There are theories. So many theories. But if I got into them now this answer would turn into an essay of epic proportions and I almost feel like my essay-writing days are over.
Oh, screw it: here I go.
Lesson One: Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.
Lesson Two: Years ago, back when I was much younger, I was afraid of nothing. I didn't have the slightest fear of death. I was ready to die any time. But then I met a special woman. She made me want to go on living. For the first time, I was afraid of death. A feeling I'd never had before.
Lesson Three: Ever heard this story? There once was a tiger-striped cat. This cat died a million deaths, revived and lived a million lives and he was owned by various people who he didn't really care for. The cat wasn't afraid to die... Then one day, the cat became a stray cat, which meant he was was free. He met a white female cat, and the two of them spent their days together happily. Well, years passed, and the white cat grew weak and died of old age. The tiger-striped cat cried a million times, and then he died too. Except this time, he didn't come back to life.
He's complex. He cares and he doesn't care. He wants but he doesn't want. He's really kind of mysterious, wrapped in this package of "I don't give a shit."
I've read theories that the whole series is just a dream of Spike's. Who knows? Only Shinichirô Watanabe, perhaps? Maybe yes, maybe no. I don't think Spike has a death wish per se, but I think he doesn't really care whether he lives or dies. There's a big difference between the two.
I would go on. And I probably will, some other time. But enough for now. This must be longer than the short fic itself.
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Re: Fandom: Cowboy Bebop / Spike
Date: 2005-09-21 09:08 pm (UTC)There are theories. So many theories. But if I got into them now this answer would turn into an essay of epic proportions and I almost feel like my essay-writing days are over.
Oh, screw it: here I go.
Lesson One: Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.
Lesson Two: Years ago, back when I was much younger, I was afraid of nothing. I didn't have the slightest fear of death. I was ready to die any time. But then I met a special woman. She made me want to go on living. For the first time, I was afraid of death. A feeling I'd never had before.
Lesson Three: Ever heard this story? There once was a tiger-striped cat. This cat died a million deaths, revived and lived a million lives and he was owned by various people who he didn't really care for. The cat wasn't afraid to die... Then one day, the cat became a stray cat, which meant he was was free. He met a white female cat, and the two of them spent their days together happily. Well, years passed, and the white cat grew weak and died of old age. The tiger-striped cat cried a million times, and then he died too. Except this time, he didn't come back to life.
He's complex. He cares and he doesn't care. He wants but he doesn't want. He's really kind of mysterious, wrapped in this package of "I don't give a shit."
I've read theories that the whole series is just a dream of Spike's. Who knows? Only Shinichirô Watanabe, perhaps? Maybe yes, maybe no. I don't think Spike has a death wish per se, but I think he doesn't really care whether he lives or dies. There's a big difference between the two.
I would go on. And I probably will, some other time. But enough for now. This must be longer than the short fic itself.