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Helter Skelter
by Kyōko Okazaki
I read this a second time just to make sure I didn't miss anything when I was younger. Was there supposed to be a moral lesson besides the obvious? Vain people will always exist and beauty doesn't last?
The main character made a choice to become a model to get out of poverty despite knowing it wouldn't last. Now she's abusing everyone around her when the consequences of what was obviously to come are catching up to her. She rapes her assistant multiple times. She tries to permanently disfigure a woman's face. Am I supposed to feel sorry for her?
You know what would have been a great story? Showing her get better after quitting the industry. Depicting her sister or another character get out of poverty by means of intelligence. Showing how beauty isn't necessary for a good life (in a broader dimension than a detective's words). There were many viable options for something meaningful and none were taken.
The main character made a choice to become a model to get out of poverty despite knowing it wouldn't last. Now she's abusing everyone around her when the consequences of what was obviously to come are catching up to her. She rapes her assistant multiple times. She tries to permanently disfigure a woman's face. Am I supposed to feel sorry for her?
You know what would have been a great story? Showing her get better after quitting the industry. Depicting her sister or another character get out of poverty by means of intelligence. Showing how beauty isn't necessary for a good life (in a broader dimension than a detective's words). There were many viable options for something meaningful and none were taken.