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17-04-01, 09:01 AM
i personally found the site "thought experiments lain" definitely full of the most well researched theories of Serial Experiments Lain so i decided to create threads discussing Lawrence Eng's wonderfull descriptions on different topics. i would add my opinions, but there's not much for me to add seeing as he himself has pin-pointed my own personal theories on the series to almost perfection. where i disagree i will make note, and i will add additional opinions as time goes on.
Originally written by Lawrence Eng (http://www.cjas.org/~leng/lain.htm)
Iwakura Mika
Lain's "older sister."
Interpretation:
Her origin is unclear. Mika is part of Lain's fake family. She was "replaced" (figuratively or literally?) by another Mika early in the series, representing a fracturing/loss of ego and also of sanity. Her breakdown seems at least partly caused by the actions of the Knights (?) messing around with her reality and telling her to "Fulfill the Prophecy." Mika is the representative example of what happens when your reality crumbles around you and you're completely unprepared to deal with it
Mizuki Alice
Lain's closest friend from school.
Interpretation:
Alice represents basic humanity and Lain's attempt to understand it. Alice is shocked and scared by what Lain seems to be involved in. Lain spares her in the end by taking away her bad memories.
According to Chiaki Konaka, the use of the "Alice" character was inspired by the "Alice" from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. The "Alice" metaphor is present in several of Chiaki Konaka's works
Eiri Masami
Former member of Tachibana Lab who devised Protocol 7 and utilized his new power to become a "God of the Wired," aka Deus. When Tachibana Lab found out that he added (without permission) the Schumann Resonance-related function to Protocol 7, they dismissed him and he was found dead a week later.
Interpretation:
Eiri represents the false god, the male magus who oversteps his bounds and has people worship him as a true God. He thinks he understands Lain, but Lain is more powerful and beyond him. Eiri may have utilized technology devised by Professor Hodgson (Kensington Experiment/KIDS project) and molecular biology(?) to create Protocol 7. Eiri is interested in human evolution beyond the constraints of the flesh. How much he truly believes in his own "Godhood" is unclear, but he wants people (especially Lain) to believe.
Originally written by Lawrence Eng (http://www.cjas.org/~leng/lain.htm)
Iwakura Mika
Lain's "older sister."
Interpretation:
Her origin is unclear. Mika is part of Lain's fake family. She was "replaced" (figuratively or literally?) by another Mika early in the series, representing a fracturing/loss of ego and also of sanity. Her breakdown seems at least partly caused by the actions of the Knights (?) messing around with her reality and telling her to "Fulfill the Prophecy." Mika is the representative example of what happens when your reality crumbles around you and you're completely unprepared to deal with it
Mizuki Alice
Lain's closest friend from school.
Interpretation:
Alice represents basic humanity and Lain's attempt to understand it. Alice is shocked and scared by what Lain seems to be involved in. Lain spares her in the end by taking away her bad memories.
According to Chiaki Konaka, the use of the "Alice" character was inspired by the "Alice" from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. The "Alice" metaphor is present in several of Chiaki Konaka's works
Eiri Masami
Former member of Tachibana Lab who devised Protocol 7 and utilized his new power to become a "God of the Wired," aka Deus. When Tachibana Lab found out that he added (without permission) the Schumann Resonance-related function to Protocol 7, they dismissed him and he was found dead a week later.
Interpretation:
Eiri represents the false god, the male magus who oversteps his bounds and has people worship him as a true God. He thinks he understands Lain, but Lain is more powerful and beyond him. Eiri may have utilized technology devised by Professor Hodgson (Kensington Experiment/KIDS project) and molecular biology(?) to create Protocol 7. Eiri is interested in human evolution beyond the constraints of the flesh. How much he truly believes in his own "Godhood" is unclear, but he wants people (especially Lain) to believe.