While it is true that the lil'Luffy and Ace's world was cruel to them as children, I do not find it over the top. I wish they had a better world to live in... and so do they.
We don't know who was taking care of Luffy before Dadan. I doubt Garp took off from his duties to rear him at all. Hell, we don't even know how Garp was put in the position of deciding things for Luffy ... we only know Ace's.
Usopp had a lousy childhood. Alone. Lying. Not respected. Being forced to laugh and smile and fabricate his own reality rather than face facts. Is that any better? Luffy said he'd rather go though pain than be alone. Profound for a seven year old...? no. Children see things much more clearly than adults.
I think what Oda was driving home was Luffy has always been Luffy. He changes people. He makes his own future. He really is a wind that rattles the sails (hence his name.)
The World they live in is corrupt. For some reason Garp has stayed with the marines all these years... and I think it is because it is safer (even for him)to act like he's part of the system.
Luffy's strangeness... stays the same as when he was a kid. It is almost like he was born with this unbelievable belief in things. That he can overcome and etc... but he doesn't want to be alone. He can't do it alone. He said as much to Arlong.
The horror of this all is that it is not just pirates that the world govt is at war with. As we've seen so far... they will do anything at all that they feel they can get away with. They will even kill children. Abandon villages. Take bribes and blackmail bandits into being babysitters.
I think this is what Oda is trying to get across before we actually begin the 2nd half of the grandline. That and there is something special around Sabo. I expect to see him again soon. I expect to have more going on with Dragon's friends and Nico Robin will be the key to explaining that.
This world is where Luffy longs to live freely (Rule? I am not going to rule anything. The pirate king is the freest man...etc) A pirate, by definition, has no country. His boat is his country. the captains rules are the law... and if you haven't noticed... luffy doesn't make many laws.
In this oppressive world... if luffy can manage to become truly free. To be so beyond reach that the world govt can't touch him? he'll be the pirate king. Unlike Roger though, I think Luffy is going to free the entire world when he claims his throne.
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Luffy and Gang
Date: 2011-07-04 06:41 am (UTC)We don't know who was taking care of Luffy before Dadan. I doubt Garp took off from his duties to rear him at all. Hell, we don't even know how Garp was put in the position of deciding things for Luffy ... we only know Ace's.
Usopp had a lousy childhood. Alone. Lying. Not respected. Being forced to laugh and smile and fabricate his own reality rather than face facts. Is that any better? Luffy said he'd rather go though pain than be alone. Profound for a seven year old...? no. Children see things much more clearly than adults.
I think what Oda was driving home was Luffy has always been Luffy. He changes people. He makes his own future. He really is a wind that rattles the sails (hence his name.)
The World they live in is corrupt. For some reason Garp has stayed with the marines all these years... and I think it is because it is safer (even for him)to act like he's part of the system.
Luffy's strangeness... stays the same as when he was a kid. It is almost like he was born with this unbelievable belief in things. That he can overcome and etc... but he doesn't want to be alone. He can't do it alone. He said as much to Arlong.
The horror of this all is that it is not just pirates that the world govt is at war with. As we've seen so far... they will do anything at all that they feel they can get away with. They will even kill children. Abandon villages. Take bribes and blackmail bandits into being babysitters.
I think this is what Oda is trying to get across before we actually begin the 2nd half of the grandline. That and there is something special around Sabo. I expect to see him again soon. I expect to have more going on with Dragon's friends and Nico Robin will be the key to explaining that.
This world is where Luffy longs to live freely (Rule? I am not going to rule anything. The pirate king is the freest man...etc) A pirate, by definition, has no country. His boat is his country. the captains rules are the law... and if you haven't noticed... luffy doesn't make many laws.
In this oppressive world... if luffy can manage to become truly free. To be so beyond reach that the world govt can't touch him? he'll be the pirate king. Unlike Roger though, I think Luffy is going to free the entire world when he claims his throne.
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