Michel and the rabbit symbolizes something for me. Killing a rabbit symbolizes a new begging and the destruction of innocence. Here, I think that Michel shooting it at first due to a past peer pressure represents vulnerability. Rabbits represents vulnerability or gentleness which is similar to Michel, no? So, Michel shooting the rabbit for the first time was representing here a “new him”, hoping he’d be no longer the frail child who can’t shoot like his tough brother. When he realizes the rabbit was not dead, Ain gave him a chance to save it (might be connected to the future plot), but Michel stubbornly shoot it to end its suffering. After that moment, I think it is clear that Michel’s innocence is disappearing due to manipulation of either Ian or Ain for the sake of a “good marriage”, but in the process—Michel is losing himself.
Here is my prediction: either Ain is Ian himself wanting to take revenge on whatever the Southerners did to him or Michel’s family did to him. “Oh, but Michel’s family seems innocent! They can’t do such a thing!” No shit, the southerners culture where when the woman gives birth to a legitimate heir—they can have a different lover? Literally adultery. With that toxic tradition, I doubt that family is all rainbows and sunshines. Them sending Michel to get married to Duke Ian for some reason seems suspicious enough to me. I say the northerners tradition is also weird to me. I mean, this sets in historical times, so…
Another thing here is, Michel is being manipulated. Why is he being manipulated? Either Michel is part of Ian’s revenge or maybe a childhood crush? Why did I jump into these conclusions? “Revenge? Crush?”
I don’t fucking know, Ain cannot be “Ain”, right? I feel like he’s Ian himself. If he is Ian, those scars wrapping his whole body might be from whatever Michel’s cruelty towards him. I don’t know yet what Michel’s family did to Ian, but this is all I can gather for now since everyone else is as confused as I am.
Michel and the rabbit symbolizes something for me. Killing a rabbit symbolizes a new begging and the destruction of innocence. Here, I think that Michel shooting it at first due to a past peer pressure represents vulnerability. Rabbits represents vulnerability or gentleness which is similar to Michel, no? So, Michel shooting the rabbit for the first time was representing here a “new him”, hoping he’d be no longer the frail child who can’t shoot like his tough brother. When he realizes the rabbit was not dead, Ain gave him a chance to save it (might be connected to the future plot), but Michel stubbornly shoot it to end its suffering. After that moment, I think it is clear that Michel’s innocence is disappearing due to manipulation of either Ian or Ain for the sake of a “good marriage”, but in the process—Michel is losing himself.
Here is my prediction: either Ain is Ian himself wanting to take revenge on whatever the Southerners did to him or Michel’s family did to him. “Oh, but Michel’s family seems innocent! They can’t do such a thing!” No shit, the southerners culture where when the woman gives birth to a legitimate heir—they can have a different lover? Literally adultery. With that toxic tradition, I doubt that family is all rainbows and sunshines. Them sending Michel to get married to Duke Ian for some reason seems suspicious enough to me. I say the northerners tradition is also weird to me. I mean, this sets in historical times, so…
Another thing here is, Michel is being manipulated. Why is he being manipulated? Either Michel is part of Ian’s revenge or maybe a childhood crush? Why did I jump into these conclusions? “Revenge? Crush?”
I don’t fucking know, Ain cannot be “Ain”, right? I feel like he’s Ian himself. If he is Ian, those scars wrapping his whole body might be from whatever Michel’s cruelty towards him. I don’t know yet what Michel’s family did to Ian, but this is all I can gather for now since everyone else is as confused as I am.