1. The identity of the villain in the bottle
I am more inclined to think that the villain in the bottle is the truth itself, but try to transcend the shackles of truth and seek its so-called freedom, or complete existence.
Engels said: "Freedom does not consist in being independent from the laws of nature in fantasy, but in knowing these laws, so as to be able to make the laws of nature serve a certain purpose in a planned way..."
Therefore, according to Engels' statement (which is also common sense), the little man in the bottle can be regarded as the freest creature on the earth. All the knowledge and freedom it wants to know is owned by itself, but it has lost the ability to perceive itself. That's the saddest thing about it.
So the villain in the bottle embarked on a journey of death and chose a very extreme way to pursue freedom, that is, to get rid of the truth and become a god, just like a scientist's ultimate dream is to become a god, it seems that it is not Satisfying the kind of freedom that Engels said, its desire for freedom is close to the infinity of desire, and it looks like it will never be satisfied.
Therefore, the misfortune of the villain in the bottle is doomed. It is completely different, self-knowledge is unclear, and it confirms the famous ancient Greek saying: Whoever God wants to perish, must first make it arrogant.
2. The story of the villain in a bottle alludes to human beings
The villain in the bottle is keen to surpass himself, and the same is true for human beings. It is actually a mirror of human beings. After going around, human beings find that the villain is actually me.
Edward knew that human body refinement was a taboo, but he implemented it, which is the rebellion of human beings against the laws of nature (rules of life), and paid a cruel price for this. In the end, he gave up all knowledge of alchemy in exchange for his brother's body. Alchemy itself is objective, but Edward's use of it as a tool to violate ethics is sinful, so he gave up alchemy to ignore the laws of human beings. Salvation by works. It should be noted here that the author does not deny human beings' exploration of nature and the pursuit of knowledge, but only denying that humans use it as a means to challenge taboos.
In addition to the pursuit of desire (knowledge, freedom, status, etc.), the work obviously contains a layer of meaning to be good at discovering the beauty that you have. The Elric brothers have been busy for so long before they realized that they were in the human body. I was already very happy before I was perfected, which is equivalent to the meaning of the villain in the bottle being told that he had everything.
In conclusion, one of the key words of a story should be awe and humility towards all things; another key word is discovery, what is lost is always easy to perceive, but people are often blinded by what they have thing.
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