#tfc: ichirou moriyama

[feelingthedisaster]

The King's Men's plot structure is genius.

TKM has been critized a lot for not following the conventional plot structure, because it doesnt end inmediatly at the resolution of the climax, like they taught us in class. But it actually has a reason behind it and it think that is what makes AFTG unique and Nora Sakavic an amazing writer. I'll explain.

So, we all know AFTG has a lot of chess metaphors, however i think it doesnt contain the metaphors, it is the metaphor. Each character represents a piece of the board (Riko king, Kevin queen, Neil pawn, Andrew knight, etc) and exy is the chess, but but but, a chess game not only involves the pieces, the game cannot exist without someone playing, the chess masters (which would be Kengo, Ichiriu, Nathan and all the mafia stuff).

So, AFTG is divided into two plots happening at the same time: what happens on the chess board (exy season) and what happens outside it (the mafia mess).

Of couse, the climax has to be about the outside out, because who cares which one of pieces move in which way if the players are pointing guns at eachother under the board? The guns are more more important. So who cares? The pieces on the board care, the ones that are being played with. And who is the narrator? The character that represents the pawn, the less important figure of the entire room.

Yeah, the 'outside of the board' plot is over half way into the book, but it doesnt matter because that happens outside the board, the chess game has not ended yet. The pawn cannot go back to rest in the box until the game is over, until the king dies. The book cannot be over until the chess game our protagonist is a piece of ends. The books have to end with the king's (Riko) death and that is exactly what happens.

If this isnt excellent writing and one of the best examples of know the rules so you can break them, i dont what is.

[fortheloveofexy]

firstborn son.

[overheard-at-palmetto]

[joanofexys]

do I- do I talk about the twinyards vs Riko and Ichirou vs Riko and Kevin? or do I decide to not be a sick and twisted individual today?

[noomyart]

When people act like Ichirou is some kind of new righteous Batman character, not the head of big crime syndicate

[capcavan]

Parasocial Relationship

[dolliesthings]

Let them call you by whatever name they like. You will always be a Wesninski at heart.

[1698]

bro is obsessed

[madamevandeleur]

[you-know-i-get-itt]

ichirou moriyama is fascinating, i think

[feelingthedisaster]

friendly reminder ichirou has a fiancee. and we dont know anything about her. could be someone new, or, or, it could be a character that has already been mentioned. just saying.

[fortheloveofexy]

The Lord & Lady will see you now.

[konchitsya-leto]

aftg but in the king's men ichirou meets neil like this

[andrew-dramaqueen-minyard]

as much as I love fun loving posts about Jean and Kevin and Neil and how they have fun on the court and joke and can take fun digs at eachother I firmly believe that Jean probably struggles to even look at Neil for a very long time.

He tries with Kevin because they’re more bonded, it’s hard but he tries. But Neil? Neil who was there when Riko died? Neil who’s scars stare him in the face every time as a constant reminder of the consequences of not knowing your place? Neil who had his number removed gruesomely, when Jean couldn’t even think of it? Neil who’s hair is red now after Jean helped Riko scrub the dye out, probably using chemicals to get it out? Neil, who was basically the one to solidify the deal with Ichirou, and save his life? Neil who was supposed to be like Jean but found a family that loved him enough to fight for him?

No, I don’t think Jean would be friends with Neil, not for a long time, or maybe ever.

[capcavan]

Real men are not afraid of lipstick