That's why as rage-inducing as Hiluluk pushing Chopper away is, I think it's one more example of "kindness without understanding isn't enough".
I didn't get a chance to comment on this before, but I like this analysis. It fits well into Kureha's assessment of Hiluluk as "bukiyou" -- he means well, he just doesn't know how to do the right thing at the right time to avoid hurting people.
Drinking the soup and thanking Chopper for saving him instead of gently telling him the truth is another example of this "awkwardness." Losing Hiluluk the way he did must have cost Chopper far more grief in the long run, even if Chopper eventually understood that he wasn't to blame.
I like the idea of Luffy teaching Chopper to understand the human heart, though I doubt anyone (least of all Luffy) will ever succeed in teaching Chopper not to take everything at face value. ^_~
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Date: 2012-07-20 04:48 pm (UTC)I didn't get a chance to comment on this before, but I like this analysis. It fits well into Kureha's assessment of Hiluluk as "bukiyou" -- he means well, he just doesn't know how to do the right thing at the right time to avoid hurting people.
Drinking the soup and thanking Chopper for saving him instead of gently telling him the truth is another example of this "awkwardness." Losing Hiluluk the way he did must have cost Chopper far more grief in the long run, even if Chopper eventually understood that he wasn't to blame.
I like the idea of Luffy teaching Chopper to understand the human heart, though I doubt anyone (least of all Luffy) will ever succeed in teaching Chopper not to take everything at face value. ^_~