One mans Trash

i've posted before that for dragon, garp being the object of his disillusionment probably a lot to do with his desire to distance himself from luffy beyond the obvious reasons. and I have been a little bit obsessed with garp as daedelus; as someone trapped in his own construct (marines) and building the devices of his own tragedy. and i mean he did kind of kill his nephew.

the idea of this thing and trauma being built for you by your father, and you recognize it being your own downfall, but also wanting to tear it down with everything else he has built, suits them pretty well.

i think dragon being like icarus works because in a way it takes a hell of a lot of ego and stubbornness to want to change the whole world. but because of his previous failures and self-sacrificial nature he would not take flight for something selfish like being with his son when he is sure it will endanger luffy and the revs and he wont be strong enough to protect them (gv). even with all the damage that did to luffy and him developing a incredibly deep fear of loneliness. es un trauma generacional :(

garp also kept trying to build another set of wings for luffy so he can be strong enough and take flight himself. even if the path he designed was also doomed. luffy being the sun is pretty corny for obvious reasons lol.