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As the series progresses, that latter theme grows stronger. This series is a warning not just about the aftermath of war, but also the way in which we treat each other.
There's plenty of comments about those who profited from the war as well as those who use the black market and corruption to harm their fellow citizens. There are more uncomfortable actions laid out in accusations across this volume, and they are no less difficult to read about as an American reader than ever.īut the purpose of Barefoot Gen is not to just cite American cruelty, as I've mentioned before. That's why he tries to prevent needless killings and justifies stealing or cheating Americans. It's clear that Gen feels that everyone in Japan, good or bad, must keep on living to show the Americans that they cannot be as defeated as they appear. Only Akira, who seems to resent Gen's refusal to be limited to a menial life, is unaffected. Ryuta would not have lived without Gen's help, to say nothing of the newfound determination of the old man or Natsue. Similarly, whenever he is away from his mother, she does worse. Note that Koji, in a brief cameo, appears to be slowly killing himself without Gen's zeal. Gen's strong desire to live seems at times to propel everyone around him into that same zest for life. It's a death of inches, either from sickness or from doing so many bad things or suffering so much from the effects of the bomb. That's not to say that we haven't had plenty of the same ideas in the past, but this time it's from a different perspective. The theme of life and death dominates this particular volume, as we begin with Gen saving the life of a suicide candidate and end with the idea that a young man is off to kill someone in the name of revenge. While Gen does his best to survive, those around him may not be nearly so lucky. Gen and his friends try all kinds of things, both legal and otherwise, to make enough money to survive as we move further away from the end of World War II and further into the nature of surviving the aftermath of the bomb.
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