ishy

the wheel of fortune (dante) represents the cycle of life and death, fate, and destiny.

the hermit (yi sang) represents introspection, solitude, and seeking truth from within oneself.

the magician (faust) represents intellect, willpower, manifesting potential, and seizing opportunity.

the chariot (don quixote) represents victory, focus, and overcoming obstacles through sheer determination.

the empress (ryoshu) represents motherhood and motherly love, nurturing, and creativity.

the hanged man (meursault) represents suspending action, surrender, acceptance, and viewing things from a new perspective. it is followed by death.

temperance (hong lu) represents balance, choosing the middle way, patience, and harmony.

the lovers (heathcliff) represents union, relationships, making choices between opposing and mutually exclusive options, and short-term vs. long-term consequences.

strength (ishmael) represents power from within, confidence through taming raw emotions, and courage in the face of distress.

the devil (rodion) represents addiction (both literal and figurative), oppression, excess, powerlessness, and dependency.

the moon (sinclair) represents uncertainty, anxiety, inner drives, and all that is hidden in the subconscious.

the emperor (outis) represents authority, respect, discipline, paternity, the father archetype, and calculated action.

6th renditions of Ishqueg because I am very predictable.

I think I would have made Queequeg play more tricks with Ishmael’s mace and then drop it had I could actually draw. She would try to look cool, I think, which is the most uncool thing possible. I have to do that. I have to make her a girlfailure.

Middle Queequeg would be more forced than someone like Ricardo. We already know that deep down, she feels that the Middle is deeply horrible, so everything she's doing is an act. Yet, I don't think she's particularly good at acting. This is probably something residual in her canonical portrayal. She is a deeply honest character, I think. I can't imagine her being very good at acting or lying. So her act fails.

This was 3 years ago (　:ﾟ皿ﾟ)