Did one ever know the reason why the pacing and story development change after Ash was hit by lightning in the beginning episodes? How Ash and his world were relatively normal until after the incident? I have a theory. The accident with the bike put Ash in a coma. Days later he was found and was hurried to the hospital and treated with heavy medications. This is why Team Rocket became less menacing. The medication took effect and stabilized his coma dreams, instead of being terrifying, they became idyllic, and he's able to live out his Pokémon master fantasies.
If one had noticed, the early episodes of Pokémon were of amazing quality. The rest of the series is just the results of his subconscious mind fulfilling his desires, as well as attempting to escape them. Should Ash realize he's in a coma, he would wake up, but suffer brain damage. So he has to take down all his mental barriers one by one until he can come to grips with what he is and escape his coma.
This explains why he doesn't change much physically. Also, the worldwide socialism can be explained if you once again realize that this is a dream world; he thought up a safe system of government that would run smoothly and keeps the world going allowing his adventures to work like they do. It also explains a few other things, such as how a child can go off on his own in a world full of dangerous untamed animals, and why every Pokémon center has the same exact nurse. Joy and Jenny he knew from his hometown, and they act as a safety net or anchor, allowing him to feel safe no matter where he goes. The professors, like the Joy's and Jenny's represent stability, and ash's ideals. This is why Gary became a professor. It's also the reason that every time he enters a new region, virtually no one has heard of him, despite his conquests, and why Giovanni leads Team Rocket. How could Paul, the rival of the Sinnoh area, not know of someone who has placed in at least the top 16 of all three leagues and has destroyed the Orange league and Battle Frontier?
Ashâ,,,s travelling partners are actually aspects of himself he can enjoy, but doesn't like to associate with himself. Team Rocket are his qualities that he deems "negative", but is coming to terms with. Jesse and James want to appease Giovanni, Ash's Father. Meowth especially wants to appease him because he remembers the good times with Giovanni. This Places meowth in a category known as ash's (corrupted) innocence, and another fragment of ash's humanity. If you note that meowth can speak this quickly becomes apparrent. In fact the whole reason for meowth's speech is so he can help Ash accept Team rocket as part of himself eventually.
Brock is Ash's repressed sexuality. He fell into the coma a virgin and needed an outlet for his growing sexual frustrations. Since he can never experience sex, Brock must never succeed. Brock is a projection of his sexuality, and is constantly shot down because Ash could never â,"knowâ, sex. Brock isn't just Ash's latent sexuality, he's also his fatherly instincts, neither of which Ash can come to terms with. Brock leaves his siblings to "journey" with Ash. because Ash can't cope with having that much responsibility, much as his foray with a real relationship ends on mysterious terms. Ash just cannot handle commitment at his mental level. Brock's Stay with professor Ivy was an.attempt to outright suppress his sexuality. You'll notice that James got much more dialogue in this part of the series, as well as getting more touchy feel-y with his pokemon and getting most of his backstory. Ash didn't enjoy this much, hence the reasons Brock comes back all horrified, and refuses to speak about it. (ash's subconscious was repressing him at the time, so other than a general feeling of dread he has no idea of what went on then.) This is also why brock keeps coming back to the series....Usually AFTER Ash meets a new girl aspect of himself.Misty is an image that Ash had of a girl. This is why she plays so prevalently in the series but is ultimately unattainable because he never really knew her before the coma. Likely the one that helped get him to a hospital. I have a theory in line with this: Since Misty was his initial love interest (if only subconsciously), he needed her to reach a level of womanhood. He felt that people could only have relationships when they've matured. But in practice, it turned out he couldn't cope with it and just wanted the normal, pushy, arrogant Misty he knew, and wouldn't let her keep Togepi anymore.
Misty is Ash's first attempt at a girl he could love, however, being a girl from the real world, all he really he knew of her was her anger, as a result she ended up quite hot headed in his mind. Constantly berating his sexuality, but eventually mellowing out until she had faded into the background. This was also traumatizing to him, being attached to it. Since then, the thought of anyone around him maturing to adulthood has been blocked, and anyone who shows signs of it will quickly end up leaving for another, more naive fill-in.
Max came with May, she played the Id with great aspirations, and he played the sensible Ego that "Session". They worked for a little while but Ash, being a teenager, eventually had his sexuality had to come back into play. He kept reinventing himself and eventually wrote new aspects, but his mind slowly brought back the old ones as a crutch to make the transition easier.
Dawn is Ash giving himself a chance to love. since he already established Misty as someone he's not likely to go anywhere with, he created a new super female, one that was more like him, and less violent all the time. (One will note that both May and Misty had no tolerance for Brock whatsoever whereas dawn seems to try and shrug it off.) .
Tracey, The Breeder was a possible future for Ash that he discarded. It was one that he sent off to work with the Professor (the professors being Ash's ultimate ideal of a father figure) when he disrupted the dynamic Ash had with his other possibilities. Ash's mind is fighting the coma and since Ash viewed this one as a companion he was quickly replaced with a more threatening Rival.
Pikachu obviously represents Ash's Humanity, hence the episodes where they get separated, and ash wants desperately to find him, even to the point of working with the rockets ( aspects of himself he woould never normally associate with) but for some reason cannot. They want to steal Pikachu (Ashâ,,,s humanity) and hand it over to his father, Giovanni. Jesse and James will always oppose ash because ash is terrified of the thought of his humanity lying in the hands of his father. However this is the same reason that he will work with those aspects of himself in order to save his humanity from just becoming flat out LOST. He couldn't evolve his Pikachu without challenging his concept of who he was, something he wasn't comfortable with while he was still working through his original issues.
Another thing is the narrator. The narrator is Ash's higher mind, recapping and explaining the progress he's made and the tribulations he will face allowing itself insight into how best to awaken him.
Ash has issues With his Father; so he put him atop the evil corporation, and demonized him. There may be an actual team rocket, and I'm positive they're quite dastardly, but I doubt that ash's father is their leader, in fact the head of the rockets wasn't really identified as anyone until later on in the series. The split between ash's parents was likely over ash's homosexuality and some sort of incident as a catalyst, forcing his father to disown him and his mother to move out of the city and down to pallet town. This is why Giovanni runs the faceless Vile corporation, and Why he Berates Jesse, James, and Meowth as much as he does, and why they keep trying to please him. Another thing to notice is the difference in uniform, The rockets Wear Black and Red, where Team Rocket wears White....a symbol of their purity and naievete. They're willing to please father despite his utter hatred of those parts of Ash .
Team rocket are aspects of Ash's personality that he has deemed "bad" James implied homosexuality, and Jesseâ,,,s vanity. You'll remember that Meowth has the potential for rehabilitation, and doesn't want to be evil, so yet again this fits in with the conflicting personalities and demonized self theory. Team rocket started cross-dressing because ash had to come to terms with that part of himself. It was something he was able to allow his gay/vain side to experiment with (and by virtue of that himself) When he found that it wasn't something for him, his "Free" side stopped playing with it. Further, their methods of capture become more and more ludicrous (and physically impossible) because Ash is just a kid dreaming these things up. This is the reason Team Rocket's disguises are always believed. He knows it's them (on some level), but chooses to ignore it, so he can better himself, in a sense the Ash who wants to escape is sabotaging the ash who wants to stay lost in his mind. So that there can be more conflict, and hopefully an eventual escape. The filler episodes that don't focus on Ash and the gang are his mind working through, and humanizing the parts of himself that he demonized. It's a way for him to deal with issues that Ash and crew wouldn't touch, because it involves treading ground he himself had sworn not to go near. As I said, Team Rocket and the episodes they occupy are Ash dealing with ground he feels uncomfortable with tackling on his own. Jessie is Ash's vanity and gullibility, she will trick Ash's submissive homosexuality into doing her bidding so she can please father. James' troubled childhood is his way of justifying his latent homosexuality. Now James is Ash's latent homosexuality, hence why he is constantly punished by Pokémon and attacked by random attractive girls. I believe the split between Ash's parents was caused by this part of Ash, maybe an incident at school, bringing shame on the family and forcing them to move to the small, country town of Pallet. Ash's motivations for his journey were to escape mounting pressure at home.
So in a way, Ash IS Team Rocket. The rest of the whole organization Including Butch and Cassidy is symbolic of his inability to escape his father's machinations.
Mr. Mime is actually a stand in for Ash's father, one that can't emotionally abuse him or his mom. He is a Pokémon, a peace loving creature that's oddly humanoid, but that can never hurt a human. Ash's was never really hurt by a Pokémon, so he sees them all as harmless; whereas, in the real world they may be quite feral or vicious (as seen in the early episodes). Again falling back to the theory that the only real Pokémon are the ones from the first season, and everything else is just further speculation coming from his mind on what new species would look like.
The new teams ( magma, aqua, and galactic) are Ash attempting to work out the problems he has with his father. to do that he first needs a new "bad guy" to feel good about beating, and if Giovanni isn't leading a criminal organization he can more easily relate to him.
If one recalls, there were real animals early in the show and references to animals in the game and show. For example, a clear case to point out is the aquarium of fish in the Cerulean City Gym or that by the Pokédex that Pikachu is a â,"rat-likeâ, Pokémon. But they don't matter to Ash's psyche so they don't come into play much. If Ash had loved puppies, everything would be about different breeds of dogs, and a dog fighting circuit. But, as the series goes on longer, we've been seeing less realistic animals and more Pokémon. This could be a sign of Ashâ,,,s mind deteriorating. As he's in this coma, he's losing concepts of some animals and machinery and replacing them with Pokémon. It could explain things like electric Pokémon working as power generators. A sign that his memory of the old world is slipping more and more as time goes by. The Pokémon realm will be idealized continuously the longer he has no stimulus from the real world. He may or may not be mentally deteriorating , but he is becoming more accustomed to his fake world's rules. The wild Pokémon are his rationalizations of the functioning of the world. Itâ,,,s the "A wizard did it" Syndrome. If he doesn't know how it works, his mind says Pokémon. He justifies anything he can't explain with Pokémon, and real animals fall into the background because he has no real interest in them.
The Pokémon in Ash's team are his issues, for example Charmander represents his sex drive (not his sexuality like Brock) at first it's a cute easy to control thing, but eventually becomes a raging inferno of disobedience. Acquiring his team means getting at his issues, but as he trains them, he works said issues out. Other trainers are more direct forms of his issues, ones that he must either come to terms with or outright supress. Gym leaders are more primary aspects of his personality with each Pokémon being stronger than the last, to display a level of skill he could be capable of if only he gave into it. In effect, he is doing battle with a part of him that he would rather not have in control. Bulbasaur was Ash's unwillingness to change, this is reflectedwhen it declines to evolve and how it almost decided to stay behind unless he battled it. Squirtle was his willingness to follow the lead of others, as evidenced by the gang it ran with, even though he ran the gang, they were viewed as one group, and ash's subconscious just gave him the strongest one. Butterfree was his crushing loneliness, which he dealt with when he released it to join a flock. His bird types are his recklessness, always willing to sacrifice something at a moment's notice for the win. When Ash is trading Pokémon, it's an attempt to push his own problems away on someone else; however, he realizes this and usually trades back fairly quickly. Originally ash had the battles, which evolved into team battles and contests. The explanation for this is that his issues became more and more complicated, and the means of dealing with them needed to become more complex. the fact that he uses issues that he has already dominated to win these are signs that he's growing stronger.
Not only are Ashâ,,,s Pokémon are a manifestation of different parts of himself, so are Pokémon of other trainers as well. Koffing and Ekans were symbolic of Team Rocket's willingness to change; hence, their evolutions. Once his mind beat that roadblock down and allowed them to change once, it gives him the chance to truly change. Pupitar is a rationalization, a Pokémon that a rival caught before he met him. Even Ash would become suspicious if everyone he met had no carry-over from pervious places he had been to.
Ash releases his Pokémon because his mind is forcing him to let go of them. The second he raises an overpowered team, a tournament comes up, and after fighting his way through it he has to go to a new land for new challenges, but with an overpowered team, there won't be any challenges, and no way to motivate him further, part of Ash wants to stay in the coma, and keep journeying.
Ash's travelling also never really nets him any fame, no matter what he does, or where he goes, and the answer for that is simple. Ash just can't picture himself as famous, so he essentially adopts a new identity every few months.
The reason he never truly becomes a master is because that would mean he'd have nothing left to dream, and would wake up from his coma. Ashâ,,,s dual personality is one that wants to maintain his fantasy world and slowly sort his thoughts out carefully. The other part wants freedom, and to return to his real life, to finally become a real Pokémon master. However if he's allowed to keep his powerful team there's no reason to meet and tame new Pokémon(Issues), he'll lose interest, and the chance of becoming self-aware comes around again. So it's not that he gives them up, it's that he loses them, and unless he's desperate (such as with Charizard) he can't get them back. Itâ,,,s basically his mind forcing him to deal with his issues. It would also be a good reason why Paul has shown up at this point, and Ash has been forced to work with him on at least one occasion: It's his mind's last ditch efforts to snap him out of this, to force Ash to actually come to terms that this perfect world is not the best option and he needs to wake up. Paul is Ash's dark side, one that wants to push on even harder and harder, and the part of him that will stop at nothing to escape this coma world.
Ashâ,,,s rivals and the Elite four are ultimately the strongest part of this cycle. Having Pokémon that are essentially godlike, they represent both what can be attained and what is unattainable. Gary Oak is what Ash wants to be. He is wish fulfillment. He succeeded, and settled down to a normal life. Ash needs someone to succeed in his world or he won't be able to validate it and will start questioning why he's where he is. Itâ,,,s a subconscious trap to keep him from becoming too aware of his situation. His mind must have figured out that awareness of the coma would snap him out of it, but it would cause major brain damage, so it took something the boy already loved and built a way out for him with it. However Ash is too complacent to finally fight his way out of it, and cannot escape. This is why he keeps encountering Legendary Pokémon, they're his mind's way of showing him he can do great things if he tries, and it's a way to encourage him to push forwards. The Legendary Pokémon are Ash's mind telling him that he has greatness in him and thus, can escape his happyâ,“goâ,“lucky reality.
Ash's Rivals are all possible futures he envisions for himself (note that they are all older than him). This originated with Gary Oak, someone Ash knew from real life, and built up into a sort of god within his mind. Gary however progressed and changed to suit Ash's vision of himself and ultimate desire, eventually settling down into a professor after beating the Elite Four. With Gary in retirement his mind needed a new rival for him Thus the births of Richie (the Good aspect of his rivalry) and Paul (as the darker aspect, a cut-throat Ash, willing to do anything to escape the coma world).
Richie and his Pikachu were another success story for Ash, but he wanted one he could be closer with. One nearly identical to him. One that even used a similar roster to him. Paul and his Chimchar are the polar opposite of Richie, Paul wants nothing to do with any kind of weakness, and is almost aware of his situation. He's always pushing for something more.
The reason he discarded his original hat and the elements of japanese culture so prevalent in the first season is simple. He wanted to travel and broaden his horizons, every time he reinvented himself to do so; he lost touch with his original self. If he ever does escape the coma he'll likely have achieved a sort of Zen state. Considering the amount of personal issues he deals with inside his head, it's entirely likely that he was the next Buddha of the Pokémon world, and that the lightning strike and subsequent coma are a way for him to realize his true self, and destiny.
Mewtwo was a new form of treatment, done with electric impulses and a machine to knock Ash out of it, taking down every last one of his mental guards (the original Pokémon in the movie). In Ash's mind, Mewtwo and his clones were the treatment for the mental safe guards that were protecting Ash and keeping him comatose; the Pokémon of his world. The clones were counters to Ash's mental safeties, and so each appeared to Ash as the exact copy of his defense, intended to take it down by Force. The clones didn't play by the rules of Ash's world, they didn't use any special Pokémon attacks or moves â,“ they just beat down their counterpart by brute strength. The treatment was working, but there were side effects. The electric jolts were beginning to affect Ash's nervous system, and if the treatment continued, he would be paralyzed. His mind realized this and manifested it to Ash by petrifying him in his dream. Were it not for the end of the treatment by Ash's mother (knowing her son would never want to live in a world he couldnâ,,,t explore) Ash would have remained as stone in his dream. After this, Ash needed to recover from the damage of the electric therapy. Obviously it was greatly dangerous to him, and in order to reduce the danger Ash's consciousness felt from it, Ash's subconscious began downplaying the effects of electricity in Ash's world, which is why Pikachuâ,,,s electric attacks -once noted for their strength by Team Rocket â,“ no longer have any effect on Ash, other than comic relief.
Even the world Ash lives in evidences this. The sprawling forests and eco friendly cities are all his childish innocence. He never travels on a bike despite the distance due to the accident having given him a phobia of them.
As one could see, it is very likely that Ash is trapped in his world. But like every dream, everything, there is a beginning and an end. What would happen if Ash could fully recover? What would happen if he never does? There are infinite branches of possibilities that spiral upwards and intertwine towards the top at a single point, both in his â,"worldâ, and the real world. In his hospital room, we see Delia, obviously distraught talking to a doctor with a grim look in his eye. He's saying that their insurance is up, and the boy has had no change in brain activity for seven years. That a shock like this may awaken him. She tearfully agrees.
Professor Oak is there to comfort her as they take Ash off life support.
In Ashâ,,,s â,"worldâ,.
.â,p1ɹoÊâ," sâ,,,É¥sÉ u,,±
.ʇɹoddns ÇÉŸ,,±1 ÉŸÉŸo É¥sÉ ÇÊžÉʇ ÊŽÇɥʇ sÉ É¹ÇÉ¥ ʇɹoɟɯoÉ” oʇ ÇɹÇɥʇ s,,± ÊžÉo ɹossÇÉŸoɹd
.sÇÇɹbÉ ÊŽ11nɟɹÉÇʇ ÇÉ¥s .ɯ,,±É¥ uÇÊžÉÊÉ ÊŽÉɯ s,,±É¥Ê‡ ÇÊž,,±1 ʞɔoÉ¥s É Ê‡Éɥʇ .sɹÉÇÊŽ uÇÊ'Çs ɹoÉŸ ʎʇ,,±Ê',,±Ê‡É”É u,,±Éɹq u,,± ÇbuÉɥɔ ou pÉÉ¥ sÉÉ¥ ÊŽoq Çɥʇ puÉ 'dn s,,± ÇÉ”uÉɹnsu,,± ɹ,,±Çɥʇ ʇÉɥʇ bu,,±ÊŽÉs s,ÇÉ¥ .ÇÊŽÇ s,,±É¥ u,,± Êžoo1 ɯ,,±É¹b É É¥Ê‡,,±Ê ɹoʇɔop É oʇ bu,,±Êž1Éʇ ʇɥbnÉɹʇs,,±p ÊŽ1sno,,±Ê'qo 'É,,±1Çp ÇÇs ÇÊ 'ɯooɹ 1Éʇ,,±dsoÉ¥ s,,±É¥ u,,± .p1ɹoÊ 1ÉÇɹ Çɥʇ puÉ â,p1ɹoÊâ," s,,±É¥ u,,± ɥʇoq 'ʇu,,±od Ç1bu,,±s É Ê‡É doʇ Çɥʇ spɹÉÊoʇ Çu,,±ÊʇɹÇʇu,,± puÉ spɹÉÊdn 1Éɹ,,±ds ʇÉɥʇ sÇ,,±Ê‡,,±1,,±q,,±ssod ÉŸo sÇɥɔuÉɹq Çʇ,,±u,,±ÉŸu,,± ÇÉ¹É ÇɹÇɥʇ ,¿sÇop ɹÇÊ'Çu ÇÉ¥ ÉŸ,,± uÇddÉÉ¥ p1noÊ Ê‡ÉÉ¥Ê ,¿É¹ÇÊ'oÉ”Çɹ ÊŽ11nÉŸ p1noÉ” É¥sÉ ÉŸ,,± uÇddÉÉ¥ p1noÊ Ê‡ÉÉ¥Ê .puÇ uÉ puÉ bu,,±uu,,±bÇq É s,,± ÇɹÇɥʇ 'bu,,±É¥Ê‡ÊŽÉ¹ÇÊ'Ç 'ɯÉÇɹp ʎɹÇÊ'Ç ÇÊž,,±1 ʇnq .p1ɹoÊ s,,±É¥ u,,± pÇddÉɹʇ s,,± É¥sÉ Ê‡Éɥʇ ÊŽ1ÇÊž,,±1 ʎɹÇÊ' s,,± ʇ,,± 'ÇÇs p1noÉ” Çuo sÉ
.ɯÇɥʇ ÉŸo É,,±qoÉ¥d É É¯,,±É¥ uÇÊ',,±b bu,,±Ê'ÉÉ¥ ʇuÇp,,±É”É”É Çɥʇ oʇ Çnp ÇÉ”uÉʇs,,±p Çɥʇ Çʇ,,±dsÇp ÇÊž,,±q É uo s1ÇÊ'Éɹʇ ɹÇÊ'Çu ÇÉ¥ .ÇÉ”uÇÉ”ouu,,± É¥s,,±p1,,±É¥É” s,,±É¥ 11É ÇÉ¹É sÇ,,±Ê‡,,±É” ÊŽ1puÇ,,±É¹ÉŸ oÉ”Ç puÉ sʇsÇɹoÉŸ bu,,±1ÊÉɹds Çɥʇ .s,,±É¥Ê‡ sÇÉ”uÇp,,±Ê'Ç u,,± sÇÊ',,±1 É¥sÉ p1ɹoÊ Çɥʇ uÇÊ'Ç
.ÉŸÇ,,±1Çɹ É”,,±É¯oÉ” uÉɥʇ ɹÇɥʇo 'É¥sÉ uo ʇɔÇÉŸÉŸÇ ÊŽuÉ ÇÊ'ÉÉ¥ ɹÇbuo1 ou â,“ ʇÇʞɔoɹ ɯÉÇʇ ÊŽq ɥʇbuÇɹʇs ɹ,,±Çɥʇ ɹoÉŸ pÇʇou ÇÉ”uo- sʞɔÉÊ‡Ê‡É É”,,±É¹Ê‡É”Ç1Ç sâ,,,nɥɔÉÊž,,±d ÊŽÉ¥Ê s,,± ɥɔ,,±É¥Ê 'p1ɹoÊ s,É¥sÉ u,,± ʎʇ,,±É”,,±É¹Ê‡É”Ç1Ç ÉŸo sʇɔÇÉŸÉŸÇ Çɥʇ bu,,±ÊŽÉ1duÊop uÉbÇq sno,,±É”suoÉ”qns s,É¥sÉ 'ʇ,,± ɯoɹɟ ʇ1ÇÉŸ ssÇusno,,±É”suoÉ” s,É¥sÉ É¹ÇbuÉp Çɥʇ ÇÉ”npÇɹ oʇ ɹÇpɹo u,,± puÉ 'ɯ,,±É¥ oʇ snoɹÇbuÉp ÊŽ1ʇÉÇɹb sÉÊ Ê‡,,± ÊŽ1sno,,±Ê'qo .ÊŽdÉɹÇɥʇ É”,,±É¹Ê‡É”Ç1Ç Çɥʇ ÉŸo ÇbÉɯÉp Çɥʇ ɯoɹɟ ɹÇÊ'oÉ”Çɹ oʇ pÇpÇÇu É¥sÉ 's,,±É¥Ê‡ ɹÇÊ‡ÉŸÉ .ɯÉÇɹp s,,±É¥ u,,± Çuoʇs sÉ pÇu,,±ÉɯÇɹ ÇÊ'ÉÉ¥ p1noÊ É¥sÉ (Çɹo1dxÇ Ê‡â,,,up1noÉ” ÇÉ¥ p1ɹoÊ É u,,± ÇÊ',,±1 oʇ ʇuÉÊ É¹ÇÊ'Çu p1noÊ uos ɹÇÉ¥ bu,,±ÊouÊž) ɹÇɥʇoɯ s,É¥sÉ ÊŽq ʇuÇɯʇÉÇɹʇ Çɥʇ ÉŸo puÇ Çɥʇ ɹoÉŸ ʇou ʇ,,± ÇɹÇÊ .ɯÉÇɹp s,,±É¥ u,,± ɯ,,±É¥ bu,,±ÊŽÉŸ,,±É¹Ê‡Çd ÊŽq É¥sÉ oʇ ʇ,,± pÇʇsÇÉŸ,,±uÉɯ puÉ s,,±É¥Ê‡ pÇz,,±1ÉÇɹ pu,,±É¯ s,,±É¥ .pÇzÊŽ1ÉɹÉd Çq p1noÊ ÇÉ¥ 'pÇnu,,±Ê‡uoÉ” ʇuÇɯʇÉÇɹʇ Çɥʇ ÉŸ,,± puÉ 'ɯÇʇsÊŽs snoÊ'ɹÇu s,É¥sÉ Ê‡É”ÇÉŸÉŸÉ oʇ bu,,±uu,,±bÇq ÇɹÇÊ sʇ1oظ É”,,±É¹Ê‡É”Ç1Ç Çɥʇ .sʇɔÇÉŸÉŸÇ Çp,,±s ÇɹÇÊ ÇɹÇɥʇ ʇnq 'bu,,±ÊžÉ¹oÊ sÉÊ Ê‡uÇɯʇÉÇɹʇ Çɥʇ .ɥʇbuÇɹʇs Çʇnɹq ÊŽq ʇɹÉdɹÇʇunoÉ” ɹ,,±Çɥʇ uÊop ʇÉÇq ʇsnظ ÊŽÇɥʇ â,“ sÇÊ'oɯ ɹo sʞɔÉÊ‡Ê‡É uoɯéʞod 1É,,±É”Çds ÊŽuÉ Çsn ʇ,up,,±p ÊŽÇɥʇ 'p1ɹoÊ s,É¥sÉ ÉŸo sÇ1nɹ Çɥʇ ÊŽq ÊŽÉ1d ʇ,up,,±p sÇuo1É” Çɥʇ .ÇɔɹoÉŸ ÊŽq uÊop ʇ,,± ÇÊžÉʇ oʇ pÇpuÇʇu,,± 'ÇsuÇÉŸÇp s,,±É¥ ÉŸo ÊŽdoÉ” ʇɔÉxÇ Çɥʇ sÉ É¥sÉ oʇ pÇɹÉÇddÉ É¥É”ÉÇ os puÉ 'sÇ,,±Ê‡ÇÉŸÉs 1ÉʇuÇɯ s,É¥sÉ oʇ sɹÇʇunoÉ” ÇɹÇÊ sÇuo1É” Çɥʇ .p1ɹoÊ s,,±É¥ ÉŸo uoɯéʞod Çɥʇ ;ÇsoʇÉɯoÉ” ɯ,,±É¥ bu,,±dÇÇÊž puÉ É¥sÉ bu,,±Ê‡É”Çʇoɹd ÇɹÇÊ Ê‡Éɥʇ spɹÉnb ÇÉŸÉs 1ÉʇuÇɯ Çɥʇ ɹoÉŸ ʇuÇɯʇÉÇɹʇ Çɥʇ ÇɹÇÊ sÇuo1É” s,,±É¥ puÉ oÊʇÊÇɯ 'pu,,±É¯ s,É¥sÉ u,,± .(Ç,,±Ê'oɯ Çɥʇ u,,± uoɯéʞod 1Éu,,±b,,±É¹o Çɥʇ) spɹÉnb 1ÉʇuÇɯ s,,±É¥ ÉŸo Çuo ʇsÉ1 ʎɹÇÊ'Ç uÊop bu,,±ÊžÉʇ 'ʇ,,± ÉŸo ʇno É¥sÉ ÊžÉ”ouÊž oʇ Çu,,±É¥É”Éɯ É puÉ sÇs1ndɯ,,± É”,,±É¹Ê‡É”Ç1Ç É¥Ê‡,,±Ê Çuop 'ʇuÇɯʇÉÇɹʇ ÉŸo ɯɹoÉŸ ÊÇu É sÉÊ oÊʇÊÇɯ
.ÊŽu,,±Ê‡sÇp puÉ 'ÉŸ1Çs Çnɹʇ s,,±É¥ Çz,,±1ÉÇɹ oʇ ɯ,,±É¥ ɹoÉŸ ÊŽÉÊ É ÇÉ¹É ÉɯoÉ” ʇuÇnbÇsqns puÉ ÇÊž,,±É¹Ê‡s bu,,±uʇɥb,,±1 Çɥʇ ʇÉɥʇ puÉ 'p1ɹoÊ uoɯéʞod Çɥʇ ÉŸo ÉÉ¥ppnq ʇxÇu Çɥʇ sÉÊ ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ ÊŽ1ÇÊž,,±1 ÊŽ1Çɹ,,±Ê‡uÇ s,ʇ,,± 'pÉÇÉ¥ s,,±É¥ Çp,,±su,,± ɥʇ,,±Ê s1ÉÇp ÇÉ¥ sÇnss,,± 1ÉuosɹÇd ÉŸo ʇunoÉ¯É Çɥʇ bu,,±É¹Çp,,±suoÉ” .ÇʇÉʇs uÇz ÉŸo ʇɹos É pÇÊ'Ç,,±É¥É”É ÇÊ'ÉÉ¥ ÊŽ1ÇÊž,,±1 11,ÇÉ¥ ÉɯoÉ” Çɥʇ ÇdÉÉ”sÇ sÇop ɹÇÊ'Ç ÇÉ¥ ÉŸ,,± .ÉŸ1Çs 1Éu,,±b,,±É¹o s,,±É¥ ɥʇ,,±Ê ɥɔnoʇ ʇso1 ÇÉ¥ ;os op oʇ ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ pÇʇuÇÊ'u,,±Çɹ ÇÉ¥ Çɯ,,±Ê‡ ʎɹÇÊ'Ç 'suoz,,±É¹oÉ¥ s,,±É¥ uÇpÉoɹq puÉ 1ÇÊ'Éɹʇ oʇ pÇʇuÉÊ ÇÉ¥ .Ç1dɯ,,±s s,,± uosÉÇs ʇsɹ,,±ÉŸ Çɥʇ u,,± ʇuÇ1ÉÊ'Çɹd os Çɹnʇ1nÉ” ÇsÇuÉdÉظ ÉŸo sʇuÇɯÇ1Ç Çɥʇ puÉ Ê‡ÉÉ¥ 1Éu,,±b,,±É¹o s,,±É¥ pÇpɹÉÉ”s,,±p ÇÉ¥ uosÉÇɹ Çɥʇ
.Çɹoɯ bu,,±É¥Ê‡Çɯos ɹoÉŸ bu,,±É¥snd sÊŽÉÊ1É s,ÇÉ¥ .uo,,±Ê‡Énʇ,,±s s,,±É¥ ÉŸo ÇɹÉÊÉ Ê‡soɯ1É s,,± puÉ 'ssÇuÊžÉÇÊ ÉŸo pu,,±Êž ÊŽuÉ É¥Ê‡,,±Ê op oʇ bu,,±É¥Ê‡ou sʇuÉÊ 1nÉd 'Ç,,±É¥É”,,±É¹ ÉŸo Çʇ,,±soddo ɹÉ1od Çɥʇ ÇÉ¹É É¹Éɥɔɯ,,±É¥É” s,,±É¥ puÉ 1nÉd .ɯ,,±É¥ oʇ ɹÇʇsoɹ ɹÉ1,,±É¯,,±s É pÇsn uÇÊ'Ç Ê‡Éɥʇ Çuo .ɯ,,±É¥ oʇ 1ÉÉ”,,±Ê‡uÇp,,± ÊŽ1ɹÉÇu Çuo .ɥʇ,,±Ê ɹÇso1É” Çq p1noÉ” ÇÉ¥ Çuo pÇʇuÉÊ ÇÉ¥ ʇnq 'É¥sÉ É¹oÉŸ ʎɹoʇs ssÇɔɔns ɹÇɥʇouÉ ÇɹÇÊ nɥɔÉÊž,,±d s,,±É¥ puÉ Ç,,±É¥É”,,±É¹
.(p1ɹoÊ ÉɯoÉ” Çɥʇ ÇdÉÉ”sÇ oʇ bu,,±É¥Ê‡ÊŽuÉ op oʇ bu,,±11,,±Ê 'É¥sÉ Ê‡Éoɹɥʇ-ʇnÉ” É 'ʇɔÇdsÉ É¹ÇʞɹÉp Çɥʇ sÉ) 1nÉd puÉ (ʎɹ1ÉÊ',,±É¹ s,,±É¥ ÉŸo ʇɔÇdsÉ poob Çɥʇ) Ç,,±É¥É”,,±É¹ ÉŸo sɥʇɹ,,±q Çɥʇ snɥʇ ɯ,,±É¥ ɹoÉŸ 1ÉÊ',,±É¹ ÊÇu É pÇpÇÇu pu,,±É¯ s,,±É¥ ʇuÇɯÇɹ,,±Ê‡Çɹ u,,± ʎɹÉb ɥʇ,,±Ê .ɹnoÉŸ Çʇ,,±1Ç Çɥʇ bu,,±Ê‡ÉÇq ɹÇÊ‡ÉŸÉ É¹ossÇÉŸoɹd É oʇu,,± uÊop bu,,±1ʇʇÇs ÊŽ11ÉnʇuÇÊ'Ç 'Çɹ,,±sÇp ÇʇÉɯ,,±Ê‡1n puÉ ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ ÉŸo uo,,±s,,±Ê' s,É¥sÉ Ê‡,,±ns oʇ pÇbuÉɥɔ puÉ pÇssÇɹboɹd ɹÇÊ'ÇÊoÉ¥ ʎɹÉb .pu,,±É¯ s,,±É¥ u,,±É¥Ê‡,,±Ê pob ÉŸo ʇɹos É oʇu,,± dn ʇ1,,±nq puÉ 'ÇÉŸ,,±1 1ÉÇɹ ɯoɹɟ ÊÇuÊž É¥sÉ ÇuoÇɯos 'ÊžÉo ʎɹÉb ɥʇ,,±Ê pÇʇÉu,,±b,,±É¹o s,,±É¥Ê‡ .(ɯ,,±É¥ uÉɥʇ ɹÇp1o 11É ÇÉ¹É ÊŽÇɥʇ ʇÉɥʇ Çʇou) ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ ɹoÉŸ suo,,±s,,±Ê'uÇ ÇÉ¥ sÇɹnʇnÉŸ Ç1q,,±ssod 11É ÇÉ¹É s1ÉÊ',,±É¹ s,É¥sÉ
.ʎʇ,,±1ÉÇɹ ʎʞɔn1â,“obâ,“ÊŽddÉÉ¥ s,,±É¥ ÇdÉÉ”sÇ uÉÉ” 'snɥʇ puÉ É¯,,±É¥ u,,± ssÇuʇÉÇɹb sÉÉ¥ ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ ɯ,,±É¥ bu,,±11Çʇ pu,,±É¯ s,É¥sÉ ÇÉ¹É uoɯéʞod ʎɹÉpuÇbÇ1 Çɥʇ .spɹÉÊɹoÉŸ É¥snd oʇ ɯ,,±É¥ ÇbÉɹnoÉ”uÇ oʇ ÊŽÉÊ É s,ʇ,,± puÉ 'sÇ,,±É¹Ê‡ ÇÉ¥ ÉŸ,,± sbu,,±É¥Ê‡ ʇÉÇɹb op uÉÉ” ÇÉ¥ ɯ,,±É¥ bu,,±ÊoÉ¥s ÉŸo ÊŽÉÊ s,pu,,±É¯ s,,±É¥ Çɹ,ÊŽÇɥʇ 'uoɯéʞod ʎɹÉpuÇbÇ1 bu,,±É¹ÇʇunoÉ”uÇ sdÇÇÊž ÇÉ¥ ÊŽÉ¥Ê s,,± s,,±É¥Ê‡ .ÇdÉÉ”sÇ Ê‡ouuÉÉ” puÉ 'ʇ,,± ÉŸo ʇno ÊŽÉÊ s,,±É¥ ʇɥb,,±ÉŸ ÊŽ11Éu,,±ÉŸ oʇ ʇuÇÉ”É1dɯoÉ” ooʇ s,,± É¥sÉ É¹ÇÊ'ÇÊoÉ¥ .ʇ,,± ɥʇ,,±Ê ɯ,,±É¥ ɹoÉŸ ʇno ÊŽÉÊ É Ê‡1,,±nq puÉ pÇÊ'o1 ÊŽpÉÇɹ1É ÊŽoq Çɥʇ bu,,±É¥Ê‡Çɯos Êžooʇ ʇ,,± os 'ÇbÉɯÉp u,,±Éɹq ɹoظÉɯ ÇsnÉÉ” p1noÊ Ê‡,,± ʇnq 'ʇ,,± ÉŸo ʇno ɯ,,±É¥ dÉus p1noÊ ÉɯoÉ” Çɥʇ ÉŸo ssÇuÇɹÉÊÉ Ê‡Éɥʇ ʇno pÇɹnb,,±ÉŸ ÇÊ'ÉÉ¥ ʇsnɯ pu,,±É¯ s,,±É¥ .uo,,±Ê‡Énʇ,,±s s,,±É¥ ÉŸo ÇɹÉÊÉ ooʇ bu,,±É¯oÉ”Çq ɯoɹɟ ɯ,,±É¥ dÇÇÊž oʇ dÉɹʇ sno,,±É”suoÉ”qns É sâ,,,ʇ,,± .s,,± ÇÉ¥ ÇɹÇÉ¥Ê s,ÇÉ¥ ÊŽÉ¥Ê bu,,±uo,,±Ê‡sÇnb ʇɹÉʇs 11,,±Ê puÉ Ê‡,,± ÇʇÉp,,±1ÉÊ' oʇ Ç1qÉ Çq ʇ,uoÊ ÇÉ¥ ɹo p1ɹoÊ s,,±É¥ u,,± pÇÇɔɔns oʇ ÇuoÇɯos spÇÇu É¥sÉ .ÇÉŸ,,±1 1Éɯɹou É oʇ uÊop pÇ1ʇʇÇs puÉ 'pÇpÇÇɔɔns ÇÉ¥ .ʇuÇɯ11,,±ÉŸ1nÉŸ É¥s,,±Ê s,,± ÇÉ¥ .Çq oʇ sʇuÉÊ É¥sÉ Ê‡ÉÉ¥Ê s,,± ÊžÉo ʎɹÉb .Ç1qÉu,,±ÉʇʇÉun s,,± ʇÉÉ¥Ê puÉ pÇu,,±ÉÊ‡Ê‡É Çq uÉÉ” ʇÉÉ¥Ê É¥Ê‡oq ʇuÇsÇɹdÇɹ ÊŽÇɥʇ 'ÇÊž,,±1pob ÊŽ11É,,±Ê‡uÇssÇ ÇÉ¹É Ê‡Éɥʇ uoɯéʞod bu,,±Ê'ÉÉ¥ .Ç1ɔʎɔ s,,±É¥Ê‡ ÉŸo ʇɹÉd ʇsÇbuoɹʇs Çɥʇ ÊŽ1ÇʇÉɯ,,±Ê‡1n ÇÉ¹É É¹noÉŸ Çʇ,,±1Ç Çɥʇ puÉ s1ÉÊ',,±É¹ sâ,,,É¥sÉ
.p1ɹoÊ ÉɯoÉ” s,,±É¥Ê‡ ÇdÉÉ”sÇ oʇ bu,,±É¥Ê‡ou Ê‡É doʇs 11,,±Ê ʇÉɥʇ ɯ,,±É¥ ÉŸo ʇɹÉd Çɥʇ puÉ 'ɹÇpɹÉÉ¥ puÉ É¹ÇpɹÉÉ¥ uÇÊ'Ç uo É¥snd oʇ sʇuÉÊ Ê‡Éɥʇ Çuo 'Çp,,±s ʞɹÉp s,É¥sÉ s,,± 1nÉd .dn ÇÊžÉÊ oʇ spÇÇu ÇÉ¥ puÉ uo,,±Ê‡do ʇsÇq Çɥʇ ʇou s,,± p1ɹoÊ Ê‡É”ÇɟɹÇd s,,±É¥Ê‡ ʇÉɥʇ sɯɹÇʇ oʇ ÇɯoÉ” ÊŽ11ÉnÊ‡É”É oʇ É¥sÉ ÇɔɹoÉŸ oʇ 's,,±É¥Ê‡ ÉŸo ʇno ɯ,,±É¥ dÉus oʇ sʇɹoÉŸÉŸÇ É¥É”Ê‡,,±p ʇsÉ1 s,pu,,±É¯ s,,±É¥ s,ʇ,,± :uo,,±sÉɔɔo Çuo ʇsÉÇ1 Ê‡É uo ɯ,,±É¥ ɥʇ,,±Ê ʞɹoÊ oʇ pÇɔɹoÉŸ uÇÇq sÉÉ¥ É¥sÉ puÉ 'ʇu,,±od s,,±É¥Ê‡ Ê‡É dn uÊoÉ¥s sÉÉ¥ 1nÉd ÊŽÉ¥Ê uosÉÇɹ poob É Çq os1É p1noÊ Ê‡,,± .sÇnss,,± s,,±É¥ ɥʇ,,±Ê 1ÉÇp oʇ ɯ,,±É¥ bu,,±É”ɹoÉŸ pu,,±É¯ s,,±É¥ ÊŽ11ÉÉ”,,±sÉq sâ,,,ʇ,,± .ʞɔÉq ɯÇɥʇ ʇÇb ʇ,uÉÉ” ÇÉ¥ (pɹÉz,,±É¹Éɥɔ ɥʇ,,±Ê sÉ É¥É”ns) ÇʇÉɹÇdsÇp s,ÇÉ¥ ssÇ1un puÉ 'ɯÇɥʇ sÇso1 ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ s,ʇ,,± 'dn ɯÇɥʇ sÇÊ',,±b ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ ʇou s,ʇ,,± os .u,,±ÉbÉ punoÉ¹É sÇɯoÉ” ÇɹÉÊÉ-ÉŸ1Çs bu,,±É¯oÉ”Çq ÉŸo ÇÉ”uÉɥɔ Çɥʇ puÉ 'ʇsÇɹÇʇu,,± Çso1 11,ÇÉ¥ '(sÇnss,,±)uoɯéʞod ÊÇu ÇɯÉʇ puÉ Ê‡ÇÇɯ oʇ uosÉÇɹ ou s,ÇɹÇɥʇ ɯÉÇʇ 1nɟɹÇÊod s,,±É¥ dÇÇÊž oʇ pÇÊo11É s,ÇÉ¥ ÉŸ,,± ɹÇÊ'ÇÊoÉ¥ .ɹÇʇsÉɯ uoɯéʞod 1ÉÇɹ É ÇɯoÉ”Çq ÊŽ11Éu,,±ÉŸ oʇ 'ÇÉŸ,,±1 1ÉÇɹ s,,±É¥ oʇ uɹnʇÇɹ oʇ puÉ 'ɯopÇÇɹɟ sʇuÉÊ Ê‡É¹Éd ɹÇɥʇo Çɥʇ .ÊŽ11nÉŸÇɹÉÉ” ʇno sʇɥbnoɥʇ s,,±É¥ ʇɹos ÊŽ1Êo1s puÉ p1ɹoÊ ÊŽsÉʇuÉÉŸ s,,±É¥ u,,±Éʇu,,±Éɯ oʇ sʇuÉÊ Ê‡Éɥʇ Çuo s,,± ʎʇ,,±1ÉuosɹÇd 1Énp sâ,,,É¥sÉ .ÉɯoÉ” s,,±É¥ ɯoɹɟ dn ÇÊžÉÊ p1noÊ puÉ 'ɯÉÇɹp oʇ ʇɟÇ1 bu,,±É¥Ê‡ou ÇÊ'ÉÉ¥ p,ÇÉ¥ uÉÇɯ p1noÊ Ê‡Éɥʇ ÇsnÉÉ”Çq s,,± ɹÇʇsÉɯ É sÇɯoÉ”Çq ÊŽ1nɹʇ ɹÇÊ'Çu ÇÉ¥ uosÉÇɹ Çɥʇ
.sɥʇuoɯ ÊÇÉŸ ʎɹÇÊ'Ç ÊŽÊ‡,,±Ê‡uÇp,,± ÊÇu É sʇdopÉ ÊŽ11É,,±Ê‡uÇssÇ ÇÉ¥ os 'snoɯÉÉŸ sÉ ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ Çɹnʇɔ,,±d ʇ,uÉÉ” ʇsnظ É¥sÉ .Ç1dɯ,,±s s,,± ʇÉɥʇ ɹoÉŸ ɹÇÊsuÉ Çɥʇ puÉ 'sÇob ÇÉ¥ ÇɹÇÉ¥Ê É¹o 'sÇop ÇÉ¥ ʇÉÉ¥Ê É¹ÇʇʇÉɯ ou 'ÇɯÉÉŸ ÊŽuÉ É¯,,±É¥ sʇÇu ÊŽ11ÉÇɹ ɹÇÊ'Çu os1É bu,,±11ÇÊ'Éɹʇ s,É¥sÉ
.bu,,±ÊŽÇuɹnoظ dÇÇÊž puÉ 'ÉɯoÉ” Çɥʇ u,,± ÊŽÉʇs oʇ sʇuÉÊ É¥sÉ ÉŸo ʇɹÉd 'ɹÇɥʇɹnÉŸ ɯ,,±É¥ ÇʇÉÊ',,±Ê‡oɯ oʇ ÊŽÉÊ ou puÉ 'sÇbuÇ11Éɥɔ ÊŽuÉ Çq ʇ,uoÊ ÇɹÇɥʇ 'ɯÉÇʇ pÇɹÇÊodɹÇÊ'o uÉ É¥Ê‡,,±Ê ʇnq 'sÇbuÇ11Éɥɔ ÊÇu ɹoÉŸ puÉ1 ÊÇu É oʇ ob oʇ sÉÉ¥ ÇÉ¥ ʇ,,± É¥bnoɹɥʇ ÊŽÉÊ s,,±É¥ bu,,±Ê‡É¥b,,±ÉŸ ɹÇÊ‡ÉŸÉ puÉ 'dn sÇɯoÉ” ʇuÇɯÉuɹnoʇ É 'ɯÉÇʇ pÇɹÇÊodɹÇÊ'o uÉ sÇs,,±Éɹ ÇÉ¥ puoÉ”Çs Çɥʇ .ɯÇɥʇ ÉŸo ob ʇÇ1 oʇ ɯ,,±É¥ bu,,±É”ɹoÉŸ s,,± pu,,±É¯ s,,±É¥ ÇsnÉÉ”Çq uoɯéʞod s,,±É¥ sÇsÉÇ1Çɹ É¥sÉ
.oʇ uÇÇq pÉÉ¥ ÇÉ¥ sÇÉ”É1d sno,,±Ê'ɹÇd ɯoɹɟ ɹÇÊ'o-ʎɹɹÉÉ” ou pÉÉ¥ ʇÇɯ ÇÉ¥ ÇuoʎɹÇÊ'Ç ÉŸ,,± sno,,±É”,,±dsns ÇɯoÉ”Çq p1noÊ É¥sÉ uÇÊ'Ç .ɯ,,±É¥ ʇÇɯ ÇÉ¥ ÇɹoÉŸÇq ʇɥbnÉÉ” 1ÉÊ',,±É¹ É Ê‡Éɥʇ uoɯéʞod É 'uo,,±Ê‡Éz,,±1Éuo,,±Ê‡Éɹ É s,,± ɹÉʇ,,±dnd .ÇbuÉɥɔ ÊŽ1nɹʇ oʇ ÇÉ”uÉɥɔ Çɥʇ ɯ,,±É¥ sÇÊ',,±b ʇ,,± 'ÇÉ”uo ÇbuÉɥɔ oʇ ɯÇɥʇ pÇÊo11É puÉ uÊop ʞɔo1qpÉoɹ ʇÉɥʇ ʇÉÇq pu,,±É¯ s,,±É¥ ÇÉ”uo .suo,,±Ê‡n1oÊ'Ç É¹,,±Çɥʇ 'ÇÉ”uÇÉ¥ ;ÇbuÉɥɔ oʇ ssÇubu,,±11,,±Ê s,ʇÇʞɔoɹ ɯÉÇʇ ÉŸo É”,,±1oqɯʎs ÇɹÇÊ suÉÊžÇ puÉ bu,,±ÉŸÉŸoÊž .11ÇÊ sÉ sɹÇu,,±Éɹʇ ɹÇɥʇo ÉŸo uoɯéʞod ÇÉ¹É os 'ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ ÉŸo sʇɹÉd ʇuÇɹÇÉŸÉŸ,,±p ÉŸo uo,,±Ê‡ÉʇsÇÉŸ,,±uÉɯ É ÇÉ¹É uoɯéʞod sâ,,,É¥sÉ ÇÉ¹É ÊŽ1uo ʇou
.ɹÇbuoɹʇs bu,,±Êoɹb s,ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ sub,,±s ÇÉ¹É ÇsÇɥʇ u,,±Ê oʇ pÇʇÉu,,±É¯op ÊŽpÉÇɹ1É sÉÉ¥ ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ sÇnss,,± sÇsn ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ ʇɔÉÉŸ Çɥʇ .xÇ1dɯoÉ” Çɹoɯ ÇɯoÉ”Çq oʇ pÇpÇÇu ɯÇɥʇ ɥʇ,,±Ê bu,,±1ÉÇp ÉŸo suÉÇɯ Çɥʇ puÉ 'pÇʇÉÉ”,,±1dɯoÉ” Çɹoɯ puÉ Çɹoɯ ÇɯÉÉ”Çq sÇnss,,± s,,±É¥ ʇÉɥʇ s,,± s,,±É¥Ê‡ ɹoÉŸ uo,,±Ê‡ÉuÉ1dxÇ Çɥʇ .sʇsÇʇuoÉ” puÉ sÇ1ʇʇÉq ɯÉÇʇ oʇu,,± pÇÊ'1oÊ'Ç É¥É”,,±É¥Ê 'sÇ1ʇʇÉq Çɥʇ pÉÉ¥ É¥sÉ ÊŽ11Éu,,±b,,±É¹o .ÊŽ1ʞɔ,,±nb ÊŽ1ɹ,,±ÉÉŸ ʞɔÉq sÇpÉɹʇ ÊŽ11Énsn puÉ s,,±É¥Ê‡ sÇz,,±1ÉÇɹ ÇÉ¥ 'ɹÇÊ'ÇÊoÉ¥ ;Çs1Ç ÇuoÇɯos uo ÊŽÉÊÉ sɯÇ1qoɹd uÊo s,,±É¥ É¥snd oʇ ʇdɯÇÊ‡Ê‡É uÉ s,ʇ,,± 'uoɯéʞod bu,,±pÉɹʇ s,,± É¥sÉ uÇÉ¥Ê .u,,±Ê Çɥʇ ɹoÉŸ ÇÉ”,,±Ê‡ou s,ʇuÇɯoɯ É Ê‡É bu,,±É¥Ê‡Çɯos ÇÉ”,,±ÉŸ,,±É¹É”És oʇ bu,,±11,,±Ê sÊŽÉÊ1É 'ssÇussÇ1ʞɔÇɹ s,,±É¥ ÇÉ¹É sÇdʎʇ pɹ,,±q s,,±É¥ .ʞɔo1ÉŸ É u,,±oظ oʇ ʇ,,± pÇsÉÇ1Çɹ ÇÉ¥ uÇÉ¥Ê É¥Ê‡,,±Ê ʇ1ÉÇp ÇÉ¥ ɥɔ,,±É¥Ê 'ssÇu,,±1Çuo1 bu,,±É¥snɹɔ s,,±É¥ sÉÊ ÇÇɹɟɹÇʇʇnq .Çuo ʇsÇbuoɹʇs Çɥʇ ɯ,,±É¥ ÇÊ'Éb ʇsnظ sno,,±É”suoÉ”qns s,É¥sÉ puÉ 'dnoɹb Çuo sÉ pÇÊÇ,,±Ê' ÇɹÇÊ ÊŽÇɥʇ 'buÉb Çɥʇ uÉɹ ÇÉ¥ É¥bnoɥʇ uÇÊ'Ç 'ɥʇ,,±Ê uÉɹ ʇ,,± buÉb Çɥʇ ÊŽq pÇÉ”uÇp,,±Ê'Ç sÉ 'sɹÇɥʇo ÉŸo pÉÇ1 Çɥʇ Êo11oÉŸ oʇ ssÇubu,,±11,,±Ê s,,±É¥ sÉÊ Ç1ʇɹ,,±nbs .ʇ,,± pÇ1ʇʇÉq ÇÉ¥ ssÇ1un pu,,±É¥Çq ÊŽÉʇs oʇ pÇp,,±É”Çp ʇsoɯ1É Ê‡,,± ÊoÉ¥ puÉ ÇÊ'1oÊ'Ç oʇ sÇu,,±1É”Çp ʇ,,± uÇÉ¥ÊpÇʇɔÇ1ÉŸÇɹ s,,± s,,±É¥Ê‡ 'ÇbuÉɥɔ oʇ ssÇubu,,±11,,±Êun s,É¥sÉ sÉÊ É¹nÉsÉq1nq .1oɹʇuoÉ” u,,± ÇÊ'ÉÉ¥ ʇou ɹÇɥʇÉɹ p1noÊ ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ ɯ,,±É¥ ÉŸo ʇɹÉd É É¥Ê‡,,±Ê Ç1ʇʇÉq bu,,±op s,,± ÇÉ¥ 'ʇɔÇÉŸÉŸÇ u,,± .ʇ,,± oʇu,,± ÇÊ'Éb ÇÉ¥ ÊŽ1uo ÉŸ,,± ÉŸo Ç1qÉdÉÉ” Çq p1noÉ” ÇÉ¥ 11,,±Êžs ÉŸo 1ÇÊ'Ç1 É ÊŽÉ1ds,,±p oʇ 'ʇsÉ1 Çɥʇ uÉɥʇ ɹÇbuoɹʇs bu,,±Çq uoɯéʞod ɥɔÉÇ É¥Ê‡,,±Ê ʎʇ,,±1ÉuosɹÇd s,,±É¥ ÉŸo sʇɔÇdsÉ ÊŽÉ¹Éɯ,,±É¹d Çɹoɯ ÇÉ¹É sɹÇpÉÇ1 ɯʎb .ssÇɹdns ʇɥb,,±É¹Ê‡no ɹo ɥʇ,,±Ê sɯɹÇʇ oʇ ÇɯoÉ” ɹÇɥʇ,,±Ç ʇsnɯ ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ sÇuo 'sÇnss,,± s,,±É¥ ÉŸo sɯɹoÉŸ ʇɔÇɹ,,±p Çɹoɯ ÇÉ¹É sɹÇu,,±Éɹʇ ɹÇɥʇo .ʇno sÇnss,,± p,,±És sʞɹoÊ ÇÉ¥ 'ɯÇɥʇ su,,±Éɹʇ ÇÉ¥ sÉ Ê‡nq 'sÇnss,,± s,,±É¥ Ê‡É bu,,±Ê‡Ê‡Çb suÉÇɯ ɯÉÇʇ s,,±É¥ bu,,±É¹,,±nbÉ”É .ÇÉ”uÇ,,±pÇqos,,±p ÉŸo ouɹÇÉŸu,,± bu,,±bÉɹ É sÇɯoÉ”Çq ÊŽ11ÉnʇuÇÊ'Ç Ê‡nq 'bu,,±É¥Ê‡ 1oɹʇuoÉ” oʇ ÊŽsÉÇ ÇʇnÉ” É s,ʇ,,± ʇsɹ,,±ÉŸ Ê‡É (ʞɔoɹq ÇÊž,,±1 ʎʇ,,±1ÉnxÇs s,,±É¥ ʇou) ÇÊ',,±É¹p xÇs s,,±É¥ sʇuÇsÇɹdÇɹ ɹÇpuÉɯɹÉɥɔ Ç1dɯÉxÇ É¹oÉŸ 'sÇnss,,± s,,±É¥ ÇÉ¹É É¯ÉÇʇ s,É¥sÉ u,,± uoɯéʞod Çɥʇ
.ɯÇɥʇ u,,± ʇsÇɹÇʇu,,± 1ÉÇɹ ou sÉÉ¥ ÇÉ¥ ÇsnÉÉ”Çq punoɹbʞɔÉq Çɥʇ oʇu,,± 11ÉÉŸ s1Éɯ,,±uÉ 1ÉÇɹ puÉ 'uoɯéʞod ɥʇ,,±Ê u,,±É1dxÇ Ê‡,uÉÉ” ÇÉ¥ bu,,±É¥Ê‡ÊŽuÉ sÇ,,±ÉŸ,,±Ê‡snظ ÇÉ¥ .uoɯéʞod sÊŽÉs pu,,±É¯ s,,±É¥ 'sʞɹoÊ Ê‡,,± ÊoÉ¥ ÊouÊž ʇ,usÇop ÇÉ¥ ÉŸ,,± .ÇɯoɹpuÊŽs "ʇ,,± p,,±p pɹÉz,,±Ê É" Çɥʇ sâ,,,ʇ,,± .p1ɹoÊ Çɥʇ ÉŸo bu,,±uo,,±Ê‡É”unÉŸ Çɥʇ ÉŸo suo,,±Ê‡Éz,,±1Éuo,,±Ê‡Éɹ s,,±É¥ ÇÉ¹É uoɯéʞod p1,,±Ê Çɥʇ .sÇ1nɹ s,p1ɹoÊ ÇÊžÉÉŸ s,,±É¥ oʇ pÇɯoʇsnÉ”É”É Çɹoɯ bu,,±É¯oÉ”Çq s,,± ÇÉ¥ ʇnq ' bu,,±Ê‡Éɹo,,±É¹ÇʇÇp ÊŽ11ÉʇuÇɯ Çq ʇou ÊŽÉɯ ɹo ÊŽÉɯ ÇÉ¥ .p1ɹoÊ 1ÉÇɹ Çɥʇ ɯoɹɟ sn1nɯ,,±Ê‡s ou sÉÉ¥ ÇÉ¥ ɹÇbuo1 Çɥʇ ÊŽ1snonu,,±Ê‡uoÉ” pÇz,,±1ÉÇp,,± Çq 11,,±Ê ɯ1ÉÇɹ uoɯéʞod Çɥʇ .ÊŽq sÇob Çɯ,,±Ê‡ sÉ Çɹoɯ puÉ Çɹoɯ bu,,±dd,,±1s s,,± p1ɹoÊ p1o Çɥʇ ÉŸo ʎɹoɯÇɯ s,,±É¥ ʇÉɥʇ ub,,±s É .sɹoʇÉɹÇuÇb ɹÇÊod sÉ bu,,±ÊžÉ¹oÊ uoɯéʞod É”,,±É¹Ê‡É”Ç1Ç ÇÊž,,±1 sbu,,±É¥Ê‡ u,,±É1dxÇ p1noÉ” ʇ,,± .uoɯéʞod ɥʇ,,±Ê ɯÇɥʇ bu,,±É”É1dÇɹ puÉ ÊŽÉ¹Çu,,±É¥É”Éɯ puÉ s1Éɯ,,±uÉ Çɯos ÉŸo sʇdÇÉ”uoÉ” bu,,±so1 s,ÇÉ¥ 'ÉɯoÉ” s,,±É¥Ê‡ u,,± s,ÇÉ¥ sÉ .bu,,±Ê‡Éɹo,,±É¹ÇʇÇp pu,,±É¯ sâ,,,É¥sÉ ÉŸo ub,,±s É Çq p1noÉ” s,,±É¥Ê‡ .uoɯéʞod Çɹoɯ puÉ s1Éɯ,,±uÉ É”,,±Ê‡s,,±1ÉÇɹ ssÇ1 bu,,±ÇÇs uÇÇq ÇÊ',ÇÊ 'ɹÇbuo1 uo sÇob sÇ,,±É¹Çs Çɥʇ sÉ 'ʇnq .ʇ,,±nɔɹ,,±É” bu,,±Ê‡É¥b,,±ÉŸ bop É puÉ 'sbop ÉŸo spÇÇɹq ʇuÇɹÇÉŸÉŸ,,±p ʇnoqÉ Çq p1noÊ bu,,±É¥Ê‡ÊŽÉ¹ÇÊ'Ç 'sÇ,,±ddnd pÇÊ'o1 pÉÉ¥ É¥sÉ ÉŸ,,± .ɥɔnɯ ÊŽÉ1d oʇu,,± ÇɯoÉ” ʇ,uop ÊŽÇɥʇ os Çɥɔʎsd s,É¥sÉ oʇ ɹÇʇʇÉɯ ʇ,uop ÊŽÇɥʇ ʇnq .uoɯéʞod â,ÇÊž,,±1-ʇÉɹâ," É s,,± nɥɔÉÊž,,±d ʇÉɥʇ xÇpéʞod Çɥʇ ÊŽq ʇÉɥʇ ɹo ɯʎb ʎʇ,,±É” uÉÇ1nɹÇÉ” Çɥʇ u,,± É¥s,,±ÉŸ ÉŸo ɯn,,±É¹ÉnbÉ Çɥʇ s,,± ʇno ʇu,,±od oʇ ÇsÉÉ” ɹÉÇ1É” É 'Ç1dɯÉxÇ É¹oÉŸ .ÊoÉ¥s puÉ ÇɯÉb Çɥʇ u,,± s1Éɯ,,±uÉ oʇ sÇÉ”uÇɹÇÉŸÇɹ puÉ ÊoÉ¥s Çɥʇ u,,± ÊŽ1ɹÉÇ s1Éɯ,,±uÉ 1ÉÇɹ ÇɹÇÊ ÇɹÇɥʇ 's11ÉÉ”Çɹ Çuo ÉŸ,,±
.ɯ,,±É¥ oʇ ÇʇÉ1Çɹ ÊŽ1,,±sÉÇ Çɹoɯ uÉÉ” ÇÉ¥ uo,,±Ê‡Éz,,±uÉbɹo 1Éu,,±É¯,,±É¹É” É bu,,±pÉÇ1 ʇ,us,,± ,,±uuÉÊ'o,,±b ÉŸ,,± puÉ 'bu,,±Ê‡ÉÇq ʇnoqÉ poob 1ÇÇÉŸ oʇ "ÊŽnb pÉq" ÊÇu É spÇÇu ʇsɹ,,±ÉŸ ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ op oʇ .ɹÇɥʇÉÉŸ s,,±É¥ ɥʇ,,±Ê sÉÉ¥ ÇÉ¥ sɯÇ1qoɹd Çɥʇ ʇno ʞɹoÊ oʇ bu,,±Ê‡dɯÇÊ‡Ê‡É É¥sÉ ÇÉ¹É (É”,,±Ê‡É”É1Éb puÉ 'ÉnbÉ 'ÉɯbÉɯ ) sɯÉÇʇ ÊÇu Çɥʇ
.ÇÊž,,±1 Êžoo1 p1noÊ sÇ,,±É”Çds ÊÇu ʇÉÉ¥Ê uo pu,,±É¯ s,,±É¥ ɯoɹɟ bu,,±É¯oÉ” uo,,±Ê‡É1nÉ”Çds ɹÇɥʇɹnÉŸ ʇsnظ s,,± Çs1Ç bu,,±É¥Ê‡ÊŽÉ¹ÇÊ'Ç puÉ 'uosÉÇs ʇsɹ,,±ÉŸ Çɥʇ ɯoɹɟ sÇuo Çɥʇ ÇÉ¹É uoɯéʞod 1ÉÇɹ ÊŽ1uo Çɥʇ ʇÉɥʇ ʎɹoÇɥʇ Çɥʇ oʇ ʞɔÉq bu,,±11ÉÉŸ u,,±ÉbÉ .(sÇpos,,±dÇ ÊŽ1ɹÉÇ Çɥʇ u,,± uÇÇs sÉ) sno,,±É”,,±Ê' ɹo 1ÉɹÇÉŸ Çʇ,,±nb Çq ÊŽÉɯ ÊŽÇɥʇ p1ɹoÊ 1ÉÇɹ Çɥʇ u,,± 'sÉÇɹÇÉ¥Ê ;ssÇ1ɯɹÉÉ¥ sÉ 11É É¯Çɥʇ sÇÇs ÇÉ¥ os 'uoɯéʞod É ÊŽq ʇɹnÉ¥ ÊŽ11ÉÇɹ ɹÇÊ'Çu sÉÊ s,É¥sÉ .uÉɯnÉ¥ É Ê‡É¹nÉ¥ ɹÇÊ'Çu uÉÉ” ʇÉɥʇ ʇnq 'p,,±ouÉɯnÉ¥ ÊŽ1ppo s,ʇÉɥʇ ÇɹnʇÉÇɹɔ bu,,±Ê'o1 ÇÉ”ÉÇd É 'uoɯéʞod É s,,± ÇÉ¥ .ɯoɯ s,,±É¥ ɹo ɯ,,±É¥ ÇsnqÉ ÊŽ11Éuo,,±Ê‡oÉ¯Ç Ê‡,uÉÉ” ʇÉɥʇ Çuo 'ɹÇɥʇÉÉŸ s,É¥sÉ É¹oÉŸ u,,± puÉʇs É ÊŽ11ÉnÊ‡É”É s,,± Çɯ,,±É¯ .ɹɯ
.suo,,±Ê‡Éu,,±É¥É”Éɯ s,ɹÇɥʇÉÉŸ s,,±É¥ ÇdÉÉ”sÇ oʇ ʎʇ,,±1,,±qÉu,,± s,,±É¥ ÉŸo É”,,±1oqɯʎs s,,± ÊŽp,,±ssÉÉ” puÉ É¥É”Ê‡nq bu,,±pn1É”u,,± uo,,±Ê‡Éz,,±uÉbɹo Ç1oÉ¥Ê Çɥʇ ÉŸo ʇsÇɹ Çɥʇ .ʇÇʞɔoɹ ɯÉÇʇ s,,± É¥sÉ 'ÊŽÉÊ É u,,± os
.ÇɯoÉ¥ Ê‡É ÇɹnssÇɹd bu,,±Ê‡unoɯ ÇdÉÉ”sÇ oʇ ÇɹÇÊ ÊŽÇuɹnoظ s,,±É¥ ɹoÉŸ suo,,±Ê‡ÉÊ',,±Ê‡oɯ s,É¥sÉ .ʇÇ11Éd ÉŸo uÊoʇ ʎɹʇunoÉ” '11Éɯs Çɥʇ oʇ ÇÊ'oɯ oʇ ɯÇɥʇ bu,,±É”ɹoÉŸ puÉ ÊŽ1,,±É¯ÉÉŸ Çɥʇ uo ÇɯÉÉ¥s bu,,±bu,,±É¹q '1ooɥɔs Ê‡É Ê‡uÇp,,±É”u,,± uÉ ÇqÊŽÉɯ 'É¥sÉ ÉŸo ʇɹÉd s,,±É¥Ê‡ ÊŽq pÇsnÉÉ” sÉÊ sʇuÇɹÉd s,É¥sÉ uÇÇÊʇÇq ʇ,,±1ds Çɥʇ ÇÊ'Ç,,±1Çq ,,± .s1ɹ,,±b ÇÊ',,±Ê‡É”ÉÉ¹Ê‡Ê‡É É¯opuÉɹ ÊŽq pÇʞɔÉÊ‡Ê‡É puÉ uoɯéʞod ÊŽq pÇÉ¥s,,±und ÊŽ1ʇuÉʇsuoÉ” s,,± ÇÉ¥ ÊŽÉ¥Ê ÇÉ”uÇÉ¥ 'ʎʇ,,±1ÉnxÇsoɯoÉ¥ ʇuÇʇÉ1 s,É¥sÉ s,,± sÇɯÉظ Êou .ʎʇ,,±1ÉnxÇsoɯoÉ¥ ʇuÇʇÉ1 s,,±É¥ bu,,±ÊŽÉŸ,,±Ê‡snظ ÉŸo ÊŽÉÊ s,,±É¥ s,,± pooÉ¥p1,,±É¥É” pÇ1qnoɹʇ ,sÇɯÉظ .ɹÇɥʇÉÉŸ ÇsÉÇ1d uÉÉ” ÇÉ¥s os bu,,±pp,,±q ɹÇÉ¥ bu,,±op oʇu,,± ʎʇ,,±1ÉnxÇsoɯoÉ¥ ÇÊ',,±ss,,±É¯qns s,É¥sÉ ÊžÉ”,,±É¹Ê‡ 11,,±Ê ÇÉ¥s 'ʎʇ,,±1,,±q,,±11nb puÉ ÊŽÊ‡,,±uÉÊ' s,É¥sÉ s,,± Ç,,±ssÇظ .uÊo s,,±É¥ uo bu,,±1ʞɔÉʇ ɥʇ,,±Ê Ç1qÉʇɹoɟɯoÉ”un s1ÇÇÉŸ ÇÉ¥ punoɹb ɥʇ,,±Ê bu,,±1ÉÇp É¥sÉ ÇÉ¹É ÊŽdnɔɔo ÊŽÇɥʇ sÇpos,,±dÇ Çɥʇ puÉ Ê‡Çʞɔoɹ ɯÉÇʇ 'p,,±És ,,± sÉ .ɹÉÇu ob oʇ ʇou uɹoÊs pÉÉ¥ ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ ÇÉ¥ punoɹb bu,,±pÉÇɹʇ sÇÊ'1oÊ'u,,± ʇ,,± ÇsnÉÉ”Çq 'ɥɔnoʇ ʇ,up1noÊ ÊÇɹɔ puÉ É¥sÉ Ê‡Éɥʇ sÇnss,,± ɥʇ,,±Ê 1ÉÇp oʇ ɯ,,±É¥ ɹoÉŸ ÊŽÉÊ É s,ʇ,,± .pÇz,,±uoɯÇp ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ ÉŸo sʇɹÉd Çɥʇ bu,,±z,,±uÉɯnÉ¥ puÉ 'É¥bnoɹɥʇ bu,,±ÊžÉ¹oÊ pu,,±É¯ s,,±É¥ ÇÉ¹É buÉb Çɥʇ puÉ É¥sÉ uo snÉ”oÉŸ ʇ,uop ʇÉɥʇ sÇpos,,±dÇ É¹Ç11,,±ÉŸ Çɥʇ .ÇdÉÉ”sÇ 1ÉnʇuÇÊ'Ç uÉ ÊŽ11nÉŸÇdoÉ¥ puÉ 'ʇɔ,,±1ÉŸuoÉ” Çɹoɯ Çq uÉÉ” ÇɹÇɥʇ ʇÉɥʇ os .pu,,±É¯ s,,±É¥ u,,± ʇso1 ÊŽÉʇs oʇ sʇuÉÊ oÉ¥Ê É¥sÉ Çɥʇ bu,,±bÉʇoqÉs s,,± ÇdÉÉ”sÇ oʇ sʇuÉÊ oÉ¥Ê É¥sÉ Çɥʇ ÇsuÇs É u,,± 'ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ ɹÇʇʇÇq uÉÉ” ÇÉ¥ os 'ʇ,,± Çɹoub,,± oʇ sÇsooɥɔ ʇnq '(1ÇÊ'Ç1 Çɯos uo) ɯÇɥʇ s,ʇ,,± sÊouÊž ÇÉ¥ .pÇÊ'Ç,,±1Çq sÊŽÉÊ1É ÇÉ¹É sÇs,,±nbs,,±p s,ʇÇʞɔoɹ ɯÉÇʇ uosÉÇɹ Çɥʇ s,,± s,,±É¥Ê‡ .dn sbu,,±É¥Ê‡ ÇsÇɥʇ bu,,±É¯ÉÇɹp p,,±Êž É Ê‡snظ s,,± É¥sÉ ÇsnÉÉ”Çq (Ç1q,,±ssodɯ,,± ÊŽ11ÉÉ”,,±sÊŽÉ¥d puÉ) snoɹɔ,,±pn1 Çɹoɯ puÉ Çɹoɯ ÇɯoÉ”Çq ÇɹnʇdÉÉ” ÉŸo spoɥʇÇɯ ɹ,,±Çɥʇ 'ɹÇɥʇɹnÉŸ .ʇ,,± ɥʇ,,±Ê bu,,±ÊŽÉ1d pÇddoʇs Çp,,±s "ÇÇɹɟ" s,,±É¥ 'ɯ,,±É¥ ɹoÉŸ bu,,±É¥Ê‡Çɯos ʇ,usÉÊ Ê‡,,± ʇÉɥʇ punoÉŸ ÇÉ¥ uÇÉ¥Ê (ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ ʇÉɥʇ ÉŸo Çnʇɹ,,±Ê' ÊŽq puÉ) ɥʇ,,±Ê ʇuÇɯ,,±É¹ÇdxÇ oʇ Çp,,±s u,,±ÉÊ'/ÊŽÉb s,,±É¥ Êo11É oʇ Ç1qÉ sÉÊ ÇÉ¥ bu,,±É¥Ê‡Çɯos sÉÊ Ê‡,,± .ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ ÉŸo ʇɹÉd ʇÉɥʇ ɥʇ,,±Ê sɯɹÇʇ oʇ ÇɯoÉ” oʇ pÉÉ¥ É¥sÉ ÇsnÉÉ”Çq bu,,±ssÇɹp-ssoɹɔ pÇʇɹÉʇs ʇÇʞɔoɹ ɯÉÇʇ .ʎɹoÇɥʇ ÉŸ1Çs pÇz,,±uoɯÇp puÉ sÇ,,±Ê‡,,±1ÉuosɹÇd bu,,±Ê‡É”,,±1ÉŸuoÉ” Çɥʇ ɥʇ,,±Ê u,,± sʇ,,±ÉŸ s,,±É¥Ê‡ u,,±ÉbÉ Ê‡ÇÊŽ os '1,,±Ê'Ç Çq oʇ ʇuÉÊ Ê‡,usÇop puÉ 'uo,,±Ê‡Éʇ,,±1,,±qÉÉ¥Çɹ ɹoÉŸ 1É,,±Ê‡uÇʇod Çɥʇ sÉÉ¥ ɥʇÊoÇɯ ʇÉɥʇ ɹÇqɯÇɯÇɹ 11,noÊŽ .ʎʇ,,±uÉÊ' sâ,,,ÇssÇظ puÉ 'ʎʇ,,±1ÉnxÇsoɯoÉ¥ pÇ,,±1dɯ,,± sÇɯÉظ "pÉq" pÇɯÇÇp sÉÉ¥ ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ ʎʇ,,±1ÉuosɹÇd s,É¥sÉ ÉŸo sʇɔÇdsÉ ÇÉ¹É Ê‡Çʞɔoɹ ɯÉÇʇ
. É¥sÉ ÉŸo sʇɹÉd Çsoɥʇ ÉŸo pÇɹʇÉÉ¥ ɹÇʇʇn s,,±É¥ Çʇ,,±dsÇp ɹÇɥʇÉÉŸ ÇsÉÇ1d oʇ bu,,±11,,±Ê Çɹ,ÊŽÇɥʇ .ÇʇÇÊ'Ç,,±Éu puÉ ÊŽÊ‡,,±É¹nd ɹ,,±Çɥʇ ÉŸo 1oqɯʎs É....Çʇ,,±É¥Ê sɹÉÇÊ Ê‡Çʞɔoɹ ɯÉÇʇ ÇɹÇÉ¥Ê 'pÇɹ puÉ ÊžÉ”É1q ɹÉÇÊ sʇÇʞɔoɹ Çɥʇ 'ɯɹoÉŸ,,±un u,,± ÇÉ”uÇɹÇÉŸÉŸ,,±p Çɥʇ s,,± ÇÉ”,,±Ê‡ou oʇ bu,,±É¥Ê‡ ɹÇɥʇouÉ .ɯ,,±É¥ ÇsÉÇ1d oʇ bu,,±ÊŽÉ¹Ê‡ dÇÇÊž ÊŽÇɥʇ ÊŽÉ¥Ê puÉ 'sÇop ÇÉ¥ sÉ É¥É”nɯ sÉ É¥Ê‡ÊoÇɯ puÉ 'sÇɯÉظ 'ÇssÇظ sÇʇÉɹÇq ÇÉ¥ ÊŽÉ¥Ê puÉ 'uo,,±Ê‡ÉɹodɹoÉ” Ç1,,±Ê' ssÇ1ÇÉ”ÉÉŸ Çɥʇ sunɹ ,,±uuÉÊ'o,,±b ÊŽÉ¥Ê s,,± s,,±É¥Ê‡ .uÊoʇ ʇÇ11Éd oʇ uÊop puÉ ÊŽÊ‡,,±É” Çɥʇ ÉŸo ʇno ÇÊ'oɯ oʇ ɹÇɥʇoɯ s,,±É¥ puÉ É¯,,±É¥ uÊos,,±p oʇ ɹÇɥʇÉÉŸ s,,±É¥ bu,,±É”ɹoÉŸ 'ʇsÊŽ1ÉʇÉÉ” É sÉ Ê‡uÇp,,±É”u,,± ÉŸo ʇɹos Çɯos puÉ ÊŽÊ‡,,±1ÉnxÇsoɯoÉ¥ s,É¥sÉ É¹ÇÊ'o ÊŽ1ÇÊž,,±1 sÉÊ sʇuÇɹÉd s,É¥sÉ uÇÇÊʇÇq ʇ,,±1ds Çɥʇ .sÇ,,±É¹Çs Çɥʇ u,,± uo ɹÇʇÉ1 1,,±Ê‡un ÇuoÊŽuÉ sÉ pÇ,,±ÉŸ,,±Ê‡uÇp,,± ÊŽ11ÉÇɹ ʇ,usÉÊ sʇÇʞɔoɹ Çɥʇ ÉŸo pÉÇÉ¥ Çɥʇ ʇɔÉÉŸ u,,± 'ɹÇpÉÇ1 ɹ,,±Çɥʇ s,,± ɹÇɥʇÉÉŸ s,É¥sÉ Ê‡Éɥʇ ʇqnop ,,± ʇnq 'ÊŽ1pɹÉʇsÉp Çʇ,,±nb Çɹ,ÊŽÇɥʇ ÇÊ',,±Ê‡,,±sod ɯ,,,± puÉ 'ʇÇʞɔoɹ ɯÉÇʇ 1ÉnÊ‡É”É uÉ Çq ÊŽÉɯ ÇɹÇɥʇ .ɯ,,±É¥ pÇz,,±uoɯÇp puÉ 'uo,,±Ê‡ÉɹodɹoÉ” 1,,±Ê'Ç Çɥʇ doÊ‡É É¯,,±É¥ ʇnd ÇÉ¥ os ;ɹÇɥʇÉÉŸ s,,±É¥ ɥʇ,,±Ê sÇnss,,± sÉÉ¥ É¥sÉ
.ɯ,,±É¥ uÇÊžÉÊÉ oʇ ʇsÇq ÊoÉ¥ oʇu,,± ʇɥb,,±su,,± ÉŸ1Çsʇ,,± bu,,±Êo11É ÇÉ”ÉÉŸ 11,,±Ê ÇÉ¥ suo,,±Ê‡É1nq,,±É¹Ê‡ Çɥʇ puÉ ÇpÉɯ s,ÇÉ¥ ssÇɹboɹd Çɥʇ bu,,±u,,±É1dxÇ puÉ bu,,±ddÉÉ”Çɹ 'pu,,±É¯ ɹÇÉ¥b,,±É¥ s,É¥sÉ s,,± ɹoʇÉɹɹÉu Çɥʇ .ɹoʇÉɹɹÉu Çɥʇ s,,± bu,,±É¥Ê‡ ɹÇɥʇouÉ
.sÇnss,,± 1Éu,,±b,,±É¹o s,,±É¥ É¥bnoɹɥʇ bu,,±ÊžÉ¹oÊ 11,,±Ê‡s sÉÊ ÇÉ¥ Ç1,,±É¥Ê ɥʇ,,±Ê Ç1qÉʇɹoɟɯoÉ” ʇ,usÉÊ ÇÉ¥ bu,,±É¥Ê‡Çɯos 'sÉÊ ÇÉ¥ oÉ¥Ê ÉŸo ʇdÇÉ”uoÉ” s,,±É¥ bu,,±buÇ11Éɥɔ ʇnoɥʇ,,±Ê nɥɔÉÊž,,±d s,,±É¥ ÇÊ'1oÊ'Ç Ê‡,up1noÉ” ÇÉ¥ .ʇso1 ʇno ʇÉ1ÉŸ bu,,±É¯oÉ”Çq ʇsnظ ɯoɹɟ ʎʇ,,±uÉɯnÉ¥ s,,±É¥ ÇÊ'És oʇ ɹÇpɹo u,,± ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ ÉŸo sʇɔÇdsÉ Çsoɥʇ ɥʇ,,±Ê ʞɹoÊ 11,,±Ê ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ uosÉÇɹ ÇɯÉs Çɥʇ s,,± s,,±É¥Ê‡ ɹÇÊ'ÇÊoÉ¥ .ɹÇɥʇÉÉŸ s,,±É¥ ÉŸo spuÉÉ¥ Çɥʇ u,,± bu,,±ÊŽ1 ʎʇ,,±uÉɯnÉ¥ s,,±É¥ ÉŸo ʇɥbnoɥʇ Çɥʇ ÉŸo pÇ,,±ÉŸ,,±É¹É¹Çʇ s,,± É¥sÉ ÇsnÉÉ”Çq É¥sÉ Çsoddo sÊŽÉÊ1É 11,,±Ê sÇɯÉظ puÉ ÇssÇظ .,,±uuÉÊ'o,,±b 'ɹÇɥʇÉÉŸ s,,±É¥ oʇ ɹÇÊ'o ʇ,,± puÉÉ¥ puÉ (ʎʇ,,±uÉɯnÉ¥ sâ,,,É¥sÉ) nɥɔÉÊž,,±d 1ÉÇʇs oʇ ʇuÉÊ ÊŽÇɥʇ .ʇouuÉÉ” uosÉÇɹ Çɯos ɹoÉŸ ʇnq (ɥʇ,,±Ê ÇʇÉ,,±É”ossÉ ÊŽ11Éɯɹou ɹÇÊ'Çu p1nooÊ ÇÉ¥ ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ ÉŸo sʇɔÇdsÉ ) sʇÇʞɔoɹ Çɥʇ ɥʇ,,±Ê bu,,±ÊžÉ¹oÊ ÉŸo ʇu,,±od Çɥʇ oʇ uÇÊ'Ç 'ɯ,,±É¥ pu,,±ÉŸ oʇ ÊŽ1ÇʇÉɹÇdsÇp sʇuÉÊ É¥sÉ puÉ 'pÇʇÉɹÉdÇs ʇÇb ÊŽÇɥʇ ÇɹÇÉ¥Ê sÇpos,,±dÇ Çɥʇ ÇÉ”uÇÉ¥ 'ʎʇ,,±uÉɯnÉ¥ s,É¥sÉ sʇuÇsÇɹdÇɹ ÊŽ1sno,,±Ê'qo nɥɔÉÊž,,±d
.1ÉÊ',,±É¹ bu,,±uÇʇÉÇɹɥʇ Çɹoɯ É É¥Ê‡,,±Ê pÇÉ”É1dÇɹ ÊŽ1ʞɔ,,±nb sÉÊ ÇÉ¥ uo,,±uÉdɯoÉ” É sÉ Çuo s,,±É¥Ê‡ pÇÊÇ,,±Ê' É¥sÉ ÇÉ”u,,±s puÉ ÉɯoÉ” Çɥʇ bu,,±Ê‡É¥b,,±ÉŸ s,,± pu,,±É¯ s,É¥sÉ .sÇ,,±Ê‡,,±1,,±q,,±ssod ɹÇɥʇo s,,±É¥ ɥʇ,,±Ê pÉÉ¥ É¥sÉ É”,,±É¯ÉuÊŽp Çɥʇ pÇʇdnɹs,,±p ÇÉ¥ uÇÉ¥Ê (Çɹnb,,±ÉŸ ɹÇɥʇÉÉŸ É ÉŸo 1ÉÇp,,± ÇʇÉɯ,,±Ê‡1n s,É¥sÉ bu,,±Çq sɹossÇÉŸoɹd Çɥʇ) ɹossÇÉŸoɹd Çɥʇ ɥʇ,,±Ê ʞɹoÊ oʇ ÉŸÉŸo ʇuÇs ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ Çuo sÉÊ Ê‡,,± .pÇpɹÉÉ”s,,±p ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ É¥sÉ É¹oÉŸ ÇɹnʇnÉŸ Ç1q,,±ssod É sÉÊ É¹ÇpÇÇɹq Çɥʇ 'ÊŽÇÉ”Éɹʇ
. (.ÉŸÉŸo ʇ,,± bnɹɥs puÉ ÊŽÉ¹Ê‡ oʇ sɯÇÇs uÊÉp sÉÇɹÇÉ¥Ê É¹ÇÊ'ÇosʇÉÉ¥Ê ÊžÉ”oɹq ɹoÉŸ ÇÉ”uÉɹÇ1oʇ ou pÉÉ¥ ʎʇs,,±É¯ puÉ ÊŽÉɯ ɥʇoq ʇÉɥʇ Çʇou 11,,±Ê Çuo) .Çɯ,,±Ê‡ Çɥʇ 11É Ê‡uÇ1o,,±Ê' ssÇ1 puÉ 'ɯ,,±É¥ ÇÊž,,±1 Çɹoɯ sÉÊ Ê‡Éɥʇ Çuo 'Ç1ÉɯÇÉŸ ɹÇdns ÊÇu É pÇʇÉÇɹɔ ÇÉ¥ 'ɥʇ,,±Ê ÇɹÇÉ¥ÊÊŽuÉ ob oʇ ÊŽ1ÇÊž,,±1 ʇou s,ÇÉ¥ ÇuoÇɯos sÉ ÊŽÊ‡s,,±É¯ pÇÉ¥s,,±1qÉʇsÇ ÊŽpÉÇɹ1É ÇÉ¥ ÇÉ”u,,±s .ÇÊ'o1 oʇ ÇÉ”uÉɥɔ É ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ bu,,±Ê',,±b É¥sÉ s,,± uÊÉp
.ɹÇ,,±sÉÇ uo,,±Ê‡,,±suÉɹʇ Çɥʇ ÇÊžÉɯ oʇ ɥɔʇnɹɔ É sÉ sÇuo p1o Çɥʇ ʞɔÉq ʇɥbnoɹq ÊŽ1Êo1s pu,,±É¯ s,,±É¥ ʇnq 'sʇɔÇdsÉ ÊÇu ÇʇoÉ¹Ê ÊŽ11ÉnʇuÇÊ'Ç puÉ ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ bu,,±Ê‡uÇÊ'u,,±Çɹ ʇdÇÊž ÇÉ¥ .ÊŽÉ1d oʇu,,± ʞɔÉq ÇɯoÉ” oʇ pÉÉ¥ ʎʇ,,±1ÉnxÇs s,,±É¥ pÉÉ¥ ÊŽ11ÉnʇuÇÊ'Ç 'ɹÇbÉuÇÇʇ É bu,,±Çq 'É¥sÉ Ê‡nq Ç1,,±É¥Ê Ç1ʇʇ,,±1 É É¹oÉŸ pÇʞɹoÊ ÊŽÇɥʇ ."uo,,±ssÇs" ʇÉɥʇ obÇ Ç1q,,±suÇs Çɥʇ pÇÊŽÉ1d ÇÉ¥ puÉ 'suo,,±Ê‡Éɹ,,±dsÉ Ê‡ÉÇɹb ɥʇ,,±Ê p,,± Çɥʇ pÇÊŽÉ1d ÇÉ¥s 'ÊŽÉɯ ɥʇ,,±Ê ÇɯÉÉ” xÉɯ
.u,,±-11,,±ÉŸ ÇÊ',,±Éu Çɹoɯ 'ɹÇɥʇouÉ É¹oÉŸ bu,,±Ê'ÉÇ1 dn puÇ ÊŽ1ʞɔ,,±nb 11,,±Ê ʇ,,± ÉŸo sub,,±s sÊoÉ¥s oÉ¥Ê ÇuoÊŽuÉ puÉ 'pÇʞɔo1q uÇÇq sÉÉ¥ pooɥʇ1npÉ oʇ bu,,±É¹nʇÉɯ ɯ,,±É¥ punoÉ¹É ÇuoÊŽuÉ ÉŸo ʇɥbnoɥʇ Çɥʇ 'uÇɥʇ ÇÉ”u,,±s .ʇ,,± oʇ pÇɥɔÉÊ‡Ê‡É bu,,±Çq 'ɯ,,±É¥ oʇ bu,,±z,,±Ê‡ÉɯnÉɹʇ os1É sÉÊ s,,±É¥Ê‡ .punoɹbʞɔÉq Çɥʇ oʇu,,± pÇpÉÉŸ pÉÉ¥ ÇÉ¥s 1,,±Ê‡un ʇno bu,,±Êo11Çɯ ÊŽ11ÉnʇuÇÊ'Ç Ê‡nq 'ʎʇ,,±1ÉnxÇs s,,±É¥ bu,,±Ê‡ÉɹÇq ÊŽ1ʇuÉʇsuoÉ” .pu,,±É¯ s,,±É¥ u,,± pÇpÉÇÉ¥ ʇoÉ¥ Çʇ,,±nb dn pÇpuÇ ÇÉ¥s ʇ1nsÇɹ É sÉ 'ɹÇbuÉ É¹ÇÉ¥ sÉÊ É¹ÇÉ¥ ÉŸo ÊÇuÊž ÇÉ¥ ÊŽ11ÉÇɹ ÇÉ¥ 11É 'p1ɹoÊ 1ÉÇɹ Çɥʇ ɯoɹɟ 1ɹ,,±b É bu,,±Çq 'ɹÇÊ'ÇÊoÉ¥ 'ÇÊ'o1 p1noÉ” ÇÉ¥ 1ɹ,,±b É Ê‡É Ê‡dɯÇÊ‡Ê‡É Ê‡sɹ,,±ÉŸ s,É¥sÉ s,,± ʎʇs,,±É¯
.ÇɹoɯʎuÉ ,,±dÇboʇ dÇÇÊž ɹÇÉ¥ ʇÇ1 ʇ,up1noÊ puÉ 'ÊÇuÊž ÇÉ¥ ʎʇs,,±É¯ ʇuÉboÉ¹É¹É 'ÊŽÉ¥snd '1Éɯɹou Çɥʇ pÇʇuÉÊ Ê‡snظ puÉ Ê‡,,± ɥʇ,,±Ê ÇdoÉ” ʇ,up1noÉ” ÇÉ¥ ʇno pÇuɹnʇ ʇ,,± 'ÇÉ”,,±Ê‡É”Éɹd u,,± ʇnq .pÇɹnʇÉɯ ÇÊ',ÊŽÇɥʇ uÇÉ¥Ê sd,,±É¥suo,,±Ê‡É1Çɹ ÇÊ'ÉÉ¥ ÊŽ1uo p1noÉ” Ç1doÇd ʇÉɥʇ ʇ1ÇÉŸ ÇÉ¥ .pooÉ¥uÉɯoÊ ÉŸo 1ÇÊ'Ç1 É É¥É”ÉÇɹ oʇ ɹÇÉ¥ pÇpÇÇu ÇÉ¥ '(ÊŽ1sno,,±É”suoÉ”qns ÊŽ1uo ÉŸ,,±) ʇsÇɹÇʇu,,± ÇÊ'o1 1É,,±Ê‡,,±u,,± s,,±É¥ sÉÊ ÊŽÊ‡s,,±É¯ ÇÉ”u,,±s :s,,±É¥Ê‡ ɥʇ,,±Ê Çu,,±1 u,,± ʎɹoÇɥʇ É ÇÊ'ÉÉ¥ ,,± .1Éʇ,,±dsoÉ¥ É oʇ ɯ,,±É¥ ʇÇb pÇd1ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ Çuo Çɥʇ ÊŽ1ÇÊž,,±1 .ÉɯoÉ” Çɥʇ ÇɹoÉŸÇq ɹÇÉ¥ ÊÇuÊž ÊŽ11ÉÇɹ ɹÇÊ'Çu ÇÉ¥ ÇsnÉÉ”Çq Ç1qÉu,,±ÉʇʇÉun ÊŽ1ÇʇÉɯ,,±Ê‡1n s,,± ʇnq sÇ,,±É¹Çs Çɥʇ u,,± ÊŽ1ʇuÇ1ÉÊ'Çɹd os sÊŽÉ1d ÇÉ¥s ÊŽÉ¥Ê s,,± s,,±É¥Ê‡ .1ɹ,,±b É ÉŸo pÉÉ¥ É¥sÉ Ê‡Éɥʇ ÇbÉɯ,,± uÉ s,,± ʎʇs,,±É¯.ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ ÉŸo ʇɔÇdsÉ 1ɹ,,±b ÊÇu É sʇÇÇɯ É¥sÉ É¹ÇÊ‡ÉŸÉ ÊŽ11Énsn....sÇ,,±É¹Çs Çɥʇ oʇ ʞɔÉq bu,,±É¯oÉ” sdÇÇÊž ʞɔoɹq ÊŽÉ¥Ê os1É s,,± s,,±É¥Ê‡ (.uÇɥʇ uo ʇuÇÊ Ê‡ÉÉ¥Ê ÉŸo ÉÇp,,± ou sÉÉ¥ ÇÉ¥ pÉÇɹp ÉŸo bu,,±1ÇÇÉŸ 1ÉɹÇuÇb É uÉɥʇ ɹÇɥʇo os 'Çɯ,,±Ê‡ Çɥʇ Ê‡É É¯,,±É¥ bu,,±ssÇɹdÇɹ sÉÊ sno,,±É”suoÉ”qns s,É¥sÉ) .ʇ,,± ʇnoqÉ ÊžÉÇds oʇ sÇsnÉŸÇɹ puÉ 'pÇ,,±ÉŸ,,±É¹É¹oÉ¥ 11É ÊžÉ”Éq sÇɯoÉ” ʞɔoɹq suosÉÇɹ Çɥʇ ÇÉ”uÇÉ¥ 'ɥɔnɯ s,,±É¥Ê‡ ÊŽoظuÇ Ê‡,up,,±p É¥sÉ .ʎɹoʇsʞɔÉq s,,±É¥ ÉŸo ʇsoɯ bu,,±Ê‡Ê‡Çb puÉ uoɯÇÊžod s,,±É¥ ɥʇ,,±Ê ÊŽ-1ÇÇÉŸ ʎɥɔnoʇ Çɹoɯ bu,,±Ê‡Ê‡Çb sÉ 11ÇÊ sÉ 'sÇ,,±É¹Çs Çɥʇ ÉŸo ʇɹÉd s,,±É¥Ê‡ u,,± Çnbo1É,,±p Çɹoɯ ɥɔnɯ ʇob sÇɯÉظ ʇÉɥʇ ÇÉ”,,±Ê‡ou 11,noÊŽ .ʎʇ,,±1ÉnxÇs s,,±É¥ ssÇɹddns ʇɥb,,±É¹Ê‡no oʇ ʇdɯÇʇʇÉ.uÉ sÉÊ ÊŽÊ',,± ɹossÇÉŸoɹd ɥʇ,,±Ê ÊŽÉʇs s,ʞɔoɹq .1ÇÊ'Ç1 1ÉʇuÇɯ s,,±É¥ Ê‡É Ê‡uÇɯʇ,,±É¯É¯oÉ” Ç1puÉÉ¥ ʇouuÉÉ” ʇsnظ É¥sÉ .sɯɹÇʇ sno,,±É¹Çʇsʎɯ uo spuÇ d,,±É¥suo,,±Ê‡É1Çɹ 1ÉÇɹ É É¥Ê‡,,±Ê ÊŽÉɹoÉŸ s,,±É¥ sÉ É¥É”nɯ 'ʎʇ,,±1,,±q,,±suodsÇɹ ɥɔnɯ ʇÉɥʇ bu,,±Ê'ÉÉ¥ ɥʇ,,±Ê ÇdoÉ” ʇ,uÉÉ” É¥sÉ ÇsnÉÉ”Çq .É¥sÉ É¥Ê‡,,±Ê "ÊŽÇuɹnoظ" oʇ sbu,,±1q,,±s s,,±É¥ sÇÊ'ÉÇ1 ʞɔoɹq .ɥʇ,,±Ê sɯɹÇʇ oʇ ÇɯoÉ” uÉÉ” É¥sÉ É¥É”,,±É¥Ê ÉŸo ɹÇɥʇ,,±Çu 'sʇɔu,,±Ê‡su,,± ÊŽ1ɹÇɥʇÉÉŸ s,,±É¥ os1É s,ÇÉ¥ 'ʎʇ,,±1ÉnxÇs ʇuÇʇÉ1 s,É¥sÉ Ê‡snظ ʇ,us,,± ʞɔoɹq .xÇs â,ÊouÊžâ," ɹÇÊ'Çu p1noÉ” É¥sÉ ÇsnÉÉ”Çq uÊop ʇoÉ¥s ÊŽ1ʇuÉʇsuoÉ” s,,± puÉ 'ʎʇ,,±1ÉnxÇs s,,±É¥ ÉŸo uo,,±Ê‡É”Çظoɹd É s,,± ʞɔoɹq .pÇÇɔɔns ɹÇÊ'Çu ʇsnɯ ʞɔoɹq 'xÇs ÇÉ”uÇ,,±É¹ÇdxÇ É¹ÇÊ'Çu uÉÉ” ÇÉ¥ ÇÉ”u,,±s .suo,,±Ê‡Éɹʇsnɹɟ 1ÉnxÇs bu,,±Êoɹb s,,±É¥ ɹoÉŸ ʇÇ1ʇno uÉ pÇpÇÇu puÉ u,,±bɹ,,±Ê' É ÉɯoÉ” Çɥʇ oʇu,,± 11ÇÉŸ ÇÉ¥ .ʎʇ,,±1ÉnxÇs pÇssÇɹdÇɹ s,É¥sÉ s,,± ʞɔoɹq
.ÊŽ11ÉnʇuÇÊ'Ç ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ ÉŸo ʇɹÉd sÉ Ê‡Çʞɔoɹ ɯÉÇʇ ʇdÇÉ”É”É É¥sÉ d1ÇÉ¥ uÉÉ” ÇÉ¥ os s,,± ɥɔÇÇds s,ɥʇÊoÇɯ ɹoÉŸ uosÉÇɹ Ç1oÉ¥Ê Çɥʇ ʇɔÉÉŸ u,,± .ʇuÇɹɹÉddÉ sÇɯoÉ”Çq ÊŽ1ʞɔ,,±nb s,,±É¥Ê‡ ÊžÉÇds uÉÉ” ɥʇÊoÇɯ ʇÉɥʇ Çʇou noÊŽ ÉŸ,,± .ʎʇ,,±uÉɯnÉ¥ s,É¥sÉ ÉŸo ʇuÇɯbÉɹɟ ɹÇɥʇouÉ puÉ 'ÇÉ”uÇÉ”ouu,,± (pÇʇdnɹɹoÉ”) s,É¥sÉ sÉ uÊouÊž ʎɹobÇʇÉÉ” É u,,± ɥʇÊoÇɯ sÇÉ”É1d s,,±É¥Ê‡ .,,±uuÉÊ'o,,±b ɥʇ,,±Ê sÇɯ,,±Ê‡ poob Çɥʇ sɹÇqɯÇɯÇɹ ÇÉ¥ ÇsnÉÉ”Çq ɯ,,±É¥ ÇsÉÇddÉ oʇ sʇuÉÊ ÊŽ11É,,±É”ÇdsÇ É¥Ê‡ÊoÇɯ .ɹÇɥʇÉÉŸ s,É¥sÉ ',,±uuÉÊ'o,,±b ÇsÉÇddÉ oʇ ʇuÉÊ sÇɯÉظ puÉ ÇssÇظ .ɥʇ,,±Ê sɯɹÇʇ oʇ bu,,±É¯oÉ” s,,± ʇnq '"ÇÊ',,±Ê‡ÉbÇu" sɯÇÇp ÇÉ¥ ʇÉɥʇ sÇ,,±Ê‡,,±1Énb s,,±É¥ ÇÉ¹É Ê‡Çʞɔoɹ ɯÉÇʇ .ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ ɥʇ,,±Ê ÇʇÉ,,±É”ossÉ oʇ ÇÊž,,±1 ʇ,usÇop ʇnq 'ÊŽoظuÇ uÉÉ” ÇÉ¥ ÉŸ1Çsɯ,,±É¥ ÉŸo sʇɔÇdsÉ ÊŽ11ÉnÊ‡É”É ÇÉ¹É sɹÇuʇɹÉd bu,,±11ÇÊ'Éɹʇ sâ,,,É¥sÉ
,¿É¹Ç,,±Ê‡uoɹɟ Ç1ʇʇÉq puÉ ÇnbÉÇ1 ÇbuÉɹo Çɥʇ pÇÊŽoɹʇsÇp sÉÉ¥ puÉ sÇnbÉÇ1 ÇÇɹɥʇ 11É ÉŸo 61 doʇ Çɥʇ ʇsÉÇ1 Ê‡É u,,± pÇÉ”É1d sÉÉ¥ oÉ¥Ê ÇuoÇɯos ÉŸo ÊouÊž ʇou 'ÉÇÉ¹É É¥ouu,,±s Çɥʇ ÉŸo 1ÉÊ',,±É¹ Çɥʇ '1nÉd p1noÉ” ÊoÉ¥ .ʇÇʞɔoɹ ɯÉÇʇ spÉÇ1 ,,±uuÉÊ'o,,±b ÊŽÉ¥Ê puÉ 'sʇsÇnbuoÉ” s,,±É¥ Çʇ,,±dsÇp 'ɯ,,±É¥ ÉŸo pɹÉÇÉ¥ sÉÉ¥ Çuo ou ÊŽ11Énʇɹ,,±Ê' 'uo,,±bÇɹ ÊÇu É sɹÇʇuÇ ÇÉ¥ Çɯ,,±Ê‡ ʎɹÇÊ'Ç Ê‡Éɥʇ uosÉÇɹ Çɥʇ os1É s,ʇ,,± .ɹossÇÉŸoɹd É ÇɯÉÉ”Çq ʎɹÉb ÊŽÉ¥Ê s,,± s,,±É¥Ê‡ .s1ÉÇp,,± s,É¥sÉ puÉ 'ʎʇ,,±1,,±qÉʇs ʇuÇsÇɹdÇɹ s,ÊŽuuÇظ puÉ s,ÊŽoظ Çɥʇ ÇÊž,,±1 'sɹossÇÉŸoɹd Çɥʇ .sÇob ÇÉ¥ ÇɹÇÉ¥Ê É¹ÇʇʇÉɯ ou ÇÉŸÉs 1ÇÇÉŸ oʇ ɯ,,±É¥ bu,,±Êo11É 'ɹoɥɔuÉ É¹o ʇÇu ʎʇÇÉŸÉs É sÉ Ê‡É”É ÊŽÇɥʇ puÉ 'uÊoʇÇɯoÉ¥ s,,±É¥ ɯoɹɟ ÊÇuÊž ÇÉ¥ ÊŽuuÇظ puÉ ÊŽoظ .Çsɹnu ʇɔÉxÇ ÇɯÉs Çɥʇ sÉÉ¥ ɹÇʇuÇÉ” uoɯéʞod ʎɹÇÊ'Ç ÊŽÉ¥Ê puÉ 's1Éɯ,,±uÉ pÇɯÉʇun snoɹÇbuÉp ÉŸo 11nÉŸ p1ɹoÊ É u,,± uÊo s,,±É¥ uo ÉŸÉŸo ob uÉÉ” p1,,±É¥É” É ÊoÉ¥ sÉ É¥É”ns 'sbu,,±É¥Ê‡ ɹÇɥʇo ÊÇÉŸ É su,,±É1dxÇ os1É Ê‡,,± .op ÊŽÇɥʇ ÇÊž,,±1 ʞɹoÊ oʇ sÇɹnʇuÇÊ'pÉ s,,±É¥ bu,,±Êo11É bu,,±ob p1ɹoÊ Çɥʇ sdÇÇÊž puÉ ÊŽ1ɥʇooɯs unɹ p1noÊ Ê‡Éɥʇ ʇuÇɯuɹÇÊ'ob ÉŸo ɯÇʇsÊŽs ÇÉŸÉs É dn ʇɥbnoɥʇ ÇÉ¥ ;p1ɹoÊ É¯ÉÇɹp É s,,± s,,±É¥Ê‡ ʇÉɥʇ Çz,,±1ÉÇɹ u,,±ÉbÉ ÇÉ”uo noÊŽ ÉŸ,,± pÇu,,±É1dxÇ Çq uÉÉ” ɯs,,±1É,,±É”os Çp,,±Êp1ɹoÊ Çɥʇ 'os1É .ÊŽ11ÉÉ”,,±sÊŽÉ¥d ɥɔnɯ ÇbuÉɥɔ ʇ,usÇop ÇÉ¥ ÊŽÉ¥Ê su,,±É1dxÇ s,,±É¥Ê‡
.ÉɯoÉ” s,,±É¥ ÇdÉÉ”sÇ puÉ s,,± ÇÉ¥ ʇÉÉ¥Ê É¥Ê‡,,±Ê sd,,±É¹b oʇ ÇɯoÉ” uÉÉ” ÇÉ¥ 1,,±Ê‡un Çuo ÊŽq Çuo sɹÇ,,±É¹É¹Éq 1ÉʇuÇɯ s,,±É¥ 11É uÊop ÇÊžÉʇ oʇ sÉÉ¥ ÇÉ¥ os .ÇbÉɯÉp u,,±Éɹq ɹÇÉŸÉŸns ʇnq 'dn ÇÊžÉÊ p1noÊ ÇÉ¥ 'ÉɯoÉ” É u,,± s,ÇÉ¥ Çz,,±1ÉÇɹ É¥sÉ p1noÉ¥s .ɯÇɥʇ ÇdÉÉ”sÇ oʇ bu,,±Ê‡dɯÇÊ‡Ê‡É sÉ 11ÇÊ sÉ 'sÇɹ,,±sÇp s,,±É¥ bu,,±11,,±ÉŸ1nÉŸ pu,,±É¯ sno,,±É”suoÉ”qns s,,±É¥ ÉŸo sʇ1nsÇɹ Çɥʇ ʇsnظ s,,± sÇ,,±É¹Çs Çɥʇ ÉŸo ʇsÇɹ Çɥʇ .ʎʇ,,±1Énb bu,,±zÉÉ¯É ÉŸo ÇɹÇÊ uoɯéʞod ÉŸo sÇpos,,±dÇ ÊŽ1ɹÉÇ Çɥʇ 'pÇÉ”,,±Ê‡ou pÉÉ¥ Çuo ÉŸ,,±
.sÇ,,±sÉʇuÉÉŸ ɹÇʇsÉɯ uoɯéʞod s,,±É¥ ʇno ÇÊ',,±1 oʇ Ç1qÉ s,ÇÉ¥ puÉ 'É”,,±11ÊŽp,,± ÇɯÉÉ”Çq ÊŽÇɥʇ 'bu,,±ÊŽÉŸ,,±É¹É¹Çʇ bu,,±Çq ÉŸo pÉÇʇsu,,± 'sɯÉÇɹp ÉɯoÉ” s,,±É¥ pÇz,,±1,,±qÉʇs puÉ Ê‡É”ÇÉŸÉŸÇ Êžooʇ uo,,±Ê‡ÉÉ”,,±pÇɯ Çɥʇ .bu,,±É”ÉuÇɯ ssÇ1 ÇɯÉÉ”Çq ʇÇʞɔoɹ ɯÉÇʇ ÊŽÉ¥Ê s,,± s,,±É¥Ê‡ .suo,,±Ê‡ÉÉ”,,±pÇɯ ÊŽÊ'ÉÇÉ¥ ɥʇ,,±Ê pÇʇÉÇɹʇ puÉ 1Éʇ,,±dsoÉ¥ Çɥʇ oʇ pÇ,,±É¹É¹nÉ¥ sÉÊ puÉ punoÉŸ sÉÊ ÇÉ¥ ɹÇʇÉ1 sÊŽÉp .ÉɯoÉ” É u,,± É¥sÉ Ê‡nd ÇÊž,,±q Çɥʇ ɥʇ,,±Ê ʇuÇp,,±É”É”É Çɥʇ .ʎɹoÇɥʇ É ÇÊ'ÉÉ¥ ,,± ,¿Ê‡uÇp,,±É”u,,± Çɥʇ ɹÇÊ‡ÉŸÉ 1,,±Ê‡un 1Éɯɹou ÊŽ1ÇÊ',,±Ê‡É1Çɹ ÇɹÇÊ p1ɹoÊ s,,±É¥ puÉ É¥sÉ ÊoÉ¥ ,¿sÇpos,,±dÇ bu,,±uu,,±bÇq Çɥʇ u,,± bu,,±uʇɥb,,±1 ÊŽq ʇ,,±É¥ sÉÊ É¥sÉ É¹ÇÊ‡ÉŸÉ ÇbuÉɥɔ ʇuÇɯdo1ÇÊ'Çp ʎɹoʇs puÉ bu,,±É”Éd Çɥʇ ÊŽÉ¥Ê uosÉÇɹ Çɥʇ ÊouÊž ɹÇÊ'Ç Çuo p,,±p
[move]Did one ever know the reason why the pacing and story development change after Ash was hit by lightning in the beginning episodes? How Ash and his world were relatively normal until after the incident? I have a theory. The accident with the bike put Ash in a coma. Days later he was found and was hurried to the hospital and treated with heavy medications. This is why Team Rocket became less menacing. The medication took effect and stabilized his coma dreams, instead of being terrifying, they became idyllic, and he's able to live out his Pokémon master fantasies.
If one had noticed, the early episodes of Pokémon were of amazing quality. The rest of the series is just the results of his subconscious mind fulfilling his desires, as well as attempting to escape them. Should Ash realize he's in a coma, he would wake up, but suffer brain damage. So he has to take down all his mental barriers one by one until he can come to grips with what he is and escape his coma.
This explains why he doesn't change much physically. Also, the worldwide socialism can be explained if you once again realize that this is a dream world; he thought up a safe system of government that would run smoothly and keeps the world going allowing his adventures to work like they do. It also explains a few other things, such as how a child can go off on his own in a world full of dangerous untamed animals, and why every Pokémon center has the same exact nurse. Joy and Jenny he knew from his hometown, and they act as a safety net or anchor, allowing him to feel safe no matter where he goes. The professors, like the Joy's and Jenny's represent stability, and ash's ideals. This is why Gary became a professor. It's also the reason that every time he enters a new region, virtually no one has heard of him, despite his conquests, and why Giovanni leads Team Rocket. How could Paul, the rival of the Sinnoh area, not know of someone who has placed in at least the top 16 of all three leagues and has destroyed the Orange league and Battle Frontier?
Ashâ,,,s travelling partners are actually aspects of himself he can enjoy, but doesn't like to associate with himself. Team Rocket are his qualities that he deems "negative", but is coming to terms with. Jesse and James want to appease Giovanni, Ash's Father. Meowth especially wants to appease him because he remembers the good times with Giovanni. This Places meowth in a category known as ash's (corrupted) innocence, and another fragment of ash's humanity. If you note that meowth can speak this quickly becomes apparrent. In fact the whole reason for meowth's speech is so he can help Ash accept Team rocket as part of himself eventually.
Brock is Ash's repressed sexuality. He fell into the coma a virgin and needed an outlet for his growing sexual frustrations. Since he can never experience sex, Brock must never succeed. Brock is a projection of his sexuality, and is constantly shot down because Ash could never â,"knowâ, sex. Brock isn't just Ash's latent sexuality, he's also his fatherly instincts, neither of which Ash can come to terms with. Brock leaves his siblings to "journey" with Ash. because Ash can't cope with having that much responsibility, much as his foray with a real relationship ends on mysterious terms. Ash just cannot handle commitment at his mental level. Brock's Stay with professor Ivy was an.attempt to outright suppress his sexuality. You'll notice that James got much more dialogue in this part of the series, as well as getting more touchy feel-y with his pokemon and getting most of his backstory. Ash didn't enjoy this much, hence the reasons Brock comes back all horrified, and refuses to speak about it. (ash's subconscious was repressing him at the time, so other than a general feeling of dread he has no idea of what went on then.) This is also why brock keeps coming back to the series....Usually AFTER Ash meets a new girl aspect of himself.Misty is an image that Ash had of a girl. This is why she plays so prevalently in the series but is ultimately unattainable because he never really knew her before the coma. Likely the one that helped get him to a hospital. I have a theory in line with this: Since Misty was his initial love interest (if only subconsciously), he needed her to reach a level of womanhood. He felt that people could only have relationships when they've matured. But in practice, it turned out he couldn't cope with it and just wanted the normal, pushy, arrogant Misty he knew, and wouldn't let her keep Togepi anymore.
Misty is Ash's first attempt at a girl he could love, however, being a girl from the real world, all he really he knew of her was her anger, as a result she ended up quite hot headed in his mind. Constantly berating his sexuality, but eventually mellowing out until she had faded into the background. This was also traumatizing to him, being attached to it. Since then, the thought of anyone around him maturing to adulthood has been blocked, and anyone who shows signs of it will quickly end up leaving for another, more naive fill-in.
Max came with May, she played the Id with great aspirations, and he played the sensible Ego that "Session". They worked for a little while but Ash, being a teenager, eventually had his sexuality had to come back into play. He kept reinventing himself and eventually wrote new aspects, but his mind slowly brought back the old ones as a crutch to make the transition easier.
Dawn is Ash giving himself a chance to love. since he already established Misty as someone he's not likely to go anywhere with, he created a new super female, one that was more like him, and less violent all the time. (One will note that both May and Misty had no tolerance for Brock whatsoever whereas dawn seems to try and shrug it off.) .
Tracey, The Breeder was a possible future for Ash that he discarded. It was one that he sent off to work with the Professor (the professors being Ash's ultimate ideal of a father figure) when he disrupted the dynamic Ash had with his other possibilities. Ash's mind is fighting the coma and since Ash viewed this one as a companion he was quickly replaced with a more threatening Rival.
Pikachu obviously represents Ash's Humanity, hence the episodes where they get separated, and ash wants desperately to find him, even to the point of working with the rockets ( aspects of himself he woould never normally associate with) but for some reason cannot. They want to steal Pikachu (Ashâ,,,s humanity) and hand it over to his father, Giovanni. Jesse and James will always oppose ash because ash is terrified of the thought of his humanity lying in the hands of his father. However this is the same reason that he will work with those aspects of himself in order to save his humanity from just becoming flat out LOST. He couldn't evolve his Pikachu without challenging his concept of who he was, something he wasn't comfortable with while he was still working through his original issues.
Another thing is the narrator. The narrator is Ash's higher mind, recapping and explaining the progress he's made and the tribulations he will face allowing itself insight into how best to awaken him.
Ash has issues With his Father; so he put him atop the evil corporation, and demonized him. There may be an actual team rocket, and I'm positive they're quite dastardly, but I doubt that ash's father is their leader, in fact the head of the rockets wasn't really identified as anyone until later on in the series. The split between ash's parents was likely over ash's homosexuality and some sort of incident as a catalyst, forcing his father to disown him and his mother to move out of the city and down to pallet town. This is why Giovanni runs the faceless Vile corporation, and Why he Berates Jesse, James, and Meowth as much as he does, and why they keep trying to please him. Another thing to notice is the difference in uniform, The rockets Wear Black and Red, where Team Rocket wears White....a symbol of their purity and naievete. They're willing to please father despite his utter hatred of those parts of Ash .
Team rocket are aspects of Ash's personality that he has deemed "bad" James implied homosexuality, and Jesseâ,,,s vanity. You'll remember that Meowth has the potential for rehabilitation, and doesn't want to be evil, so yet again this fits in with the conflicting personalities and demonized self theory. Team rocket started cross-dressing because ash had to come to terms with that part of himself. It was something he was able to allow his gay/vain side to experiment with (and by virtue of that himself) When he found that it wasn't something for him, his "Free" side stopped playing with it. Further, their methods of capture become more and more ludicrous (and physically impossible) because Ash is just a kid dreaming these things up. This is the reason Team Rocket's disguises are always believed. He knows it's them (on some level), but chooses to ignore it, so he can better himself, in a sense the Ash who wants to escape is sabotaging the ash who wants to stay lost in his mind. So that there can be more conflict, and hopefully an eventual escape. The filler episodes that don't focus on Ash and the gang are his mind working through, and humanizing the parts of himself that he demonized. It's a way for him to deal with issues that Ash and crew wouldn't touch, because it involves treading ground he himself had sworn not to go near. As I said, Team Rocket and the episodes they occupy are Ash dealing with ground he feels uncomfortable with tackling on his own. Jessie is Ash's vanity and gullibility, she will trick Ash's submissive homosexuality into doing her bidding so she can please father. James' troubled childhood is his way of justifying his latent homosexuality. Now James is Ash's latent homosexuality, hence why he is constantly punished by Pokémon and attacked by random attractive girls. I believe the split between Ash's parents was caused by this part of Ash, maybe an incident at school, bringing shame on the family and forcing them to move to the small, country town of Pallet. Ash's motivations for his journey were to escape mounting pressure at home.
So in a way, Ash IS Team Rocket. The rest of the whole organization Including Butch and Cassidy is symbolic of his inability to escape his father's machinations.
Mr. Mime is actually a stand in for Ash's father, one that can't emotionally abuse him or his mom. He is a Pokémon, a peace loving creature that's oddly humanoid, but that can never hurt a human. Ash's was never really hurt by a Pokémon, so he sees them all as harmless; whereas, in the real world they may be quite feral or vicious (as seen in the early episodes). Again falling back to the theory that the only real Pokémon are the ones from the first season, and everything else is just further speculation coming from his mind on what new species would look like.
The new teams ( magma, aqua, and galactic) are Ash attempting to work out the problems he has with his father. to do that he first needs a new "bad guy" to feel good about beating, and if Giovanni isn't leading a criminal organization he can more easily relate to him.
If one recalls, there were real animals early in the show and references to animals in the game and show. For example, a clear case to point out is the aquarium of fish in the Cerulean City Gym or that by the Pokédex that Pikachu is a â,"rat-likeâ, Pokémon. But they don't matter to Ash's psyche so they don't come into play much. If Ash had loved puppies, everything would be about different breeds of dogs, and a dog fighting circuit. But, as the series goes on longer, we've been seeing less realistic animals and more Pokémon. This could be a sign of Ashâ,,,s mind deteriorating. As he's in this coma, he's losing concepts of some animals and machinery and replacing them with Pokémon. It could explain things like electric Pokémon working as power generators. A sign that his memory of the old world is slipping more and more as time goes by. The Pokémon realm will be idealized continuously the longer he has no stimulus from the real world. He may or may not be mentally deteriorating , but he is becoming more accustomed to his fake world's rules. The wild Pokémon are his rationalizations of the functioning of the world. Itâ,,,s the "A wizard did it" Syndrome. If he doesn't know how it works, his mind says Pokémon. He justifies anything he can't explain with Pokémon, and real animals fall into the background because he has no real interest in them.
The Pokémon in Ash's team are his issues, for example Charmander represents his sex drive (not his sexuality like Brock) at first it's a cute easy to control thing, but eventually becomes a raging inferno of disobedience. Acquiring his team means getting at his issues, but as he trains them, he works said issues out. Other trainers are more direct forms of his issues, ones that he must either come to terms with or outright supress. Gym leaders are more primary aspects of his personality with each Pokémon being stronger than the last, to display a level of skill he could be capable of if only he gave into it. In effect, he is doing battle with a part of him that he would rather not have in control. Bulbasaur was Ash's unwillingness to change, this is reflectedwhen it declines to evolve and how it almost decided to stay behind unless he battled it. Squirtle was his willingness to follow the lead of others, as evidenced by the gang it ran with, even though he ran the gang, they were viewed as one group, and ash's subconscious just gave him the strongest one. Butterfree was his crushing loneliness, which he dealt with when he released it to join a flock. His bird types are his recklessness, always willing to sacrifice something at a moment's notice for the win. When Ash is trading Pokémon, it's an attempt to push his own problems away on someone else; however, he realizes this and usually trades back fairly quickly. Originally ash had the battles, which evolved into team battles and contests. The explanation for this is that his issues became more and more complicated, and the means of dealing with them needed to become more complex. the fact that he uses issues that he has already dominated to win these are signs that he's growing stronger.
Not only are Ashâ,,,s Pokémon are a manifestation of different parts of himself, so are Pokémon of other trainers as well. Koffing and Ekans were symbolic of Team Rocket's willingness to change; hence, their evolutions. Once his mind beat that roadblock down and allowed them to change once, it gives him the chance to truly change. Pupitar is a rationalization, a Pokémon that a rival caught before he met him. Even Ash would become suspicious if everyone he met had no carry-over from pervious places he had been to.
Ash releases his Pokémon because his mind is forcing him to let go of them. The second he raises an overpowered team, a tournament comes up, and after fighting his way through it he has to go to a new land for new challenges, but with an overpowered team, there won't be any challenges, and no way to motivate him further, part of Ash wants to stay in the coma, and keep journeying.
Ash's travelling also never really nets him any fame, no matter what he does, or where he goes, and the answer for that is simple. Ash just can't picture himself as famous, so he essentially adopts a new identity every few months.
The reason he never truly becomes a master is because that would mean he'd have nothing left to dream, and would wake up from his coma. Ashâ,,,s dual personality is one that wants to maintain his fantasy world and slowly sort his thoughts out carefully. The other part wants freedom, and to return to his real life, to finally become a real Pokémon master. However if he's allowed to keep his powerful team there's no reason to meet and tame new Pokémon(Issues), he'll lose interest, and the chance of becoming self-aware comes around again. So it's not that he gives them up, it's that he loses them, and unless he's desperate (such as with Charizard) he can't get them back. Itâ,,,s basically his mind forcing him to deal with his issues. It would also be a good reason why Paul has shown up at this point, and Ash has been forced to work with him on at least one occasion: It's his mind's last ditch efforts to snap him out of this, to force Ash to actually come to terms that this perfect world is not the best option and he needs to wake up. Paul is Ash's dark side, one that wants to push on even harder and harder, and the part of him that will stop at nothing to escape this coma world.
Ashâ,,,s rivals and the Elite four are ultimately the strongest part of this cycle. Having Pokémon that are essentially godlike, they represent both what can be attained and what is unattainable. Gary Oak is what Ash wants to be. He is wish fulfillment. He succeeded, and settled down to a normal life. Ash needs someone to succeed in his world or he won't be able to validate it and will start questioning why he's where he is. Itâ,,,s a subconscious trap to keep him from becoming too aware of his situation. His mind must have figured out that awareness of the coma would snap him out of it, but it would cause major brain damage, so it took something the boy already loved and built a way out for him with it. However Ash is too complacent to finally fight his way out of it, and cannot escape. This is why he keeps encountering Legendary Pokémon, they're his mind's way of showing him he can do great things if he tries, and it's a way to encourage him to push forwards. The Legendary Pokémon are Ash's mind telling him that he has greatness in him and thus, can escape his happyâ,“goâ,“lucky reality.
Ash's Rivals are all possible futures he envisions for himself (note that they are all older than him). This originated with Gary Oak, someone Ash knew from real life, and built up into a sort of god within his mind. Gary however progressed and changed to suit Ash's vision of himself and ultimate desire, eventually settling down into a professor after beating the Elite Four. With Gary in retirement his mind needed a new rival for him Thus the births of Richie (the Good aspect of his rivalry) and Paul (as the darker aspect, a cut-throat Ash, willing to do anything to escape the coma world).
Richie and his Pikachu were another success story for Ash, but he wanted one he could be closer with. One nearly identical to him. One that even used a similar roster to him. Paul and his Chimchar are the polar opposite of Richie, Paul wants nothing to do with any kind of weakness, and is almost aware of his situation. He's always pushing for something more.
The reason he discarded his original hat and the elements of japanese culture so prevalent in the first season is simple. He wanted to travel and broaden his horizons, every time he reinvented himself to do so; he lost touch with his original self. If he ever does escape the coma he'll likely have achieved a sort of Zen state. Considering the amount of personal issues he deals with inside his head, it's entirely likely that he was the next Buddha of the Pokémon world, and that the lightning strike and subsequent coma are a way for him to realize his true self, and destiny.
Mewtwo was a new form of treatment, done with electric impulses and a machine to knock Ash out of it, taking down every last one of his mental guards (the original Pokémon in the movie). In Ash's mind, Mewtwo and his clones were the treatment for the mental safe guards that were protecting Ash and keeping him comatose; the Pokémon of his world. The clones were counters to Ash's mental safeties, and so each appeared to Ash as the exact copy of his defense, intended to take it down by Force. The clones didn't play by the rules of Ash's world, they didn't use any special Pokémon attacks or moves â,“ they just beat down their counterpart by brute strength. The treatment was working, but there were side effects. The electric jolts were beginning to affect Ash's nervous system, and if the treatment continued, he would be paralyzed. His mind realized this and manifested it to Ash by petrifying him in his dream. Were it not for the end of the treatment by Ash's mother (knowing her son would never want to live in a world he couldnâ,,,t explore) Ash would have remained as stone in his dream. After this, Ash needed to recover from the damage of the electric therapy. Obviously it was greatly dangerous to him, and in order to reduce the danger Ash's consciousness felt from it, Ash's subconscious began downplaying the effects of electricity in Ash's world, which is why Pikachuâ,,,s electric attacks -once noted for their strength by Team Rocket â,“ no longer have any effect on Ash, other than comic relief.
Even the world Ash lives in evidences this. The sprawling forests and eco friendly cities are all his childish innocence. He never travels on a bike despite the distance due to the accident having given him a phobia of them.
As one could see, it is very likely that Ash is trapped in his world. But like every dream, everything, there is a beginning and an end. What would happen if Ash could fully recover? What would happen if he never does? There are infinite branches of possibilities that spiral upwards and intertwine towards the top at a single point, both in his â,"worldâ, and the real world. In his hospital room, we see Delia, obviously distraught talking to a doctor with a grim look in his eye. He's saying that their insurance is up, and the boy has had no change in brain activity for seven years. That a shock like this may awaken him. She tearfully agrees.
Professor Oak is there to comfort her as they take Ash off life support.
In Ashâ,,,s â,"worldâ,.[/move]
.â,dlrowâ," sâ,,,hsA nI
.troppus efil ffo hsA ekat yeht sa reh trofmoc ot ereht si kaO rosseforP
.seerga yllufraet ehS .mih nekawa yam siht ekil kcohs a tahT .sraey neves rof ytivitca niarb ni egnahc on dah sah yob eht dna ,pu si ecnarusni rieht taht gniyas s'eH .eye sih ni kool mirg a htiw rotcod a ot gniklat thguartsid ylsuoivbo ,aileD ees ew ,moor latipsoh sih nI .dlrow laer eht dna â,dlrowâ," sih ni htob ,tniop elgnis a ta pot eht sdrawot eniwtretni dna sdrawpu larips taht seitilibissop fo sehcnarb etinifni era erehT ?seod reven eh fi neppah dluow tahW ?revocer ylluf dluoc hsA fi neppah dluow tahW .dne na dna gninnigeb a si ereht ,gnihtyreve ,maerd yreve ekil tuB .dlrow sih ni deppart si hsA taht ylekil yrev si ti ,ees dluoc eno sA
.meht fo aibohp a mih nevig gnivah tnedicca eht ot eud ecnatsid eht etipsed ekib a no slevart reven eH .ecneconni hsidlihc sih lla era seitic yldneirf oce dna stserof gnilwarps ehT .siht secnedive ni sevil hsA dlrow eht nevE
.feiler cimoc naht rehto ,hsA no tceffe yna evah regnol on â,“ tekcoR maeT yb htgnerts rieht rof deton ecno- skcatta cirtcele sâ,,,uhcakiP yhw si hcihw ,dlrow s'hsA ni yticirtcele fo stceffe eht gniyalpnwod nageb suoicsnocbus s'hsA ,ti morf tlef ssensuoicsnoc s'hsA regnad eht ecuder ot redro ni dna ,mih ot suoregnad yltaerg saw ti ylsuoivbO .ypareht cirtcele eht fo egamad eht morf revocer ot dedeen hsA ,siht retfA .maerd sih ni enots sa deniamer evah dluow hsA )erolpxe tâ,,,ndluoc eh dlrow a ni evil ot tnaw reven dluow nos reh gniwonk( rehtom s'hsA yb tnemtaert eht fo dne eht rof ton ti ereW .maerd sih ni mih gniyfirtep yb hsA ot ti detsefinam dna siht dezilaer dnim siH .dezylarap eb dluow eh ,deunitnoc tnemtaert eht fi dna ,metsys suovren s'hsA tceffa ot gninnigeb erew stloj cirtcele ehT .stceffe edis erew ereht tub ,gnikrow saw tnemtaert ehT .htgnerts eturb yb trapretnuoc rieht nwod taeb tsuj yeht â,“ sevom ro skcatta nomékoP laiceps yna esu t'ndid yeht ,dlrow s'hsA fo selur eht yb yalp t'ndid senolc ehT .ecroF yb nwod ti ekat ot dednetni ,esnefed sih fo ypoc tcaxe eht sa hsA ot deraeppa hcae os dna ,seitefas latnem s'hsA ot sretnuoc erew senolc ehT .dlrow sih fo nomékoP eht ;esotamoc mih gnipeek dna hsA gnitcetorp erew taht sdraug efas latnem eht rof tnemtaert eht erew senolc sih dna owtweM ,dnim s'hsA nI .)eivom eht ni nomékoP lanigiro eht( sdraug latnem sih fo eno tsal yreve nwod gnikat ,ti fo tuo hsA kconk ot enihcam a dna seslupmi cirtcele htiw enod ,tnemtaert fo mrof wen a saw owtweM
.ynitsed dna ,fles eurt sih ezilaer ot mih rof yaw a era amoc tneuqesbus dna ekirts gninthgil eht taht dna ,dlrow nomékoP eht fo ahdduB txen eht saw eh taht ylekil yleritne s'ti ,daeh sih edisni htiw slaed eh seussi lanosrep fo tnuoma eht gniredisnoC .etats neZ fo tros a deveihca evah ylekil ll'eh amoc eht epacse seod reve eh fI .fles lanigiro sih htiw hcuot tsol eh ;os od ot flesmih detnevnier eh emit yreve ,snoziroh sih nedaorb dna levart ot detnaw eH .elpmis si nosaes tsrif eht ni tnelaverp os erutluc esenapaj fo stnemele eht dna tah lanigiro sih dedracsid eh nosaer ehT
.erom gnihtemos rof gnihsup syawla s'eH .noitautis sih fo erawa tsomla si dna ,ssenkaew fo dnik yna htiw od ot gnihton stnaw luaP ,eihciR fo etisoppo ralop eht era rahcmihC sih dna luaP .mih ot retsor ralimis a desu neve taht enO .mih ot lacitnedi ylraen enO .htiw resolc eb dluoc eh eno detnaw eh tub ,hsA rof yrots sseccus rehtona erew uhcakiP sih dna eihciR
.)dlrow amoc eht epacse ot gnihtyna od ot gnilliw ,hsA taorht-tuc a ,tcepsa rekrad eht sa( luaP dna )yrlavir sih fo tcepsa dooG eht( eihciR fo shtrib eht suhT mih rof lavir wen a dedeen dnim sih tnemeriter ni yraG htiW .ruoF etilE eht gnitaeb retfa rosseforp a otni nwod gnilttes yllautneve ,erised etamitlu dna flesmih fo noisiv s'hsA tius ot degnahc dna dessergorp revewoh yraG .dnim sih nihtiw dog fo tros a otni pu tliub dna ,efil laer morf wenk hsA enoemos ,kaO yraG htiw detanigiro sihT .)mih naht redlo lla era yeht taht eton( flesmih rof snoisivne eh serutuf elbissop lla era slaviR s'hsA
.ytilaer ykculâ,“ogâ,“yppah sih epacse nac ,suht dna mih ni ssentaerg sah eh taht mih gnillet dnim s'hsA era nomékoP yradnegeL ehT .sdrawrof hsup ot mih egaruocne ot yaw a s'ti dna ,seirt eh fi sgniht taerg od nac eh mih gniwohs fo yaw s'dnim sih er'yeht ,nomékoP yradnegeL gniretnuocne speek eh yhw si sihT .epacse tonnac dna ,ti fo tuo yaw sih thgif yllanif ot tnecalpmoc oot si hsA revewoH .ti htiw mih rof tuo yaw a tliub dna devol ydaerla yob eht gnihtemos koot ti os ,egamad niarb rojam esuac dluow ti tub ,ti fo tuo mih pans dluow amoc eht fo ssenerawa taht tuo derugif evah tsum dnim siH .noitautis sih fo erawa oot gnimoceb morf mih peek ot part suoicsnocbus a sâ,,,tI .si eh erehw s'eh yhw gninoitseuq trats lliw dna ti etadilav ot elba eb t'now eh ro dlrow sih ni deeccus ot enoemos sdeen hsA .efil lamron a ot nwod delttes dna ,dedeeccus eH .tnemllifluf hsiw si eH .eb ot stnaw hsA tahw si kaO yraG .elbaniattanu si tahw dna deniatta eb nac tahw htob tneserper yeht ,ekildog yllaitnesse era taht nomékoP gnivaH .elcyc siht fo trap tsegnorts eht yletamitlu era ruof etilE eht dna slavir sâ,,,hsA
.dlrow amoc siht epacse ot gnihton ta pots lliw taht mih fo trap eht dna ,redrah dna redrah neve no hsup ot stnaw taht eno ,edis krad s'hsA si luaP .pu ekaw ot sdeen eh dna noitpo tseb eht ton si dlrow tcefrep siht taht smret ot emoc yllautca ot hsA ecrof ot ,siht fo tuo mih pans ot stroffe hctid tsal s'dnim sih s'tI :noisacco eno tsael ta no mih htiw krow ot decrof neeb sah hsA dna ,tniop siht ta pu nwohs sah luaP yhw nosaer doog a eb osla dluow tI .seussi sih htiw laed ot mih gnicrof dnim sih yllacisab sâ,,,tI .kcab meht teg t'nac eh )drazirahC htiw sa hcus( etarepsed s'eh sselnu dna ,meht sesol eh taht s'ti ,pu meht sevig eh taht ton s'ti oS .niaga dnuora semoc erawa-fles gnimoceb fo ecnahc eht dna ,tseretni esol ll'eh ,)seussI(nomékoP wen emat dna teem ot nosaer on s'ereht maet lufrewop sih peek ot dewolla s'eh fi revewoH .retsam nomékoP laer a emoceb yllanif ot ,efil laer sih ot nruter ot dna ,modeerf stnaw trap rehto ehT .ylluferac tuo sthguoht sih tros ylwols dna dlrow ysatnaf sih niatniam ot stnaw taht eno si ytilanosrep laud sâ,,,hsA .amoc sih morf pu ekaw dluow dna ,maerd ot tfel gnihton evah d'eh naem dluow taht esuaceb si retsam a semoceb ylurt reven eh nosaer ehT
.shtnom wef yreve ytitnedi wen a stpoda yllaitnesse eh os ,suomaf sa flesmih erutcip t'nac tsuj hsA .elpmis si taht rof rewsna eht dna ,seog eh erehw ro ,seod eh tahw rettam on ,emaf yna mih sten yllaer reven osla gnillevart s'hsA
.gniyenruoj peek dna ,amoc eht ni yats ot stnaw hsA fo trap ,rehtruf mih etavitom ot yaw on dna ,segnellahc yna eb t'now ereht ,maet derewoprevo na htiw tub ,segnellahc wen rof dnal wen a ot og ot sah eh ti hguorht yaw sih gnithgif retfa dna ,pu semoc tnemanruot a ,maet derewoprevo na sesiar eh dnoces ehT .meht fo og tel ot mih gnicrof si dnim sih esuaceb nomékoP sih sesaeler hsA
.ot neeb dah eh secalp suoivrep morf revo-yrrac on dah tem eh enoyreve fi suoicipsus emoceb dluow hsA nevE .mih tem eh erofeb thguac lavir a taht nomékoP a ,noitazilanoitar a si ratipuP .egnahc ylurt ot ecnahc eht mih sevig ti ,ecno egnahc ot meht dewolla dna nwod kcolbdaor taht taeb dnim sih ecnO .snoitulove rieht ,ecneh ;egnahc ot ssengnilliw s'tekcoR maeT fo cilobmys erew snakE dna gniffoK .llew sa sreniart rehto fo nomékoP era os ,flesmih fo strap tnereffid fo noitatsefinam a era nomékoP sâ,,,hsA era ylno toN
.regnorts gniworg s'eh taht sngis era eseht niw ot detanimod ydaerla sah eh taht seussi sesu eh taht tcaf eht .xelpmoc erom emoceb ot dedeen meht htiw gnilaed fo snaem eht dna ,detacilpmoc erom dna erom emaceb seussi sih taht si siht rof noitanalpxe ehT .stsetnoc dna selttab maet otni devlove hcihw ,selttab eht dah hsa yllanigirO .ylkciuq ylriaf kcab sedart yllausu dna siht sezilaer eh ,revewoh ;esle enoemos no yawa smelborp nwo sih hsup ot tpmetta na s'ti ,nomékoP gnidart si hsA nehW .niw eht rof eciton s'tnemom a ta gnihtemos ecifircas ot gnilliw syawla ,ssensselkcer sih era sepyt drib siH .kcolf a nioj ot ti desaeler eh nehw htiw tlaed eh hcihw ,ssenilenol gnihsurc sih saw eerfrettuB .eno tsegnorts eht mih evag tsuj suoicsnocbus s'hsa dna ,puorg eno sa deweiv erew yeht ,gnag eht nar eh hguoht neve ,htiw nar ti gnag eht yb decnedive sa ,srehto fo dael eht wollof ot ssengnilliw sih saw eltriuqS .ti delttab eh sselnu dniheb yats ot dediced tsomla ti woh dna evlove ot senilced ti nehwdetcelfer si siht ,egnahc ot ssengnilliwnu s'hsA saw ruasabluB .lortnoc ni evah ton rehtar dluow eh taht mih fo trap a htiw elttab gniod si eh ,tceffe nI .ti otni evag eh ylno fi fo elbapac eb dluoc eh lliks fo level a yalpsid ot ,tsal eht naht regnorts gnieb nomékoP hcae htiw ytilanosrep sih fo stcepsa yramirp erom era sredael myG .sserpus thgirtuo ro htiw smret ot emoc rehtie tsum eh taht seno ,seussi sih fo smrof tcerid erom era sreniart rehtO .tuo seussi dias skrow eh ,meht sniart eh sa tub ,seussi sih ta gnitteg snaem maet sih gniriuqcA .ecneidebosid fo onrefni gnigar a semoceb yllautneve tub ,gniht lortnoc ot ysae etuc a s'ti tsrif ta )kcorB ekil ytilauxes sih ton( evird xes sih stneserper rednamrahC elpmaxe rof ,seussi sih era maet s'hsA ni nomékoP ehT
.meht ni tseretni laer on sah eh esuaceb dnuorgkcab eht otni llaf slamina laer dna ,nomékoP htiw nialpxe t'nac eh gnihtyna seifitsuj eH .nomékoP syas dnim sih ,skrow ti woh wonk t'nseod eh fI .emordnyS "ti did draziw A" eht sâ,,,tI .dlrow eht fo gninoitcnuf eht fo snoitazilanoitar sih era nomékoP dliw ehT .selur s'dlrow ekaf sih ot demotsucca erom gnimoceb si eh tub , gnitaroireted yllatnem eb ton yam ro yam eH .dlrow laer eht morf sulumits on sah eh regnol eht ylsuounitnoc dezilaedi eb lliw mlaer nomékoP ehT .yb seog emit sa erom dna erom gnippils si dlrow dlo eht fo yromem sih taht ngis A .srotareneg rewop sa gnikrow nomékoP cirtcele ekil sgniht nialpxe dluoc tI .nomékoP htiw meht gnicalper dna yrenihcam dna slamina emos fo stpecnoc gnisol s'eh ,amoc siht ni s'eh sA .gnitaroireted dnim sâ,,,hsA fo ngis a eb dluoc sihT .nomékoP erom dna slamina citsilaer ssel gniees neeb ev'ew ,regnol no seog seires eht sa ,tuB .tiucric gnithgif god a dna ,sgod fo sdeerb tnereffid tuoba eb dluow gnihtyreve ,seippup devol dah hsA fI .hcum yalp otni emoc t'nod yeht os ehcysp s'hsA ot rettam t'nod yeht tuB .nomékoP â,ekil-tarâ," a si uhcakiP taht xedékoP eht yb taht ro myG ytiC naelureC eht ni hsif fo muirauqa eht si tuo tniop ot esac raelc a ,elpmaxe roF .wohs dna emag eht ni slamina ot secnerefer dna wohs eht ni ylrae slamina laer erew ereht ,sllacer eno fI
.mih ot etaler ylisae erom nac eh noitazinagro lanimirc a gnidael t'nsi innavoiG fi dna ,gnitaeb tuoba doog leef ot "yug dab" wen a sdeen tsrif eh taht od ot .rehtaf sih htiw sah eh smelborp eht tuo krow ot gnitpmetta hsA era )citcalag dna ,auqa ,amgam ( smaet wen ehT
.ekil kool dluow seiceps wen tahw no dnim sih morf gnimoc noitaluceps rehtruf tsuj si esle gnihtyreve dna ,nosaes tsrif eht morf seno eht era nomékoP laer ylno eht taht yroeht eht ot kcab gnillaf niagA .)sedosipe ylrae eht ni nees sa( suoiciv ro laref etiuq eb yam yeht dlrow laer eht ni ,saerehw ;sselmrah sa lla meht sees eh os ,nomékoP a yb truh yllaer reven saw s'hsA .namuh a truh reven nac taht tub ,dionamuh ylddo s'taht erutaerc gnivol ecaep a ,nomékoP a si eH .mom sih ro mih esuba yllanoitome t'nac taht eno ,rehtaf s'hsA rof ni dnats a yllautca si emiM .rM
.snoitanihcam s'rehtaf sih epacse ot ytilibani sih fo cilobmys si ydissaC dna hctuB gnidulcnI noitazinagro elohw eht fo tser ehT .tekcoR maeT SI hsA ,yaw a ni oS
.emoh ta erusserp gnitnuom epacse ot erew yenruoj sih rof snoitavitom s'hsA .tellaP fo nwot yrtnuoc ,llams eht ot evom ot meht gnicrof dna ylimaf eht no emahs gnignirb ,loohcs ta tnedicni na ebyam ,hsA fo trap siht yb desuac saw stnerap s'hsA neewteb tilps eht eveileb I .slrig evitcartta modnar yb dekcatta dna nomékoP yb dehsinup yltnatsnoc si eh yhw ecneh ,ytilauxesomoh tnetal s'hsA si semaJ woN .ytilauxesomoh tnetal sih gniyfitsuj fo yaw sih si doohdlihc delbuort 'semaJ .rehtaf esaelp nac ehs os gniddib reh gniod otni ytilauxesomoh evissimbus s'hsA kcirt lliw ehs ,ytilibillug dna ytinav s'hsA si eisseJ .nwo sih no gnilkcat htiw elbatrofmocnu sleef eh dnuorg htiw gnilaed hsA era ypucco yeht sedosipe eht dna tekcoR maeT ,dias I sA .raen og ot ton nrows dah flesmih eh dnuorg gnidaert sevlovni ti esuaceb ,hcuot t'ndluow werc dna hsA taht seussi htiw laed ot mih rof yaw a s'tI .dezinomed eh taht flesmih fo strap eht gnizinamuh dna ,hguorht gnikrow dnim sih era gnag eht dna hsA no sucof t'nod taht sedosipe rellif ehT .epacse lautneve na yllufepoh dna ,tcilfnoc erom eb nac ereht taht oS .dnim sih ni tsol yats ot stnaw ohw hsa eht gnigatobas si epacse ot stnaw ohw hsA eht esnes a ni ,flesmih retteb nac eh os ,ti erongi ot sesoohc tub ,)level emos no( meht s'ti swonk eH .deveileb syawla era sesiugsid s'tekcoR maeT nosaer eht si sihT .pu sgniht eseht gnimaerd dik a tsuj si hsA esuaceb )elbissopmi yllacisyhp dna( suorcidul erom dna erom emoceb erutpac fo sdohtem rieht ,rehtruF .ti htiw gniyalp deppots edis "eerF" sih ,mih rof gnihtemos t'nsaw ti taht dnuof eh nehW )flesmih taht fo eutriv yb dna( htiw tnemirepxe ot edis niav/yag sih wolla ot elba saw eh gnihtemos saw tI .flesmih fo trap taht htiw smret ot emoc ot dah hsa esuaceb gnisserd-ssorc detrats tekcor maeT .yroeht fles dezinomed dna seitilanosrep gnitcilfnoc eht htiw ni stif siht niaga tey os ,live eb ot tnaw t'nseod dna ,noitatilibaher rof laitnetop eht sah htwoeM taht rebmemer ll'uoY .ytinav sâ,,,esseJ dna ,ytilauxesomoh deilpmi semaJ "dab" demeed sah eh taht ytilanosrep s'hsA fo stcepsa era tekcor maeT
. hsA fo strap esoht fo dertah rettu sih etipsed rehtaf esaelp ot gnilliw er'yehT .eteveian dna ytirup rieht fo lobmys a....etihW sraew tekcoR maeT erehw ,deR dna kcalB raeW stekcor ehT ,mrofinu ni ecnereffid eht si eciton ot gniht rehtonA .mih esaelp ot gniyrt peek yeht yhw dna ,seod eh sa hcum sa htwoeM dna ,semaJ ,esseJ setareB eh yhW dna ,noitaroproc eliV sselecaf eht snur innavoiG yhw si sihT .nwot tellap ot nwod dna ytic eht fo tuo evom ot rehtom sih dna mih nwosid ot rehtaf sih gnicrof ,tsylatac a sa tnedicni fo tros emos dna ytilauxesomoh s'hsa revo ylekil saw stnerap s'hsa neewteb tilps ehT .seires eht ni no retal litnu enoyna sa deifitnedi yllaer t'nsaw stekcor eht fo daeh eht tcaf ni ,redael rieht si rehtaf s'hsa taht tbuod I tub ,yldratsad etiuq er'yeht evitisop m'I dna ,tekcor maet lautca na eb yam erehT .mih dezinomed dna ,noitaroproc live eht pota mih tup eh os ;rehtaF sih htiW seussi sah hsA
.mih nekawa ot tseb woh otni thgisni flesti gniwolla ecaf lliw eh snoitalubirt eht dna edam s'eh ssergorp eht gninialpxe dna gnippacer ,dnim rehgih s'hsA si rotarran ehT .rotarran eht si gniht rehtonA
.seussi lanigiro sih hguorht gnikrow llits saw eh elihw htiw elbatrofmoc t'nsaw eh gnihtemos ,saw eh ohw fo tpecnoc sih gnignellahc tuohtiw uhcakiP sih evlove t'ndluoc eH .TSOL tuo talf gnimoceb tsuj morf ytinamuh sih evas ot redro ni flesmih fo stcepsa esoht htiw krow lliw eh taht nosaer emas eht si siht revewoH .rehtaf sih fo sdnah eht ni gniyl ytinamuh sih fo thguoht eht fo deifirret si hsa esuaceb hsa esoppo syawla lliw semaJ dna esseJ .innavoiG ,rehtaf sih ot revo ti dnah dna )ytinamuh sâ,,,hsA( uhcakiP laets ot tnaw yehT .tonnac nosaer emos rof tub )htiw etaicossa yllamron reven dluoow eh flesmih fo stcepsa ( stekcor eht htiw gnikrow fo tniop eht ot neve ,mih dnif ot yletarepsed stnaw hsa dna ,detarapes teg yeht erehw sedosipe eht ecneh ,ytinamuH s'hsA stneserper ylsuoivbo uhcakiP
.laviR gninetaerht erom a htiw decalper ylkciuq saw eh noinapmoc a sa eno siht deweiv hsA ecnis dna amoc eht gnithgif si dnim s'hsA .seitilibissop rehto sih htiw dah hsA cimanyd eht detpursid eh nehw )erugif rehtaf a fo laedi etamitlu s'hsA gnieb srosseforp eht( rosseforP eht htiw krow ot ffo tnes eh taht eno saw tI .dedracsid eh taht hsA rof erutuf elbissop a saw redeerB ehT ,yecarT
. ).ffo ti gurhs dna yrt ot smees nwad saerehw reveostahw kcorB rof ecnarelot on dah ytsiM dna yaM htob taht eton lliw enO( .emit eht lla tneloiv ssel dna ,mih ekil erom saw taht eno ,elamef repus wen a detaerc eh ,htiw erehwyna og ot ylekil ton s'eh enoemos sa ytsiM dehsilbatse ydaerla eh ecnis .evol ot ecnahc a flesmih gnivig hsA si nwaD
.reisae noitisnart eht ekam ot hcturc a sa seno dlo eht kcab thguorb ylwols dnim sih tub ,stcepsa wen etorw yllautneve dna flesmih gnitnevnier tpek eH .yalp otni kcab emoc ot dah ytilauxes sih dah yllautneve ,reganeet a gnieb ,hsA tub elihw elttil a rof dekrow yehT ."noisseS" taht ogE elbisnes eht deyalp eh dna ,snoitaripsa taerg htiw dI eht deyalp ehs ,yaM htiw emac xaM
.ni-llif evian erom ,rehtona rof gnivael pu dne ylkciuq lliw ti fo sngis swohs ohw enoyna dna ,dekcolb neeb sah doohtluda ot gnirutam mih dnuora enoyna fo thguoht eht ,neht ecniS .ti ot dehcatta gnieb ,mih ot gnizitamuart osla saw sihT .dnuorgkcab eht otni dedaf dah ehs litnu tuo gniwollem yllautneve tub ,ytilauxes sih gnitareb yltnatsnoC .dnim sih ni dedaeh toh etiuq pu dedne ehs tluser a sa ,regna reh saw reh fo wenk eh yllaer eh lla ,dlrow laer eht morf lrig a gnieb ,revewoh ,evol dluoc eh lrig a ta tpmetta tsrif s'hsA si ytsiM
.eromyna ipegoT peek reh tel t'ndluow dna ,wenk eh ytsiM tnagorra ,yhsup ,lamron eht detnaw tsuj dna ti htiw epoc t'ndluoc eh tuo denrut ti ,ecitcarp ni tuB .derutam ev'yeht nehw spihsnoitaler evah ylno dluoc elpoep taht tlef eH .doohnamow fo level a hcaer ot reh dedeen eh ,)ylsuoicsnocbus ylno fi( tseretni evol laitini sih saw ytsiM ecniS :siht htiw enil ni yroeht a evah I .latipsoh a ot mih teg depleh taht eno eht ylekiL .amoc eht erofeb reh wenk yllaer reven eh esuaceb elbaniattanu yletamitlu si tub seires eht ni yltnelaverp os syalp ehs yhw si sihT .lrig a fo dah hsA taht egami na si ytsiM.flesmih fo tcepsa lrig wen a steem hsA RETFA yllausU....seires eht ot kcab gnimoc speek kcorb yhw osla si sihT ).neht no tnew tahw fo aedi on sah eh daerd fo gnileef lareneg a naht rehto os ,emit eht ta mih gnisserper saw suoicsnocbus s'hsa( .ti tuoba kaeps ot sesufer dna ,deifirroh lla kcab semoc kcorB snosaer eht ecneh ,hcum siht yojne t'ndid hsA .yrotskcab sih fo tsom gnitteg dna nomekop sih htiw y-leef yhcuot erom gnitteg sa llew sa ,seires eht fo trap siht ni eugolaid erom hcum tog semaJ taht eciton ll'uoY .ytilauxes sih sserppus thgirtuo ot tpmetta.na saw yvI rosseforp htiw yatS s'kcorB .level latnem sih ta tnemtimmoc eldnah tonnac tsuj hsA .smret suoiretsym no sdne pihsnoitaler laer a htiw yarof sih sa hcum ,ytilibisnopser hcum taht gnivah htiw epoc t'nac hsA esuaceb .hsA htiw "yenruoj" ot sgnilbis sih sevael kcorB .htiw smret ot emoc nac hsA hcihw fo rehtien ,stcnitsni ylrehtaf sih osla s'eh ,ytilauxes tnetal s'hsA tsuj t'nsi kcorB .xes â,wonkâ," reven dluoc hsA esuaceb nwod tohs yltnatsnoc si dna ,ytilauxes sih fo noitcejorp a si kcorB .deeccus reven tsum kcorB ,xes ecneirepxe reven nac eh ecniS .snoitartsurf lauxes gniworg sih rof teltuo na dedeen dna nigriv a amoc eht otni llef eH .ytilauxes desserper s'hsA si kcorB
.yllautneve flesmih fo trap sa tekcor maeT tpecca hsA pleh nac eh os si hceeps s'htwoem rof nosaer elohw eht tcaf nI .tnerrappa semoceb ylkciuq siht kaeps nac htwoem taht eton uoy fI .ytinamuh s'hsa fo tnemgarf rehtona dna ,ecneconni )detpurroc( s'hsa sa nwonk yrogetac a ni htwoem secalP sihT .innavoiG htiw semit doog eht srebmemer eh esuaceb mih esaeppa ot stnaw yllaicepse htwoeM .rehtaF s'hsA ,innavoiG esaeppa ot tnaw semaJ dna esseJ .htiw smret ot gnimoc si tub ,"evitagen" smeed eh taht seitilauq sih era tekcoR maeT .flesmih htiw etaicossa ot ekil t'nseod tub ,yojne nac eh flesmih fo stcepsa yllautca era srentrap gnillevart sâ,,,hsA
?reitnorF elttaB dna eugael egnarO eht deyortsed sah dna seugael eerht lla fo 61 pot eht tsael ta ni decalp sah ohw enoemos fo wonk ton ,aera honniS eht fo lavir eht ,luaP dluoc woH .tekcoR maeT sdael innavoiG yhw dna ,stseuqnoc sih etipsed ,mih fo draeh sah eno on yllautriv ,noiger wen a sretne eh emit yreve taht nosaer eht osla s'tI .rosseforp a emaceb yraG yhw si sihT .slaedi s'hsa dna ,ytilibats tneserper s'ynneJ dna s'yoJ eht ekil ,srosseforp ehT .seog eh erehw rettam on efas leef ot mih gniwolla ,rohcna ro ten ytefas a sa tca yeht dna ,nwotemoh sih morf wenk eh ynneJ dna yoJ .esrun tcaxe emas eht sah retnec nomékoP yreve yhw dna ,slamina dematnu suoregnad fo lluf dlrow a ni nwo sih no ffo og nac dlihc a woh sa hcus ,sgniht rehto wef a snialpxe osla tI .od yeht ekil krow ot serutnevda sih gniwolla gniog dlrow eht speek dna ylhtooms nur dluow taht tnemnrevog fo metsys efas a pu thguoht eh ;dlrow maerd a si siht taht ezilaer niaga ecno uoy fi denialpxe eb nac msilaicos ediwdlrow eht ,oslA .yllacisyhp hcum egnahc t'nseod eh yhw snialpxe sihT
.amoc sih epacse dna si eh tahw htiw spirg ot emoc nac eh litnu eno yb eno sreirrab latnem sih lla nwod ekat ot sah eh oS .egamad niarb reffus tub ,pu ekaw dluow eh ,amoc a ni s'eh ezilaer hsA dluohS .meht epacse ot gnitpmetta sa llew sa ,serised sih gnillifluf dnim suoicsnocbus sih fo stluser eht tsuj si seires eht fo tser ehT .ytilauq gnizama fo erew nomékoP fo sedosipe ylrae eht ,deciton dah eno fI
.seisatnaf retsam nomékoP sih tuo evil ot elba s'eh dna ,cillydi emaceb yeht ,gniyfirret gnieb fo daetsni ,smaerd amoc sih dezilibats dna tceffe koot noitacidem ehT .gnicanem ssel emaceb tekcoR maeT yhw si sihT .snoitacidem yvaeh htiw detaert dna latipsoh eht ot deirruh saw dna dnuof saw eh retal syaD .amoc a ni hsA tup ekib eht htiw tnedicca ehT .yroeht a evah I ?tnedicni eht retfa litnu lamron ylevitaler erew dlrow sih dna hsA woH ?sedosipe gninnigeb eht ni gninthgil yb tih saw hsA retfa egnahc tnempoleved yrots dna gnicap eht yhw nosaer eht wonk reve eno diD
Did one ever know the reason why the pacing and story development change after Ash was hit by lightning in the beginning episodes? How Ash and his world were relatively normal until after the incident? I have a theory. The accident with the bike put Ash in a coma. Days later he was found and was hurried to the hospital and treated with heavy medications. This is why Team Rocket became less menacing. The medication took effect and stabilized his coma dreams, instead of being terrifying, they became idyllic, and he's able to live out his Pokémon master fantasies.
If one had noticed, the early episodes of Pokémon were of amazing quality. The rest of the series is just the results of his subconscious mind fulfilling his desires, as well as attempting to escape them. Should Ash realize he's in a coma, he would wake up, but suffer brain damage. So he has to take down all his mental barriers one by one until he can come to grips with what he is and escape his coma.
This explains why he doesn't change much physically. Also, the worldwide socialism can be explained if you once again realize that this is a dream world; he thought up a safe system of government that would run smoothly and keeps the world going allowing his adventures to work like they do. It also explains a few other things, such as how a child can go off on his own in a world full of dangerous untamed animals, and why every Pokémon center has the same exact nurse. Joy and Jenny he knew from his hometown, and they act as a safety net or anchor, allowing him to feel safe no matter where he goes. The professors, like the Joy's and Jenny's represent stability, and ash's ideals. This is why Gary became a professor. It's also the reason that every time he enters a new region, virtually no one has heard of him, despite his conquests, and why Giovanni leads Team Rocket. How could Paul, the rival of the Sinnoh area, not know of someone who has placed in at least the top 16 of all three leagues and has destroyed the Orange league and Battle Frontier?
Ashâ,,,s travelling partners are actually aspects of himself he can enjoy, but doesn't like to associate with himself. Team Rocket are his qualities that he deems "negative", but is coming to terms with. Jesse and James want to appease Giovanni, Ash's Father. Meowth especially wants to appease him because he remembers the good times with Giovanni. This Places meowth in a category known as ash's (corrupted) innocence, and another fragment of ash's humanity. If you note that meowth can speak this quickly becomes apparrent. In fact the whole reason for meowth's speech is so he can help Ash accept Team rocket as part of himself eventually.
Brock is Ash's repressed sexuality. He fell into the coma a virgin and needed an outlet for his growing sexual frustrations. Since he can never experience sex, Brock must never succeed. Brock is a projection of his sexuality, and is constantly shot down because Ash could never â,"knowâ, sex. Brock isn't just Ash's latent sexuality, he's also his fatherly instincts, neither of which Ash can come to terms with. Brock leaves his siblings to "journey" with Ash. because Ash can't cope with having that much responsibility, much as his foray with a real relationship ends on mysterious terms. Ash just cannot handle commitment at his mental level. Brock's Stay with professor Ivy was an.attempt to outright suppress his sexuality. You'll notice that James got much more dialogue in this part of the series, as well as getting more touchy feel-y with his pokemon and getting most of his backstory. Ash didn't enjoy this much, hence the reasons Brock comes back all horrified, and refuses to speak about it. (ash's subconscious was repressing him at the time, so other than a general feeling of dread he has no idea of what went on then.) This is also why brock keeps coming back to the series....Usually AFTER Ash meets a new girl aspect of himself.Misty is an image that Ash had of a girl. This is why she plays so prevalently in the series but is ultimately unattainable because he never really knew her before the coma. Likely the one that helped get him to a hospital. I have a theory in line with this: Since Misty was his initial love interest (if only subconsciously), he needed her to reach a level of womanhood. He felt that people could only have relationships when they've matured. But in practice, it turned out he couldn't cope with it and just wanted the normal, pushy, arrogant Misty he knew, and wouldn't let her keep Togepi anymore.
Misty is Ash's first attempt at a girl he could love, however, being a girl from the real world, all he really he knew of her was her anger, as a result she ended up quite hot headed in his mind. Constantly berating his sexuality, but eventually mellowing out until she had faded into the background. This was also traumatizing to him, being attached to it. Since then, the thought of anyone around him maturing to adulthood has been blocked, and anyone who shows signs of it will quickly end up leaving for another, more naive fill-in.
Max came with May, she played the Id with great aspirations, and he played the sensible Ego that "Session". They worked for a little while but Ash, being a teenager, eventually had his sexuality had to come back into play. He kept reinventing himself and eventually wrote new aspects, but his mind slowly brought back the old ones as a crutch to make the transition easier.
Dawn is Ash giving himself a chance to love. since he already established Misty as someone he's not likely to go anywhere with, he created a new super female, one that was more like him, and less violent all the time. (One will note that both May and Misty had no tolerance for Brock whatsoever whereas dawn seems to try and shrug it off.) .
Tracey, The Breeder was a possible future for Ash that he discarded. It was one that he sent off to work with the Professor (the professors being Ash's ultimate ideal of a father figure) when he disrupted the dynamic Ash had with his other possibilities. Ash's mind is fighting the coma and since Ash viewed this one as a companion he was quickly replaced with a more threatening Rival.
Pikachu obviously represents Ash's Humanity, hence the episodes where they get separated, and ash wants desperately to find him, even to the point of working with the rockets ( aspects of himself he woould never normally associate with) but for some reason cannot. They want to steal Pikachu (Ashâ,,,s humanity) and hand it over to his father, Giovanni. Jesse and James will always oppose ash because ash is terrified of the thought of his humanity lying in the hands of his father. However this is the same reason that he will work with those aspects of himself in order to save his humanity from just becoming flat out LOST. He couldn't evolve his Pikachu without challenging his concept of who he was, something he wasn't comfortable with while he was still working through his original issues.
Another thing is the narrator. The narrator is Ash's higher mind, recapping and explaining the progress he's made and the tribulations he will face allowing itself insight into how best to awaken him.
Ash has issues With his Father; so he put him atop the evil corporation, and demonized him. There may be an actual team rocket, and I'm positive they're quite dastardly, but I doubt that ash's father is their leader, in fact the head of the rockets wasn't really identified as anyone until later on in the series. The split between ash's parents was likely over ash's homosexuality and some sort of incident as a catalyst, forcing his father to disown him and his mother to move out of the city and down to pallet town. This is why Giovanni runs the faceless Vile corporation, and Why he Berates Jesse, James, and Meowth as much as he does, and why they keep trying to please him. Another thing to notice is the difference in uniform, The rockets Wear Black and Red, where Team Rocket wears White....a symbol of their purity and naievete. They're willing to please father despite his utter hatred of those parts of Ash .
Team rocket are aspects of Ash's personality that he has deemed "bad" James implied homosexuality, and Jesseâ,,,s vanity. You'll remember that Meowth has the potential for rehabilitation, and doesn't want to be evil, so yet again this fits in with the conflicting personalities and demonized self theory. Team rocket started cross-dressing because ash had to come to terms with that part of himself. It was something he was able to allow his gay/vain side to experiment with (and by virtue of that himself) When he found that it wasn't something for him, his "Free" side stopped playing with it. Further, their methods of capture become more and more ludicrous (and physically impossible) because Ash is just a kid dreaming these things up. This is the reason Team Rocket's disguises are always believed. He knows it's them (on some level), but chooses to ignore it, so he can better himself, in a sense the Ash who wants to escape is sabotaging the ash who wants to stay lost in his mind. So that there can be more conflict, and hopefully an eventual escape. The filler episodes that don't focus on Ash and the gang are his mind working through, and humanizing the parts of himself that he demonized. It's a way for him to deal with issues that Ash and crew wouldn't touch, because it involves treading ground he himself had sworn not to go near. As I said, Team Rocket and the episodes they occupy are Ash dealing with ground he feels uncomfortable with tackling on his own. Jessie is Ash's vanity and gullibility, she will trick Ash's submissive homosexuality into doing her bidding so she can please father. James' troubled childhood is his way of justifying his latent homosexuality. Now James is Ash's latent homosexuality, hence why he is constantly punished by Pokémon and attacked by random attractive girls. I believe the split between Ash's parents was caused by this part of Ash, maybe an incident at school, bringing shame on the family and forcing them to move to the small, country town of Pallet. Ash's motivations for his journey were to escape mounting pressure at home.
So in a way, Ash IS Team Rocket. The rest of the whole organization Including Butch and Cassidy is symbolic of his inability to escape his father's machinations.
Mr. Mime is actually a stand in for Ash's father, one that can't emotionally abuse him or his mom. He is a Pokémon, a peace loving creature that's oddly humanoid, but that can never hurt a human. Ash's was never really hurt by a Pokémon, so he sees them all as harmless; whereas, in the real world they may be quite feral or vicious (as seen in the early episodes). Again falling back to the theory that the only real Pokémon are the ones from the first season, and everything else is just further speculation coming from his mind on what new species would look like.
The new teams ( magma, aqua, and galactic) are Ash attempting to work out the problems he has with his father. to do that he first needs a new "bad guy" to feel good about beating, and if Giovanni isn't leading a criminal organization he can more easily relate to him.
If one recalls, there were real animals early in the show and references to animals in the game and show. For example, a clear case to point out is the aquarium of fish in the Cerulean City Gym or that by the Pokédex that Pikachu is a â,"rat-likeâ, Pokémon. But they don't matter to Ash's psyche so they don't come into play much. If Ash had loved puppies, everything would be about different breeds of dogs, and a dog fighting circuit. But, as the series goes on longer, we've been seeing less realistic animals and more Pokémon. This could be a sign of Ashâ,,,s mind deteriorating. As he's in this coma, he's losing concepts of some animals and machinery and replacing them with Pokémon. It could explain things like electric Pokémon working as power generators. A sign that his memory of the old world is slipping more and more as time goes by. The Pokémon realm will be idealized continuously the longer he has no stimulus from the real world. He may or may not be mentally deteriorating , but he is becoming more accustomed to his fake world's rules. The wild Pokémon are his rationalizations of the functioning of the world. Itâ,,,s the "A wizard did it" Syndrome. If he doesn't know how it works, his mind says Pokémon. He justifies anything he can't explain with Pokémon, and real animals fall into the background because he has no real interest in them.
The Pokémon in Ash's team are his issues, for example Charmander represents his sex drive (not his sexuality like Brock) at first it's a cute easy to control thing, but eventually becomes a raging inferno of disobedience. Acquiring his team means getting at his issues, but as he trains them, he works said issues out. Other trainers are more direct forms of his issues, ones that he must either come to terms with or outright supress. Gym leaders are more primary aspects of his personality with each Pokémon being stronger than the last, to display a level of skill he could be capable of if only he gave into it. In effect, he is doing battle with a part of him that he would rather not have in control. Bulbasaur was Ash's unwillingness to change, this is reflectedwhen it declines to evolve and how it almost decided to stay behind unless he battled it. Squirtle was his willingness to follow the lead of others, as evidenced by the gang it ran with, even though he ran the gang, they were viewed as one group, and ash's subconscious just gave him the strongest one. Butterfree was his crushing loneliness, which he dealt with when he released it to join a flock. His bird types are his recklessness, always willing to sacrifice something at a moment's notice for the win. When Ash is trading Pokémon, it's an attempt to push his own problems away on someone else; however, he realizes this and usually trades back fairly quickly. Originally ash had the battles, which evolved into team battles and contests. The explanation for this is that his issues became more and more complicated, and the means of dealing with them needed to become more complex. the fact that he uses issues that he has already dominated to win these are signs that he's growing stronger.
Not only are Ashâ,,,s Pokémon are a manifestation of different parts of himself, so are Pokémon of other trainers as well. Koffing and Ekans were symbolic of Team Rocket's willingness to change; hence, their evolutions. Once his mind beat that roadblock down and allowed them to change once, it gives him the chance to truly change. Pupitar is a rationalization, a Pokémon that a rival caught before he met him. Even Ash would become suspicious if everyone he met had no carry-over from pervious places he had been to.
Ash releases his Pokémon because his mind is forcing him to let go of them. The second he raises an overpowered team, a tournament comes up, and after fighting his way through it he has to go to a new land for new challenges, but with an overpowered team, there won't be any challenges, and no way to motivate him further, part of Ash wants to stay in the coma, and keep journeying.
Ash's travelling also never really nets him any fame, no matter what he does, or where he goes, and the answer for that is simple. Ash just can't picture himself as famous, so he essentially adopts a new identity every few months.
The reason he never truly becomes a master is because that would mean he'd have nothing left to dream, and would wake up from his coma. Ashâ,,,s dual personality is one that wants to maintain his fantasy world and slowly sort his thoughts out carefully. The other part wants freedom, and to return to his real life, to finally become a real Pokémon master. However if he's allowed to keep his powerful team there's no reason to meet and tame new Pokémon(Issues), he'll lose interest, and the chance of becoming self-aware comes around again. So it's not that he gives them up, it's that he loses them, and unless he's desperate (such as with Charizard) he can't get them back. Itâ,,,s basically his mind forcing him to deal with his issues. It would also be a good reason why Paul has shown up at this point, and Ash has been forced to work with him on at least one occasion: It's his mind's last ditch efforts to snap him out of this, to force Ash to actually come to terms that this perfect world is not the best option and he needs to wake up. Paul is Ash's dark side, one that wants to push on even harder and harder, and the part of him that will stop at nothing to escape this coma world.
Ashâ,,,s rivals and the Elite four are ultimately the strongest part of this cycle. Having Pokémon that are essentially godlike, they represent both what can be attained and what is unattainable. Gary Oak is what Ash wants to be. He is wish fulfillment. He succeeded, and settled down to a normal life. Ash needs someone to succeed in his world or he won't be able to validate it and will start questioning why he's where he is. Itâ,,,s a subconscious trap to keep him from becoming too aware of his situation. His mind must have figured out that awareness of the coma would snap him out of it, but it would cause major brain damage, so it took something the boy already loved and built a way out for him with it. However Ash is too complacent to finally fight his way out of it, and cannot escape. This is why he keeps encountering Legendary Pokémon, they're his mind's way of showing him he can do great things if he tries, and it's a way to encourage him to push forwards. The Legendary Pokémon are Ash's mind telling him that he has greatness in him and thus, can escape his happyâ,“goâ,“lucky reality.
Ash's Rivals are all possible futures he envisions for himself (note that they are all older than him). This originated with Gary Oak, someone Ash knew from real life, and built up into a sort of god within his mind. Gary however progressed and changed to suit Ash's vision of himself and ultimate desire, eventually settling down into a professor after beating the Elite Four. With Gary in retirement his mind needed a new rival for him Thus the births of Richie (the Good aspect of his rivalry) and Paul (as the darker aspect, a cut-throat Ash, willing to do anything to escape the coma world).
Richie and his Pikachu were another success story for Ash, but he wanted one he could be closer with. One nearly identical to him. One that even used a similar roster to him. Paul and his Chimchar are the polar opposite of Richie, Paul wants nothing to do with any kind of weakness, and is almost aware of his situation. He's always pushing for something more.
The reason he discarded his original hat and the elements of japanese culture so prevalent in the first season is simple. He wanted to travel and broaden his horizons, every time he reinvented himself to do so; he lost touch with his original self. If he ever does escape the coma he'll likely have achieved a sort of Zen state. Considering the amount of personal issues he deals with inside his head, it's entirely likely that he was the next Buddha of the Pokémon world, and that the lightning strike and subsequent coma are a way for him to realize his true self, and destiny.
Mewtwo was a new form of treatment, done with electric impulses and a machine to knock Ash out of it, taking down every last one of his mental guards (the original Pokémon in the movie). In Ash's mind, Mewtwo and his clones were the treatment for the mental safe guards that were protecting Ash and keeping him comatose; the Pokémon of his world. The clones were counters to Ash's mental safeties, and so each appeared to Ash as the exact copy of his defense, intended to take it down by Force. The clones didn't play by the rules of Ash's world, they didn't use any special Pokémon attacks or moves â,“ they just beat down their counterpart by brute strength. The treatment was working, but there were side effects. The electric jolts were beginning to affect Ash's nervous system, and if the treatment continued, he would be paralyzed. His mind realized this and manifested it to Ash by petrifying him in his dream. Were it not for the end of the treatment by Ash's mother (knowing her son would never want to live in a world he couldnâ,,,t explore) Ash would have remained as stone in his dream. After this, Ash needed to recover from the damage of the electric therapy. Obviously it was greatly dangerous to him, and in order to reduce the danger Ash's consciousness felt from it, Ash's subconscious began downplaying the effects of electricity in Ash's world, which is why Pikachuâ,,,s electric attacks -once noted for their strength by Team Rocket â,“ no longer have any effect on Ash, other than comic relief.
Even the world Ash lives in evidences this. The sprawling forests and eco friendly cities are all his childish innocence. He never travels on a bike despite the distance due to the accident having given him a phobia of them.
As one could see, it is very likely that Ash is trapped in his world. But like every dream, everything, there is a beginning and an end. What would happen if Ash could fully recover? What would happen if he never does? There are infinite branches of possibilities that spiral upwards and intertwine towards the top at a single point, both in his â,"worldâ, and the real world. In his hospital room, we see Delia, obviously distraught talking to a doctor with a grim look in his eye. He's saying that their insurance is up, and the boy has had no change in brain activity for seven years. That a shock like this may awaken him. She tearfully agrees.
Professor Oak is there to comfort her as they take Ash off life support.
In Ashâ,,,s â,"worldâ,.
give this man a pulitzer
Did one ever know the reason why the pacing and story development change after Ash was hit by lightning in the beginning episodes? How Ash and his world were relatively normal until after the incident? I have a theory. The accident with the bike put Ash in a coma. Days later he was found and was hurried to the hospital and treated with heavy medications. This is why Team Rocket became less menacing. The medication took effect and stabilized his coma dreams, instead of being terrifying, they became idyllic, and he's able to live out his Pokémon master fantasies.
If one had noticed, the early episodes of Pokémon were of amazing quality. The rest of the series is just the results of his subconscious mind fulfilling his desires, as well as attempting to escape them. Should Ash realize he's in a coma, he would wake up, but suffer brain damage. So he has to take down all his mental barriers one by one until he can come to grips with what he is and escape his coma.
This explains why he doesn't change much physically. Also, the worldwide socialism can be explained if you once again realize that this is a dream world; he thought up a safe system of government that would run smoothly and keeps the world going allowing his adventures to work like they do. It also explains a few other things, such as how a child can go off on his own in a world full of dangerous untamed animals, and why every Pokémon center has the same exact nurse. Joy and Jenny he knew from his hometown, and they act as a safety net or anchor, allowing him to feel safe no matter where he goes. The professors, like the Joy's and Jenny's represent stability, and ash's ideals. This is why Gary became a professor. It's also the reason that every time he enters a new region, virtually no one has heard of him, despite his conquests, and why Giovanni leads Team Rocket. How could Paul, the rival of the Sinnoh area, not know of someone who has placed in at least the top 16 of all three leagues and has destroyed the Orange league and Battle Frontier?
Ashâ,,,s travelling partners are actually aspects of himself he can enjoy, but doesn't like to associate with himself. Team Rocket are his qualities that he deems "negative", but is coming to terms with. Jesse and James want to appease Giovanni, Ash's Father. Meowth especially wants to appease him because he remembers the good times with Giovanni. This Places meowth in a category known as ash's (corrupted) innocence, and another fragment of ash's humanity. If you note that meowth can speak this quickly becomes apparrent. In fact the whole reason for meowth's speech is so he can help Ash accept Team rocket as part of himself eventually.
Brock is Ash's repressed sexuality. He fell into the coma a virgin and needed an outlet for his growing sexual frustrations. Since he can never experience sex, Brock must never succeed. Brock is a projection of his sexuality, and is constantly shot down because Ash could never â,"knowâ, sex. Brock isn't just Ash's latent sexuality, he's also his fatherly instincts, neither of which Ash can come to terms with. Brock leaves his siblings to "journey" with Ash. because Ash can't cope with having that much responsibility, much as his foray with a real relationship ends on mysterious terms. Ash just cannot handle commitment at his mental level. Brock's Stay with professor Ivy was an.attempt to outright suppress his sexuality. You'll notice that James got much more dialogue in this part of the series, as well as getting more touchy feel-y with his pokemon and getting most of his backstory. Ash didn't enjoy this much, hence the reasons Brock comes back all horrified, and refuses to speak about it. (ash's subconscious was repressing him at the time, so other than a general feeling of dread he has no idea of what went on then.) This is also why brock keeps coming back to the series....Usually AFTER Ash meets a new girl aspect of himself.Misty is an image that Ash had of a girl. This is why she plays so prevalently in the series but is ultimately unattainable because he never really knew her before the coma. Likely the one that helped get him to a hospital. I have a theory in line with this: Since Misty was his initial love interest (if only subconsciously), he needed her to reach a level of womanhood. He felt that people could only have relationships when they've matured. But in practice, it turned out he couldn't cope with it and just wanted the normal, pushy, arrogant Misty he knew, and wouldn't let her keep Togepi anymore.
Misty is Ash's first attempt at a girl he could love, however, being a girl from the real world, all he really he knew of her was her anger, as a result she ended up quite hot headed in his mind. Constantly berating his sexuality, but eventually mellowing out until she had faded into the background. This was also traumatizing to him, being attached to it. Since then, the thought of anyone around him maturing to adulthood has been blocked, and anyone who shows signs of it will quickly end up leaving for another, more naive fill-in.
Max came with May, she played the Id with great aspirations, and he played the sensible Ego that "Session". They worked for a little while but Ash, being a teenager, eventually had his sexuality had to come back into play. He kept reinventing himself and eventually wrote new aspects, but his mind slowly brought back the old ones as a crutch to make the transition easier.
Dawn is Ash giving himself a chance to love. since he already established Misty as someone he's not likely to go anywhere with, he created a new super female, one that was more like him, and less violent all the time. (One will note that both May and Misty had no tolerance for Brock whatsoever whereas dawn seems to try and shrug it off.) .
Tracey, The Breeder was a possible future for Ash that he discarded. It was one that he sent off to work with the Professor (the professors being Ash's ultimate ideal of a father figure) when he disrupted the dynamic Ash had with his other possibilities. Ash's mind is fighting the coma and since Ash viewed this one as a companion he was quickly replaced with a more threatening Rival.
Pikachu obviously represents Ash's Humanity, hence the episodes where they get separated, and ash wants desperately to find him, even to the point of working with the rockets ( aspects of himself he woould never normally associate with) but for some reason cannot. They want to steal Pikachu (Ashâ,,,s humanity) and hand it over to his father, Giovanni. Jesse and James will always oppose ash because ash is terrified of the thought of his humanity lying in the hands of his father. However this is the same reason that he will work with those aspects of himself in order to save his humanity from just becoming flat out LOST. He couldn't evolve his Pikachu without challenging his concept of who he was, something he wasn't comfortable with while he was still working through his original issues.
Another thing is the narrator. The narrator is Ash's higher mind, recapping and explaining the progress he's made and the tribulations he will face allowing itself insight into how best to awaken him.
Ash has issues With his Father; so he put him atop the evil corporation, and demonized him. There may be an actual team rocket, and I'm positive they're quite dastardly, but I doubt that ash's father is their leader, in fact the head of the rockets wasn't really identified as anyone until later on in the series. The split between ash's parents was likely over ash's homosexuality and some sort of incident as a catalyst, forcing his father to disown him and his mother to move out of the city and down to pallet town. This is why Giovanni runs the faceless Vile corporation, and Why he Berates Jesse, James, and Meowth as much as he does, and why they keep trying to please him. Another thing to notice is the difference in uniform, The rockets Wear Black and Red, where Team Rocket wears White....a symbol of their purity and naievete. They're willing to please father despite his utter hatred of those parts of Ash .
Team rocket are aspects of Ash's personality that he has deemed "bad" James implied homosexuality, and Jesseâ,,,s vanity. You'll remember that Meowth has the potential for rehabilitation, and doesn't want to be evil, so yet again this fits in with the conflicting personalities and demonized self theory. Team rocket started cross-dressing because ash had to come to terms with that part of himself. It was something he was able to allow his gay/vain side to experiment with (and by virtue of that himself) When he found that it wasn't something for him, his "Free" side stopped playing with it. Further, their methods of capture become more and more ludicrous (and physically impossible) because Ash is just a kid dreaming these things up. This is the reason Team Rocket's disguises are always believed. He knows it's them (on some level), but chooses to ignore it, so he can better himself, in a sense the Ash who wants to escape is sabotaging the ash who wants to stay lost in his mind. So that there can be more conflict, and hopefully an eventual escape. The filler episodes that don't focus on Ash and the gang are his mind working through, and humanizing the parts of himself that he demonized. It's a way for him to deal with issues that Ash and crew wouldn't touch, because it involves treading ground he himself had sworn not to go near. As I said, Team Rocket and the episodes they occupy are Ash dealing with ground he feels uncomfortable with tackling on his own. Jessie is Ash's vanity and gullibility, she will trick Ash's submissive homosexuality into doing her bidding so she can please father. James' troubled childhood is his way of justifying his latent homosexuality. Now James is Ash's latent homosexuality, hence why he is constantly punished by Pokémon and attacked by random attractive girls. I believe the split between Ash's parents was caused by this part of Ash, maybe an incident at school, bringing shame on the family and forcing them to move to the small, country town of Pallet. Ash's motivations for his journey were to escape mounting pressure at home.
So in a way, Ash IS Team Rocket. The rest of the whole organization Including Butch and Cassidy is symbolic of his inability to escape his father's machinations.
Mr. Mime is actually a stand in for Ash's father, one that can't emotionally abuse him or his mom. He is a Pokémon, a peace loving creature that's oddly humanoid, but that can never hurt a human. Ash's was never really hurt by a Pokémon, so he sees them all as harmless; whereas, in the real world they may be quite feral or vicious (as seen in the early episodes). Again falling back to the theory that the only real Pokémon are the ones from the first season, and everything else is just further speculation coming from his mind on what new species would look like.
The new teams ( magma, aqua, and galactic) are Ash attempting to work out the problems he has with his father. to do that he first needs a new "bad guy" to feel good about beating, and if Giovanni isn't leading a criminal organization he can more easily relate to him.
If one recalls, there were real animals early in the show and references to animals in the game and show. For example, a clear case to point out is the aquarium of fish in the Cerulean City Gym or that by the Pokédex that Pikachu is a â,"rat-likeâ, Pokémon. But they don't matter to Ash's psyche so they don't come into play much. If Ash had loved puppies, everything would be about different breeds of dogs, and a dog fighting circuit. But, as the series goes on longer, we've been seeing less realistic animals and more Pokémon. This could be a sign of Ashâ,,,s mind deteriorating. As he's in this coma, he's losing concepts of some animals and machinery and replacing them with Pokémon. It could explain things like electric Pokémon working as power generators. A sign that his memory of the old world is slipping more and more as time goes by. The Pokémon realm will be idealized continuously the longer he has no stimulus from the real world. He may or may not be mentally deteriorating , but he is becoming more accustomed to his fake world's rules. The wild Pokémon are his rationalizations of the functioning of the world. Itâ,,,s the "A wizard did it" Syndrome. If he doesn't know how it works, his mind says Pokémon. He justifies anything he can't explain with Pokémon, and real animals fall into the background because he has no real interest in them.
The Pokémon in Ash's team are his issues, for example Charmander represents his sex drive (not his sexuality like Brock) at first it's a cute easy to control thing, but eventually becomes a raging inferno of disobedience. Acquiring his team means getting at his issues, but as he trains them, he works said issues out. Other trainers are more direct forms of his issues, ones that he must either come to terms with or outright supress. Gym leaders are more primary aspects of his personality with each Pokémon being stronger than the last, to display a level of skill he could be capable of if only he gave into it. In effect, he is doing battle with a part of him that he would rather not have in control. Bulbasaur was Ash's unwillingness to change, this is reflectedwhen it declines to evolve and how it almost decided to stay behind unless he battled it. Squirtle was his willingness to follow the lead of others, as evidenced by the gang it ran with, even though he ran the gang, they were viewed as one group, and ash's subconscious just gave him the strongest one. Butterfree was his crushing loneliness, which he dealt with when he released it to join a flock. His bird types are his recklessness, always willing to sacrifice something at a moment's notice for the win. When Ash is trading Pokémon, it's an attempt to push his own problems away on someone else; however, he realizes this and usually trades back fairly quickly. Originally ash had the battles, which evolved into team battles and contests. The explanation for this is that his issues became more and more complicated, and the means of dealing with them needed to become more complex. the fact that he uses issues that he has already dominated to win these are signs that he's growing stronger.
Not only are Ashâ,,,s Pokémon are a manifestation of different parts of himself, so are Pokémon of other trainers as well. Koffing and Ekans were symbolic of Team Rocket's willingness to change; hence, their evolutions. Once his mind beat that roadblock down and allowed them to change once, it gives him the chance to truly change. Pupitar is a rationalization, a Pokémon that a rival caught before he met him. Even Ash would become suspicious if everyone he met had no carry-over from pervious places he had been to.
Ash releases his Pokémon because his mind is forcing him to let go of them. The second he raises an overpowered team, a tournament comes up, and after fighting his way through it he has to go to a new land for new challenges, but with an overpowered team, there won't be any challenges, and no way to motivate him further, part of Ash wants to stay in the coma, and keep journeying.
Ash's travelling also never really nets him any fame, no matter what he does, or where he goes, and the answer for that is simple. Ash just can't picture himself as famous, so he essentially adopts a new identity every few months.
The reason he never truly becomes a master is because that would mean he'd have nothing left to dream, and would wake up from his coma. Ashâ,,,s dual personality is one that wants to maintain his fantasy world and slowly sort his thoughts out carefully. The other part wants freedom, and to return to his real life, to finally become a real Pokémon master. However if he's allowed to keep his powerful team there's no reason to meet and tame new Pokémon(Issues), he'll lose interest, and the chance of becoming self-aware comes around again. So it's not that he gives them up, it's that he loses them, and unless he's desperate (such as with Charizard) he can't get them back. Itâ,,,s basically his mind forcing him to deal with his issues. It would also be a good reason why Paul has shown up at this point, and Ash has been forced to work with him on at least one occasion: It's his mind's last ditch efforts to snap him out of this, to force Ash to actually come to terms that this perfect world is not the best option and he needs to wake up. Paul is Ash's dark side, one that wants to push on even harder and harder, and the part of him that will stop at nothing to escape this coma world.
Ashâ,,,s rivals and the Elite four are ultimately the strongest part of this cycle. Having Pokémon that are essentially godlike, they represent both what can be attained and what is unattainable. Gary Oak is what Ash wants to be. He is wish fulfillment. He succeeded, and settled down to a normal life. Ash needs someone to succeed in his world or he won't be able to validate it and will start questioning why he's where he is. Itâ,,,s a subconscious trap to keep him from becoming too aware of his situation. His mind must have figured out that awareness of the coma would snap him out of it, but it would cause major brain damage, so it took something the boy already loved and built a way out for him with it. However Ash is too complacent to finally fight his way out of it, and cannot escape. This is why he keeps encountering Legendary Pokémon, they're his mind's way of showing him he can do great things if he tries, and it's a way to encourage him to push forwards. The Legendary Pokémon are Ash's mind telling him that he has greatness in him and thus, can escape his happyâ,“goâ,“lucky reality.
Ash's Rivals are all possible futures he envisions for himself (note that they are all older than him). This originated with Gary Oak, someone Ash knew from real life, and built up into a sort of god within his mind. Gary however progressed and changed to suit Ash's vision of himself and ultimate desire, eventually settling down into a professor after beating the Elite Four. With Gary in retirement his mind needed a new rival for him Thus the births of Richie (the Good aspect of his rivalry) and Paul (as the darker aspect, a cut-throat Ash, willing to do anything to escape the coma world).
Richie and his Pikachu were another success story for Ash, but he wanted one he could be closer with. One nearly identical to him. One that even used a similar roster to him. Paul and his Chimchar are the polar opposite of Richie, Paul wants nothing to do with any kind of weakness, and is almost aware of his situation. He's always pushing for something more.
The reason he discarded his original hat and the elements of japanese culture so prevalent in the first season is simple. He wanted to travel and broaden his horizons, every time he reinvented himself to do so; he lost touch with his original self. If he ever does escape the coma he'll likely have achieved a sort of Zen state. Considering the amount of personal issues he deals with inside his head, it's entirely likely that he was the next Buddha of the Pokémon world, and that the lightning strike and subsequent coma are a way for him to realize his true self, and destiny.
Mewtwo was a new form of treatment, done with electric impulses and a machine to knock Ash out of it, taking down every last one of his mental guards (the original Pokémon in the movie). In Ash's mind, Mewtwo and his clones were the treatment for the mental safe guards that were protecting Ash and keeping him comatose; the Pokémon of his world. The clones were counters to Ash's mental safeties, and so each appeared to Ash as the exact copy of his defense, intended to take it down by Force. The clones didn't play by the rules of Ash's world, they didn't use any special Pokémon attacks or moves â,“ they just beat down their counterpart by brute strength. The treatment was working, but there were side effects. The electric jolts were beginning to affect Ash's nervous system, and if the treatment continued, he would be paralyzed. His mind realized this and manifested it to Ash by petrifying him in his dream. Were it not for the end of the treatment by Ash's mother (knowing her son would never want to live in a world he couldnâ,,,t explore) Ash would have remained as stone in his dream. After this, Ash needed to recover from the damage of the electric therapy. Obviously it was greatly dangerous to him, and in order to reduce the danger Ash's consciousness felt from it, Ash's subconscious began downplaying the effects of electricity in Ash's world, which is why Pikachuâ,,,s electric attacks -once noted for their strength by Team Rocket â,“ no longer have any effect on Ash, other than comic relief.
Even the world Ash lives in evidences this. The sprawling forests and eco friendly cities are all his childish innocence. He never travels on a bike despite the distance due to the accident having given him a phobia of them.
As one could see, it is very likely that Ash is trapped in his world. But like every dream, everything, there is a beginning and an end. What would happen if Ash could fully recover? What would happen if he never does? There are infinite branches of possibilities that spiral upwards and intertwine towards the top at a single point, both in his â,"worldâ, and the real world. In his hospital room, we see Delia, obviously distraught talking to a doctor with a grim look in his eye. He's saying that their insurance is up, and the boy has had no change in brain activity for seven years. That a shock like this may awaken him. She tearfully agrees.
Professor Oak is there to comfort her as they take Ash off life support.
In Ashâ,,,s â,"worldâ,.
Hmph, I am skeptical
Quote from: YPR on May 16, 2009, 09:21:33 PM
Hmph, I am skeptical
It all makes sense. akudood;
Quote from: C-Note on May 16, 2009, 09:24:34 PM
It all makes sense. akudood;
Except all the stuff about sexuality because when he leaves Pallet town he is only 10 years old akudood;
Quote from: YPR on May 16, 2009, 09:29:15 PM
Except all the stuff about sexuality because when he leaves Pallet town he is only 10 years old akudood;
I don't see what the problem is with that akudood;
Quote from: C-Note on May 16, 2009, 09:35:30 PM
I don't see what the problem is with that akudood;
I don't think he'd have "sexual frustrations" if he was only 10 akudood;
Quote from: YPR on May 16, 2009, 09:39:56 PM
I don't think he'd have "sexual frustrations" if he was only 10 akudood;
He would akudood; Just accept it akudood;
Quote from: C-Note on May 16, 2009, 09:57:58 PM
He would akudood; Just accept it akudood;
My only frustration when I was 10 years old was that when it was raining outside we had to have indoor recess akudood;
tl;dr
If that's copypasta i'm going to suicide
holy shit, it all makes sense O_0
yeah i read this before
it made me wonder if we could all be in comas befuddlement