull and ordinary boy that he may be, it is Sora's naturally normal self that Riku fell in love with. Sora may not be any more innately special than anyone else but Sora is special to RIKU, the love between them (knowingly or not) serving as the driving force of their stories & of Destiny itself.

#kh meta #soriku endgame actually #riku is the child of destiny #sora is the child of destiny #necklace theory #the unchosen one #the chooser of the one #strange women lying in ponds distributing swords as a basis for world order #kingdom hearts theory #kingdom key #sora as king arthur #riku as the lady of the lake #and riku also as half the relevant cast of sora's king arthur story #i think that makes yozora mordred #this is why merlin keeps showing up while his world does not #it's because soriku are king arthur #just like sora is christopher robin and became the new alice #i am half asleep and my brain is still somewhat fried #but this idea kept nagging at me whenever i tried to nap my headache away #hopefully now i can just sleep

[name-that-isnt]

I miss being obsessed with the cod so here are my favorite things about their crunchy dreams school outfits

I really love these designs in general cuz they all look super cute and cozy, I'd love to see a highschool style spinoff with them even tho none of these characters are even highschool age anymore/yet

Pom is not wearing a skirt, she's actually wearing slacks in typical lesbian fashion

Rv looks like a nerd (this is good) and his hairstyle kinda reminds me of pit (also good)

Rv and lico being class pres and class vice pres is giving mild redlico propaganda 🎉

Lico's hairstyle 💗

Loving lico's pink blanket, it has big neurodivergent comfort item vibes

The broom lico is holding has the ethiopian flag colors on it, which I enjoy greatly

Brute's hairdo!!! Also if u combine all the colors on both of her hairties (the black base, the pink and blue beads, and the white and purple used for batcat) u could make the genderfluid flag which is perfect

Brute's slippers,, they must really prioritize comfort at fruity evil school huh

This doesn't really have anything to do with their outfit but pm's blank stare is everything

I internally sobbed when I realized that pm is wearing one of lico's sweaters, they are family fr

Dc not wearing the uniform correctly like the other students is a dead giveaway that he doesn't really want to be one of them, and honestly? King shit, hope he's having fun working at cacao elementary

Affogato's absence, hilarious

#pomegranate cookie #red velvet cookie #licorice cookie #choco werehound brute #poison mushroom cookie #dark choco cookie #cookies of darkness #cookie run #affo isn't even part of the family he's just some strange effeminate man that's taking up space in the house #anyways i really miss when the cod had relevance outside of bad 4 #don't get me wrong i fuckin adore bad 4 but i hope the gang gets up to some villainy and mischief soon #🧿 #🍪

[heatherfield]

Teachers have first names?!

Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story, Episode 2 “The Ghosts in the Graveyard” [x]

#headlessedit #headless: a sleepy hollow story #abraham van brunt #brom bones #gabe greenspan #audrey grace marshall #the legend of sleepy hollow #shipwrecked comedy #modern au #webseries #my edits #this is strangely relevant to me i quote it a lot XD #'THAT'S TOO MUCH NAME' #also i love how brom looks like he's imparting some secret wisdom #'go out into the world my young padawan' lol #also i just love that brom and ichabod are actually teachers #brom is responsible for children for 40-ish hours a week

[tleeaves]

The art is lovely and now I'm gonna ramble because that's what I do when I care about something.

For the love of women, please PLEASE can fan artists remember to add muscle to their Shadowhunter ladies? I'll commend Bowater for cleverly giving James that sculpted and lean look without making him a beefcake (nothing against beefcakes, I'd love to hug them), but Cordelia is once again suffering from Arms And Shoulders Too Slender It's Hard To Even Imagine Her Picking Up A Sword. There is some there, yes, but artists shouldn't be afraid of giving particularly Female Main Characters weight and toned muscle. Cordelia is supposed to be nearly the same height as James as far as I can remember, and she's curvy, and full, and she wields a sword like it's second nature to her. Please explain why she looks so tiny in James' lap.

Also I'm pretty sure marriage runes are supposed to go over the heart whenever possible (thinking about Will's parabatai rune being over his heart instead -- he didn't get Tessa to draw over the scar, did he??) and... either I'm looking at the picture wrong or James' rune is not over where his heart should be.

For the matter, where are their other runes and scars?? James' Voyance rune isn't even on his hand. And I'm pretty sure he's right handed. I could have that wrong though.

Another thing: no one can ever decide what Cordelia's hair looks like and it's the funniest thing to me. This is what happens when all you do is vaguely say the colour is like fire but also like rose petals but also a flowing river of those things but also is Red (probably for redhead, but then from there I never understand where the rose petal analogy comes from considering the typical rose is a deep bloody colour -- I do acknowledge the existence of those light orange varieties though which might more closely resemble red hair). In the end, I'm glad readers can infer what they want and imagine the characters how they like.

Anyone else think James looks like he's built like a tennis player? Oddly specific, maybe, but it was a thought I had. Mostly the arms and somewhat narrow body.

James' hair is nice, his eyes are an interesting take on gold in the shadows. Bowater managed to also make him look closely related to his father, so bravo for that.

In the end, the focus is obviously on the marriage runes and not other physical aspects outside of it being clear that this is James and Cordelia. Bowater's style is very beautiful and elegant. Love the way fabric and lighting is done too. I'll add also that it is possible to be a smaller person who is slender but still strong so I mean Cordelia's not necessarily done wrong, I just interpret her appearance differently. Obviously, they're both hot and they're both attractive and I have my qualms with the series, chronicles, and author -- the fandom I am so-so on, though I'm still here, aren't I? And I'm taking the time to ramble about my thoughts on a piece of fanart -- but this is good. Gorgeous, even. Both James and Cordelia are beautiful.

#side note: am I the only one who thought cc made a mistake trying to describe james as handsome in cordelia's eyes #as opposed to matthew being the beautiful one #when there has always been a deep and aching strange beauty to james?? #james herondale #cordelia carstairs #vaguely crediting charlie bowater though it isn't like you can't find a dozen more copies of this with the credit #also yes I mercilessly picked this apart because I am still trying to find avenues to express my dissatisfaction with tlh #I search for flaws what else can I say #I am aware of it but it's hard to turn those thoughts processes off #maybe I'll write a post at some point all about the authors I once Loved that I am now deeply critical of #a lot of people would hate me for it but eh #also we all know about the marvelisation of cinema #but is it time to talk about the marvelisation of book series/worlds? #or perhaps it has a better and more book-focused name? the jkr approach? rick riordan's marvel-esque flaw? the sjm plague? the clare affair? #we'll workshop it #maybe it's the curse of middleschool-YA series and the issue of aginh readers in fandoms #and I don't mean this as discriminatory against anyone older in fandom because there is not really a limit nor should there be #for most media #but the issue of when the readers grow up amd authors try to accomodate for that -- not necessarily by making their work more adult -- #but by making MORE because there is also an influx of new fans and they want to stay relevant while retaining the old #it's a whole thing though I'd need to sit down to properly organise my thoughts to talk about it

[front-facing-pokemon]

#corphish #hey‚ hey! insert some corphish line here?! #that's all i know about this guy also. he wasn't super relevant in the guild but just the fact that he always said Hey‚ hey! i always liked #he's memorable. not for being a complex character‚ but for saying Hey‚ hey!. and he does that. and i appreciate him for that #shit i don't have anything to say here. what the hell #i thought i would have more bc this is the guy from the guild from the greatest game of all time but. damn. i guess. fuck #guess i gotta go make some food for myself for the first time in a week and finally take my meds. i guess. strange

[obrienpolycule]

Thinks about the shifting star trek timeline of the late 20th and early 21st centuries for too long and explodes

#star trek #fuck it im tagging the relevant shows #ds9 #tos #ent #snw #discovery #picard #star trek picard #star trek discovery #deep space nine #strange new worlds #star trek tos #star trek ds9 #star trek snw

[everysongineverykey]

oh my god. very sudden dhmis revelation. yellow guy's guess for the crossword clue in the beginning of episode 6.

"it's when you can't remember that over the top of you there's bigger ones..."

"that are bigger, and BIGGER..."

"...and then at the top of it, there's a smaller one of all of it at the top of that."

#dhmis #don't hug me i'm scared #yellow guy sweetheart please stop saying strange lore-relevant things with no further clarification. you're scaring me💙

[brookheimer]

also i see a lot of people talking about a tom win where he kills all the sibs (metaphorically) and becomes CEO but like… what would the point of that even be. like ok nice twist what does it actually like mean

#like i really think it’d be quite strange for succession to end with a reaffirmation of the american dream where parochial midwesterners can #become the most powerful people in the world #like yeah it’s a twist. it just has no meaning i feel like ? #succession is a show that is very deliberate in its social and societal criticisms and in its character development #and just like. what does tom winning do for any of that #like how fucking boring on a meta level. #would prefer even the predictable kendall pyrrhic win to that bc at least ken pyrrhic win has like . meaning #a tom win feels pure twist pure shock value #such a shallow end #unless they do it like CRAZY well or smth i have a hard time imagining a version of tom win that feels poignant or even relevant #hell even a greg win would be more thematically relevant even tho it’d be going full s7 veep in terms of eschewing all logic and character #idk man. i just can’t see it being done well. feels like a twist for the sake of a twist #a dart randomly thrown at a board #succession #succession speculation #again except not really

[darcyolsson]

truly did not expect to come out of my tmi reread a hardcore jimon but i should have known that the second i started ironically shipping them it was over for me

#i could dissect it for ages but i think their reluctant friendship combined with the fact that they are #objectively the two most attractive characters in the series just makes them make a strange amount of sense #like obviously their dislike for each other is mostly for comedic purposes #but its like.... why is jace avoiding physically touching simon after all this time still? even though they lived together etc? #and also the fact that most moments of intimacy between them are framed as either simon or jace 'losing control' #eg simon drinking jaces blood or jace moving in w/protecting simon when he was mentally in a very dark place #it basicallt perpetuates the narrative of jace (mostly jace) having some kind of positive feelings for simon which he prefers to repress #which makes very little sense. because thats his girlfriends best friend. unless there's something else at play there #do you get me. IM NOT CRAZY. okay maybe a little #vic reads tmi #(also yes simon is arguably the most attractive character in the series based on other characters' interactions with him) #(...and i would go as far to say that simon's attractiveness is as relevant to the plot of tmi as jace's is) #jimon

[mechanismslorearchive]

Hey. Hey does anyone know why the fuck Dogfish is spelled as "Doagfiithg." Is it just a way for Gepetto to be pretentious or is there some kind of deep literary reference or implication I'm missing. The only google result for that spelling is the mechs fiction someone help

#ouatis #mod miralines #i've been doing more deep diving into ouatis worldbuilding again #and once again came across this question #if anyone knows anything please tell me it's so strange #this is barely relevant to the archive tbh but it's Deep Lore so it counts

[pinazee]

Knowing that one of the SNW writers wanted to cover the Tarsus events (but the timing doesnt line up) gives me hope that maybe he might just find a way that makes sense.

#the historical importance of this ep #a mass murderer hiding amongst the public was so relevant to the 60’s #they were fiding nazis all over the world #and we didnt really get specifics of what happened #but to be fair thats not what the ep was about #but i want more from this #star trek #star trek tos #star trek snw #strange new worlds #star trek strange new worlds #james kirk #james t kirk #jim kirk #conscious of the king #tarsus iv #tarsus

[mooshorange]

I've been thinking about making a post discussing various interpretations of Hyde for a while now, but I thought I'd first go into some depth about a very relevant topic: Jekyll's reliability as a narrator. Most of the book happens around Jekyll and he isn't in very much of it, but we do get to hear from him in the final chapter. The first assumption is that the account he gives is entirely accurate and conveys most of the relevant information (minus what he actually wants and gets up to). It is possible that this is true, but it's also entirely possible that he skipped over some details or lied about things and I'd like to talk about both possibilities.

I'll start off with the idea of him being entirely reliable. This does make sense. This is Jekyll's final explanation for everything to his closest friend. It makes sense that he would want to get everything out, to finally tell his friend exactly what he's been hiding from him and remove all the secrets. He would want to give Utterson some closure and it also gives him a chance to get everything off his chest. He has been quite literally living a double life for a very long time. He has also been struggling with his unacceptable desires for so much of his life. That's got to be a great weight on a person. It would probably be a relief to finally let that out somewhere. He knows he can trust Utterson and, even if he couldn't, he doesn't care what happens to him anymore. He has essentially resigned himself to death so his reputation really doesn't matter anymore. He allows Utterson to do whatever he wants with the statement so he has clearly given up. It makes sense for him to be honest. It makes sense for him to finally stop hiding and find some small relief in coming clean. These are essentially his final words to anyone ever. It makes sense for your last words to be completely true and honest, especially if they are to the person you trust most in the world.

Yet, what if he isn't? We know he doesn't reveal everything. He doesn't say at any point what his actual aim was in creating Hyde. He doesn't say what he wanted and he doesn't reveal much about Hyde's actions that Utterson didn't already know. Jekyll does still conceal things, so perhaps there is more he is hiding. As much as it makes sense for him to tell the truth, it also makes sense for him to lie. He has been so obsessed with his reputation for decades. He has kept up this illusion of perfection and went to all the trouble of splitting his soul and creating an alter ego to prevent anyone from finding out about what he really wants to do. He lied to his best friends to keep elements of himself hidden. Would he really be able to give that up now? Yes, he has accepted his fate and he allows Utterson to know that he and Hyde were the same person, but it would be difficult to actually let everything out after all this time. Jekyll thinks very highly of Utterson and he wants Utterson to like him. He wants everyone to like him, but the opinion of his close friend would be especially important. He has to tell him something, but perhaps he doesn't want to tell him everything. He refers to Hyde like another person, but perhaps he just wants Utteraon to continue to view them as separate. He talks about how bad he felt about everything and about how Hyde was truly the evil one, but perhaps that's just the way he wishes he felt. Imagine having a secret which you have never shared with anyone out of shame and fear. Could you really just switch all of that off and share it with the person whose opinion matters most? I'm not sure that I could, so I'm not sure if Jekyll could either. He also leaves it to Utterson as a letter which he could share with anyone, if he chose. Of course, he probably thinks that Utterson would keep it to himself, but he has the freedom to do what he wants with it. Reputation is everything to Jekyll and he might not be able to hand everything over to potentially destroy it.

A lot of the book is left open to interpretation. That's one of the things I love about it. I've seen people treat Jekyll's statement as the full truth of the matter, as I usually do. It is called his 'Full Statement of the Case', after all. However, I've also seen people talk about it as only partially true, an attempt to clean what little of his reputation remains. Both interpretations make complete sense with the narrative. Really, Jekyll is as reliable or unreliable as you say he is. It's fun to think about the different angles of it, what he may or may not be thinking and feeling as he writes his last words to Utterson. As I said, the things left unclear are what make the book as effective as it is and keep people talking about it so many years later.

#J speaks #Jekyll and Hyde #The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde #The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde #analysis #literature #this one was a fun one #my little conclusion gave me English flashbacks but in a good way #I really like seeing all the different ways people interpret this text #some people stick to Jekyll's final statement while others think he's unreliable #all the different views are so interesting to see #whenever I eventually write that post about Hyde I may end up linking this post for some added context as the accuracy #of the final statement is very relevant when talking about interpretations of Hyde