Sorry for the essay but this reminds me of indigenous author Thomas King: the truth about stories is that’s all we are. A book about the power of stories. The power that comes with telling a story is you can’t take it back from people’s memories on command.
I see that in Syliph and her reaction to Snow White. For her she can’t separate herself from the new context of that fairytale.
People can tell you things that are only meaningful, sad, or ironic to you. Stories influence your actions and decisions or control your life in one way or another.
So kanna’s punishment to tell a new stories every day really is vulnerable. It’s pulled from what she can remember which are the stories that have made a mark on her. Near day 100 she starts talking of modern day Japan even though no one would understand in that world. But they are a part of her. The stories about her life or of things she heard or read make her who she is. The punishment was more of a window into Kanna’s true feelings.
Sorry for the essay but this reminds me of indigenous author Thomas King: the truth about stories is that’s all we are. A book about the power of stories. The power that comes with telling a story is you can’t take it back from people’s memories on command.
I see that in Syliph and her reaction to Snow White. For her she can’t separate herself from the new context of that fairytale.
People can tell you things that are only meaningful, sad, or ironic to you. Stories influence your actions and decisions or control your life in one way or another.
So kanna’s punishment to tell a new stories every day really is vulnerable. It’s pulled from what she can remember which are the stories that have made a mark on her. Near day 100 she starts talking of modern day Japan even though no one would understand in that world. But they are a part of her. The stories about her life or of things she heard or read make her who she is. The punishment was more of a window into Kanna’s true feelings.
I need to be put down