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Manga Essays– category –

EssaysManga Essays

Essays that explore human values through Japanese manga.
Rather than explaining characters or plots,
these pieces focus on the choices they make
and the quiet strength those choices reveal.

  • Why Responsibility Is Often Misread as Distance

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    Manga Essays
    When stepping back is mistaken for indifference When someone creates distance, it is often read in the simplest way possible. They became cold.They lost interest.They chose not to care. Distance is quickly translated into absence. But this interpretation ignores a quieter possibility:that distance can be the result of taking responsibility seriously. Not every step back is an escape.Some are decisions made with full awareness of what stepping forward would cost. Responsibi...
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