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Case in point: Revenge
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Jan. 26th, 2007 | 08:32 pm
Case in point: revenge
I am forced to write this despite the fact that I have already explored the issue in my Uchiha Sasuke essay.
And you know why. Because of the chapter 339, of course. And because of Nara Shikamaru. And because I have been (obviously?) proven wrong.
I thought (the thoughts will remain available in the Sasuke essay) that Kishimoto will make a point of the so-called "Power of goodness and forgiveness", which, albeit cheesy, is usually part of just about every standard story. My bad.
I do not think I should actually hide my feelings, but for the sake of fair play, I have absolutely no right to accuse the author of Naruto, whose fictional work I have (voluntarily) decided to read, of anything.
I would gladly say that I think (once again) I have figured out what morals Kishimoto is trying to get across his fans. The problem is, I have failed already, so what follows should be given no credit whatsoever.
Part of the fandom now supports the idea that Uchiha Sasuke and Nara Shikamaru are to be seen as moral opposites. That while young Uchiha temporarily abandoned his friends(which along with leaving Konoha temporarily is unforgivable..?) to seek personal (unforgivable?) revenge(which itself is not considered disgraceful since when?), Nara Shikamaru inherited his teacher's spirit and commited just revenge with the help of his friends and with Hokage's support and blessing.
And I have to swallow all the bitter words I might be willing to say and admit that this is very likely the case. Oh, yes, Uchiha Sasuke will be proven wrong. But not because he seeks revenge(not really, but is trying to convince himself so) but because his means (nothing truly evil in my opinion) to his end (understandable but truly despicable in my opinion) do not match with Konoha's Will of Fire. Will of Fire, actually, is overtly a double standard. No one cares, though. Nara Shikamaru, however, does not seem to be proven wrong, ever, at least when his revenge is concerned.
I will not, of course, discontinue reading Naruto just because my own beliefs clash with the author's. Although I can not really see then what purpose Naruto (who has yet to be seen to kill anyone...)as the main hero really serves. He was obviously set up to be the main changing force in the horrible society that Kishimoto has (and I thought on purpose as well) created. But if murderers among the protagonists such as Nara Shikamaru are justified in their actions Naruto has nothing left to change. Everything is perfect. You can kill everyone if you feel they have insulted your existence as long as you support that Will of Fire. And now I thought children should be given better examples of good behaviour (how silly, indeed). It does not matter what you do, the only thing that matters is whose side you are on.
Haku who? Hyuuga branches what?
I am forced to write this despite the fact that I have already explored the issue in my Uchiha Sasuke essay.
And you know why. Because of the chapter 339, of course. And because of Nara Shikamaru. And because I have been (obviously?) proven wrong.
I thought (the thoughts will remain available in the Sasuke essay) that Kishimoto will make a point of the so-called "Power of goodness and forgiveness", which, albeit cheesy, is usually part of just about every standard story. My bad.
I do not think I should actually hide my feelings, but for the sake of fair play, I have absolutely no right to accuse the author of Naruto, whose fictional work I have (voluntarily) decided to read, of anything.
I would gladly say that I think (once again) I have figured out what morals Kishimoto is trying to get across his fans. The problem is, I have failed already, so what follows should be given no credit whatsoever.
Part of the fandom now supports the idea that Uchiha Sasuke and Nara Shikamaru are to be seen as moral opposites. That while young Uchiha temporarily abandoned his friends(which along with leaving Konoha temporarily is unforgivable..?) to seek personal (unforgivable?) revenge(which itself is not considered disgraceful since when?), Nara Shikamaru inherited his teacher's spirit and commited just revenge with the help of his friends and with Hokage's support and blessing.
And I have to swallow all the bitter words I might be willing to say and admit that this is very likely the case. Oh, yes, Uchiha Sasuke will be proven wrong. But not because he seeks revenge(not really, but is trying to convince himself so) but because his means (nothing truly evil in my opinion) to his end (understandable but truly despicable in my opinion) do not match with Konoha's Will of Fire. Will of Fire, actually, is overtly a double standard. No one cares, though. Nara Shikamaru, however, does not seem to be proven wrong, ever, at least when his revenge is concerned.
I will not, of course, discontinue reading Naruto just because my own beliefs clash with the author's. Although I can not really see then what purpose Naruto (who has yet to be seen to kill anyone...)as the main hero really serves. He was obviously set up to be the main changing force in the horrible society that Kishimoto has (and I thought on purpose as well) created. But if murderers among the protagonists such as Nara Shikamaru are justified in their actions Naruto has nothing left to change. Everything is perfect. You can kill everyone if you feel they have insulted your existence as long as you support that Will of Fire. And now I thought children should be given better examples of good behaviour (how silly, indeed). It does not matter what you do, the only thing that matters is whose side you are on.
Haku who? Hyuuga branches what?