First, a friend of both protagonists intervenes to convince her to wear a white dress, which is a tradition at weddings. She has had premonitory dreams that she takes as warnings: "If you dress in white, you will end up like those animals" but she loves him so much that she decides not to run away from that tragic fate.
It's no secret that for many women, marriage, however beautiful and idealized it may be, is a nightmare. For me, marriage is a shackle or a kind of guillotine; if I agree to get married, I will be tied to that person... Everything I think I know and how I usually am will have to change to adjust to the other person.
Why would you think so negatively of such a beautiful act between people who love each other? ;; You never truly know someone; the person you think loves you and swears loyalty might be the one who makes you most miserable and ultimately destroys you. If your freedom and the routine you've had as a single person are what you value most, you don't have to force yourself to get married.
If you know a little about Japanese culture, you'll understand that most women have to give up the kind of life they used to have when they were single. Giving up your career, your job, being a housewife, dedicating yourself to your husband and then to your children can lead to a disconnection with your partner and loved ones. That burden is something that many people have to suffer in their daily lives but they swallow it in silence because they have to pretend for their partner, family, children, etc.
First, a friend of both protagonists intervenes to convince her to wear a white dress, which is a tradition at weddings. She has had premonitory dreams that she takes as warnings: "If you dress in white, you will end up like those animals" but she loves him so much that she decides not to run away from that tragic fate.
It's no secret that for many women, marriage, however beautiful and idealized it may be, is a nightmare. For me, marriage is a shackle or a kind of guillotine; if I agree to get married, I will be tied to that person... Everything I think I know and how I usually am will have to change to adjust to the other person.
Why would you think so negatively of such a beautiful act between people who love each other? ;; You never truly know someone; the person you think loves you and swears loyalty might be the one who makes you most miserable and ultimately destroys you. If your freedom and the routine you've had as a single person are what you value most, you don't have to force yourself to get married.
If you know a little about Japanese culture, you'll understand that most women have to give up the kind of life they used to have when they were single. Giving up your career, your job, being a housewife, dedicating yourself to your husband and then to your children can lead to a disconnection with your partner and loved ones. That burden is something that many people have to suffer in their daily lives but they swallow it in silence because they have to pretend for their partner, family, children, etc.