Dojo's Manga

5/5 stars just for whoever is the one doing the end of chapter meme pages. That good shit is the only thing keeping me reading and I die laughing everytime

This manga explores the disparity between the social classes of society, by embodying society’s elites, criminals, and the middle class as one of three main characters Gwon, Tae, and Lee.

Gwon personifies the feelings of superiority many of society's elites have when they boast about their fame, fortune, and power. However, Gwon eliminates fame, fortune, and power from the superiority equation and goes straight to murdering people who have bright futures or have some form of superiority over others. The violent and artistic method Gwon implements in his killings is an analogy to the ostentatious and wasteful behavior of society's elites, who, consumed with self-importance, demean and attack the lower echelons of society, all in an effort for attention and to prove that no one else can be at equal standing as themselves. This behavior of proving self worth through the destruction of others, as explained by Lee, is lonesome. The equivalent of a king without a kingdom. In other words, once everyone else has been killed or once all of society’s resources are consumed, all which will remain is a vast emptiness.

People like Tae, who embody what it means to betray one's morality and principal in times of desperation, are those who are most affected by the lavish impulses of the elite. As can be seen when Tae falls victim to Gwon’s schemes, all for the sake of money. On the other hand, Tae exhibits near hatred towards Lee, who represents the middle class. This is due to Tae’s jealousy of being unable to achieve happiness, which comes from family and security, without having to stoop to depravity and crime.

Both Gwon and Tae lose to Lee in the end, because Lee did not demean, destroy, or neglect others to get ahead and he did not betray his moral values to get what he wanted. In a societal perspective, the middle class has the most potential to lead society to prosperity by upholding certain undeniable freedoms or towards collapse by indulging in opulence and violence. Altogether, what it truly means to be superior is having the courage to protect those closest to one’s self without betraying their own beliefs.