closer to final

[kaigou]

cultural histories in archetypal characterizations

still mostly draft, though. need to find that work, and insert appropriate footnotes. etc.

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[miyabiarashi.livejournal.com]

'm known as Miyabi on GWA, actually. ^.^

[solitude1056.livejournal.com]

fine! be difficult! ;D

[miyabiarashi.livejournal.com]

XP

Insomnia does that to a person. XD

[branchandroot]

Way cool!

Another layer that comes to mind, re the France-fascination thing: that OZ under Treize has some extremely Napoleonic aspects. The uniforms, for one, but more than that, the aspect of promotion and even ennoblement based on skill rather than blood. Also Treize's own charisma, and his exile/imprisonment. Considering that Napoleon was the central unifier (or tyrant, by other lights) who came out of a period of chaos, rebellion and deadly class warfare, this would seem to tie into both Relena-as-France, and Trowa-as-lower-classes. It adds something to the way Treize seems to like Relena's militancy. And then, Trowa is the one who manages to infiltrate OZ reliably, they recognize him as one of their own.

And I never even thought of the Lawrence connection, but it makes so very much sense now you point it out.

[solitude1056.livejournal.com]

Yep, the Napoleonic connection is pretty blatant, but it seems to sit only over on Treize's side; there's little on the part of the pilots that creates a dialogue reminiscent of Napoleon's takeover(s). However, I'd need to research that history more. For this part of the essay, I was mostly focusing on how WWII acts as a template for the G-boys (both in similiarity to other Gundam series, and in contrast with the introduction of a new dynamic per Heero & Duo).

Sure 'nuff, someone sent me to your essay! Heh. We are so delightfully incestuous in some fandoms, eh?