Talk:Symbolism

Symbolism, references, and conjecture
So is symbolism supposed to be physical symbols that can actually be seen throughout the series. Because the concept of justice (which, to be honest, I find idiotic has its own page) isn't symbolism. Bibical references like how Naomi holds Raye may be considered symbolism, but what do we mean when we say symbolism? Symbolism like a dove symbolizing love, or symbolism like how L rubbing Light's feet in the anime was supposed to mimic how, in the Bible, Judas washed Jesus's feet before he betrayed him? The latter, as I said, I do not feel is actually symbolism, but simply a Bibical reference. A page on Bibical references or Easter Eggs would be fine, in that case, as I don't think that it would fit into this category.

In addition, there is a lot of conjecture in here. Like about how apples are the forbidden fruit and Hera was given and apple and the Apple of Discord given by Eris, the Goddess of Discord because she was miffed and yadda yadda yadda. Ohba and Obata say apples were chosen because they thought is symbolized life well. "I had assumed that the apples represented a deep theme to Ohba-sensei. But it turns out that there was nothing behind them... (182, How to Read 13). They mention nothing about references to the Bible of Greek mythology.

Yes. I cite my sources in order to validate my arguments. -.- StillAlive (talk) 22:21, January 2, 2014 (UTC)

Funny thing that Ohba said he didn't really care much about justice and he used apples just because they looked good on Ryuk. And also, the anime endings, openings, L's memories, that yaoi scene, and of course his ghost, they are not canon because they were not done by Ohba, the anime creators were who made them. ;) Antimiss (talk) 18:50, March 17, 2014 (UTC)


 * It is canon, actually. It's simply only canon to the anime. I assume the anime creators wanted to go with a Bibical theme, and that's how they interpreted the apple, and presumably why they added the scene with L washing Light's feet: to mimic the scene in the Bible where Judas washes Jesus' feet just before betraying him.
 * Canon is a very delicate subject, and rather than the manga being canon and everything else being non-canon, it is simply that there are different universes, and different canon for each universe. The only things that are non-canon are fan made stories and theories.
 * StillAlive (talk) 15:22, March 20, 2014 (UTC)