1. How did Rafal survive? Rafal died at the age of 12 in Chapter 3. 2. How does it tie in with the themes of the story? 'Conviction can be a curse. Morality is something you find when you're lost.' — Jolenta (Chapter 46).This quote underscores the theme of conviction as a double-edged sword: a force that demands great sacrifice and can obscure one’s moral compass. 'Sacrifices must be made for the sake of the beauty of this world' — (Chapter 62) The final chapter presents a what-if scenario—a Rafal lookalike who loses sense of morality due to an unrelenting, blinding conviction. Or rather, it is his refusal to waver in that conviction caused him to become an immoral cold blooded murderer. 'The greater the conviction, the more you must sacrifice for it.' — Schmitt (Chapter 49). This notion of conviction, with its inherent cost, indirectly led to the tragic murders of those participated in Rafal's chest. 3. Who was the priest in the confession booth? The priest was likely the young inquisitor from Chapter 24, who was later reintroduced as 'Bishop Damian'. His colleague was burned after helping Jolenta escape. That being said, I don't think his identity what matters, but the fact he stopped turning away from that tragic history was a 'step forward'.'At times, rather than reducing evil to an abstraction, a greater good can be born from acknowledgment and confronting it. Good and evil are not two paths. All is connected along a single line. Viewed in this way, the miseries he have undergone no longer seem meaningless. But if we're cut off from our history, we lose sight of this. To look at history is to see the direction God points. To ignore that past is to be lost.' — Jolenta (Chapter 48). |
DeagoJan 13, 7:12 PM
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| I agree entirely with Deago’s answer. This is a very good interpretation of the manga, with quotes to back it up. I also found the adult Rafal lookalike jarring at first. But this is not the same man as the boy we see die at the beginning of the story. He is but another intelligent man, obsessed with knowledge and overly curious about what makes the world work. In essence, like Deago stated, I believe this Rafal to represent a character whose obsession blinds him to all but the pursuit of knowledge. Maybe young Rafal would have ended up like this if he had made it to adulthood. |
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