06-06-2014, 05:08 PM
(06-06-2014, 05:03 PM)MexicanAnime Wrote: If the mother had kept the boy from doing what he truly desired for her own sake, that would be selfish, not the other way around. Once he saved her after she fell unconscious, both had come to accept each other, including the mother's acceptance of what the boy wanted to do and take more so what his father stood for.
Again, saying that "all her hard work was thrown away" is really undermining her parenting and effect on them in the story. Just because it's not explicitly stated does not mean she will not visit as the love between the two still remains. Same with the son, who is probably the closest to her out of the two. Nature involves all species, including humans and as you can see from the last interaction, he will always be up there looking over her and everything else of the land as long as he's there (which was signified with the howl at the very end).
...Would it really be that big of a deal to give your mom a hug goodbye before running off? I get that he wanted to be a wolf, I do, but I don't like how it was handled.
But really, it's pretty shitty to completely leave your parent behind. If they really "love" their mom I would hope they'd take care of her in her old age if needed. I just don't like how the ending just seemed to leave the mother all alone to rot.