#like im REALLY RAMBLING JASHUD8OFIJLSDKF

[deimosatellite]

lowkey from a literary analysis standpoint, disregarding that ash is considered the protagonist, could banana fish be considered a bildungsroman? the part that immediately hit me with the bildungsroman vibe and thematic elements was in the end, despite everything, eiji had to grow by going back to japan to confront that he didnt actually fit into the grandiose narrative that he so craved in new york. of course, many dont agree with the narrative decision of eiji returning back to his normal life (myself somewhat included HAHA), but it really hits the full circle narrative that novels like catcher in the rye do, i guess. of course, while we look at ash as holden caulfield, with the narrative of the bildungsroman, eiji is the one who moreso fits as the protagonist. this also could explain why ash, unable to change, dies in the end, showing that he wasnt the true main character attempting to find his own way, or at the same time even could be seen as full circle, but at the same time he never really ‘grew up’, i guess. so with that, the bildungsroman narrative with ash is incomplete, but is complete with eiji. with eiji, his narrative completely fits his leaving to try and find himself, loss of innocence, spurring disenchantment, becoming disillusioned with the grandiose sense of life he was chasing, and thus ‘growing’ by returning to what he was doing before in his place in society. idk where i was going with this but lowkey i might write more on the subject in the future lol

#banana fish #bananafish #banana fish spoilers #eiji okumura #annie rambles #like im REALLY RAMBLING JASHUD8OFIJLSDKF #im so sorry but i just think about this a lot 98FUSOIDHUFSD8FOI #ive been reading hemingway and listening to car seat headrest for a few hours and im kind of dying #ANYWAYS