[Part 2] Violet Evergarden Episode 4: You Won't be a Tool, but a Person Worthy of that Name

Iris and Violet on the train home from Kazaly

This episode's analysis is divided into two parts. This post is the second part. Click here to read the first part.

[Part 1] Violet Evergarden Episode 4: You Won't be a Tool, but a Person Worthy of that Name

Note: This episode's analysis is divided into two parts. To my own surprise, I had a lot of things to say. Click here to access the second part. I have put the link at the end of this post as well.

Iris and Violet on the train to Kazaly

After her graduation from class in episode 3, Violet now finds herself in the middle of a mother-daughter conflict. Iris, Violet’s coworker, receives her first job request as a doll from her hometown – Kazaly. But alas! Disaster strikes. Iris hurts her right hand thanks to a fall down the stairs. As a result, Violet accompanies Iris on her trip back home to act as her hands. The business trip, however, forces Iris to face her feelings about herself, her feelings about her hometown, and her strained relationship with her mother.

Magic and Childhood: The Magician's Rose-Tinted World

Note: This post is the second part of a series that explores the main message of the Korean webtoon Annarasumanara. You might want to read the introduction and the first part first.

The magician in chapter 4

One main character in Annarasumanara aside from Ah-ee and Il-deung is the mysterious magician, R. He suddenly appears in an abandoned theme park to perform magic. Though R’s childlike demeanor and odd way of living invite the suspicion of many, Ah-ee and Il-deung find themselves drawn to him. Eventually, the two students discover that R was once a top-of-the-class student called Min-hyuk, and that he has been living like this ever since his damaging high school years. R, previously a believer in the necessity of becoming a good typical adult, now believes in “magic”.