#gonna be real. I don’t know what the word meta means vs normal analysis. people just tend to use it abt posts I made like this in hs fandom
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rhythmic-idealist · 3 months ago
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One problem with the society of BNHA is that being “someone in need of saving” is an undesirable category to be in.
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“People who need saving” is a category of people. It’s hypothetically a valued one, since heroes save those people.
However: there’s no glory in needing to be saved.
There’s glory in SAVING, but we value the people who do the SAVING, not who need to be saved.
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One thing that REALLY felt off to me in the final chapter was how that granny talks to Joki Joki Boy. She talks about herself, about who she can be. If I was in his shoes I would itch under this. Under someone explaining how they can be so charitable to people like me.
I was trying to think about what Izuku could possibly have “showed the world.” I still don’t quite have my answer.
But weirdly I do know what wasn’t shown to the world when the cameras on Ochako and Himiko cut off.
They didn’t see a villain being a hero. They didn’t see a hero needing saving.
The lines between the three societal categories - hero, villain, and people who need saving/protecting - blurred. And the camera missed it.
Edit: I believe this is social commentary BNHA made on purpose. More is available in the notes if you’re curious.
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