Theme
Centered around the current generation's problem, Last Friends follow the various issues, most notably of domestic violence, gender identity disorder and trauma. Each of the five characters are represented by an issue, which are:
- Love - Michiru
- Liberation - Ruka
- Agony - Takeru
- Solitude - Eri
- Contradiction - Sousuke
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“If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea.”
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Must vanish on the instant if the mind but change its theme ...”
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