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Disclaimer: non of this really happened, even if I use the boys names, BU story is a ficticional story.
Disclaimer: non of this really happened, even if I use the boys names, BU story is a ficticional story.
In this thread I'll explain Stigma Short Film from Demian's book point of view, linking it with Campbell's Hero's Journey and how it fits with BU (Bangtan Universe) story.
Abbreviations and Characters:
TH = Taehyung
NJ = Namjoon
HS = Hoseok
Abbreviations and Characters:
TH = Taehyung
NJ = Namjoon
HS = Hoseok
QUOTE
"It was the first fissure in the columns that had upheld my childhood, which every individual must destroy before he can become himself. Such fissures and rents grow together again, heal and are forgotten But in the most secret recesses. They continued to live and bleed."
"It was the first fissure in the columns that had upheld my childhood, which every individual must destroy before he can become himself. Such fissures and rents grow together again, heal and are forgotten But in the most secret recesses. They continued to live and bleed."
CHAPTER 2 & 3
TH was one of the boys who had a big fissure during his childhood due to his father's physical abuse, leaving an important scar in his soul.
We could say that Sinclair had a similar experience with his father. Sinclair's image of his father changed after asking+
TH was one of the boys who had a big fissure during his childhood due to his father's physical abuse, leaving an important scar in his soul.
We could say that Sinclair had a similar experience with his father. Sinclair's image of his father changed after asking+
Him about Cain and Abel story, realizing that his father wasn't as smart as he thought. That perfect image that both, TH and Sinclair, had about their dads was destroyed.
When the quote says: "Every individual must destroy before he can become himself" it makes reference to +
When the quote says: "Every individual must destroy before he can become himself" it makes reference to +
Destroy the Innocent image of oneself & those of the parents. This is related to the 3rd process of individuation in which the child doesn't see the world from the parents eyes.
https://twitter.com/__Samira7__/status/1099659936181698560
https://twitter.com/__Samira7__/status/1099659936181698560
"The hero archetype demands leaving off with childish fantasy thinking and insists on engaging reality in an active way."
From the hero's journey perspective, we're in front of the beginning of the transformation, the "Threshold".
From the hero's journey perspective, we're in front of the beginning of the transformation, the "Threshold".
Sinclair's transformation started with Demian's apparition as the helper. He was the one helping him with Kromer and teaching him about Cain & Abel, he was the one indirectly causing the first fissure in the columns. And since then Sinclair relates a lot on Demian's knowledge.
This reminds me to TH & NJ friendship. TH trusts NJ's knowledge, he doesn't question NJ's actions but thinks that there must be a strong reason for NJ to do what he does (I.e. when TH caught SJ telling everything to the principal with NJ next to him but NJ didn't say anything).
We saw TH acting like Sinclair and NJ as Demian, but they also act the opposite. TH, like Demian with Sinclair, brings ideas that NJ has a hard time to believe (I.e. when TH talked about his dreams, NJ was questioning if believe TH or not) https://twitter.com/__Samira7__/status/1288591695932784640
Fissure/StigmaLooking up more about Cain and Abel I found out that there is a theory that believes that Stigma makes reference to Cain's mark. Looking into the meaning, Stigma is "a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person"
"But in the most secret recesses. They continued to live and bleed."
This last part makes reference to how TH's fissure from childhood grew inside of him, with him, leading us to Singulatity. Same with Sinclair, he grew up but Demian's story about Cain left a huge impact on him.
This last part makes reference to how TH's fissure from childhood grew inside of him, with him, leading us to Singulatity. Same with Sinclair, he grew up but Demian's story about Cain left a huge impact on him.
STIGMA in BU
The short film start with TH scratching on the "Abraxas" painting (the location is similar to the one in RUN), the police comes an takes him. This is something usual on TH's life he does Graffiti and sometimes the police catches him taking him to the police station.
The short film start with TH scratching on the "Abraxas" painting (the location is similar to the one in RUN), the police comes an takes him. This is something usual on TH's life he does Graffiti and sometimes the police catches him taking him to the police station.
At the police station, we see images that makes reference about his past: his father's abuse to his sister and to him, his dog Dubuu, and we even see the image of a mother with a kid making reference to his mom. While thinking about this, TH keeps scratching making reference to+
That wound that keeps bleeding.
The dog is in reality a dog he adopted and that escaped few times. The dog was like the light in the darkness, he was TH's happiness, so when we see TH running it also makes reference to TH looking for his dear dog.
https://twitter.com/__Samira7__/status/1285295925188005896
The dog is in reality a dog he adopted and that escaped few times. The dog was like the light in the darkness, he was TH's happiness, so when we see TH running it also makes reference to TH looking for his dear dog.
https://twitter.com/__Samira7__/status/1285295925188005896
But I think that it also represents TH's lost innocence when kid. Once he is trapped he cannot get out but the dog leaves him. That's his innocence leaving him.
Between those flashbacks we see an image from Danger MV, we see TH cutting his hair, just like Stigma logo, a fissure a cut. I believe that's the meaning of TH cutting his hair, a turning point on his life.
[SPOILER]
At the end he asks for a call, the one TH usually calls is NJ but the last time, HS was the one coming. What a coincidence that TH wanting help SJ in The Notes 2 starts with him asking NJ SJ's number. This time
are as important as a map 
https://twitter.com/__Samira7__/status/1305985397202223107
At the end he asks for a call, the one TH usually calls is NJ but the last time, HS was the one coming. What a coincidence that TH wanting help SJ in The Notes 2 starts with him asking NJ SJ's number. This time
are as important as a map https://twitter.com/__Samira7__/status/1305985397202223107
"There are only different whales speaking different languages."
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