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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 53: Discussion
« on: September 05, 2019, 10:58:12 pm »
I can see why a few people are reading this as Bern just being upset 'cause she cheated on May...but I think it's more than just they "cheated" to save each other from rape that's bugging Bern.
My take:
Bern feels guilty for more than just having sex with another woman. She still loves Polly, on the same level she loves May. That's a lot different than someone who casually sleeps around. Not saying that isn't hurtful or wrong (depending on one's view point,) but as was the case with May, she loves Bern more than she enjoys sleeping around and was willing to sacrifice that part of her to appease someone else's morals and desires. But what I feel Bern is judging herself about isn't just sleeping with Polly: that would one be one thing, if it'd only been to save themselves. I feel what she's guilty about is her rekindled love for Polly. Which yeah, May doesn't mind, but Bern does.
That brings me to my next opinion.
Bern, as was mentioned by Bulma earlier, is an extremely principled character. She's mentioned that the hypocrisy of her expecting May to be faithful, then emotionally cheating on May is a double standard. And she furthers this with the realization that she would have found it harder to forgive May if the situations had been flipped. Hypocrisy isn't something Bern takes lightly. Recall her reactions to the Knights when she found out just how corrupt many of them were, and how she reacted to Sir Orransong when she found out he wasn't treating Crest's mother right? She is striving to be morally above that hypocrisy. So for someone with such a strong moral code to expect something of someone so close to her, but then to break her own rules (again, falling in love with someone else, not saving themselves from a terrible fate,) I feel this is what is really bothering Bern.
I am very suspect of May, and I'm very excited to find out exactly what her deal is. We know there's something more to her...that there's a darkness within her, but we just don't know what it is about her. I don't think she'll be revealed to be some villain, of course. But I do think all this "perfection" is building up to some kind of big reveal.
That's just my take on it. It was interesting checking in on other people's thoughts and comments (I uh...don't comment very often ^_^)
My take:
Bern feels guilty for more than just having sex with another woman. She still loves Polly, on the same level she loves May. That's a lot different than someone who casually sleeps around. Not saying that isn't hurtful or wrong (depending on one's view point,) but as was the case with May, she loves Bern more than she enjoys sleeping around and was willing to sacrifice that part of her to appease someone else's morals and desires. But what I feel Bern is judging herself about isn't just sleeping with Polly: that would one be one thing, if it'd only been to save themselves. I feel what she's guilty about is her rekindled love for Polly. Which yeah, May doesn't mind, but Bern does.
That brings me to my next opinion.
Bern, as was mentioned by Bulma earlier, is an extremely principled character. She's mentioned that the hypocrisy of her expecting May to be faithful, then emotionally cheating on May is a double standard. And she furthers this with the realization that she would have found it harder to forgive May if the situations had been flipped. Hypocrisy isn't something Bern takes lightly. Recall her reactions to the Knights when she found out just how corrupt many of them were, and how she reacted to Sir Orransong when she found out he wasn't treating Crest's mother right? She is striving to be morally above that hypocrisy. So for someone with such a strong moral code to expect something of someone so close to her, but then to break her own rules (again, falling in love with someone else, not saving themselves from a terrible fate,) I feel this is what is really bothering Bern.
I am very suspect of May, and I'm very excited to find out exactly what her deal is. We know there's something more to her...that there's a darkness within her, but we just don't know what it is about her. I don't think she'll be revealed to be some villain, of course. But I do think all this "perfection" is building up to some kind of big reveal.
That's just my take on it. It was interesting checking in on other people's thoughts and comments (I uh...don't comment very often ^_^)
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