Clannad's depiction is the world in the eyes of the male protagonist. The world itself has not changed. What has changed is the male protagonist's position on the world and the final conclusion. What we're seeing is why the protagonist has this transformation and why he behaves in this way.
It can be said that the best comparison reference for clannad and after story is not anything in the second dimension, but the person who is watching this anime in the third dimension. In our three-dimensional world, the mainstream in society is the idea of "do not do anything for oneself, the world will be punished", and the theory of elite worship is everywhere. When many proud and ignorant modern people pursue their own interests, they have completely forgotten our selfless mother earth and countless ordinary people who work silently for the advancement of human society.
If only to forget, these people in turn despise those who contribute to their survival and never ask for anything in return; complain that the world, our Mother Earth, is unfair to them. But never thought about what contribution he has made to this world? Many arrogant and ignorant modern people probably remembered "looting" wealth and resources to realize their own desires, but never considered what kind of responsibility they should take to survive in this world.
Tomoya is of course shameful and should be despised, and he himself did not deny this. I just want to say that people who live in the three-dimensional world and watch this story have done it perfectly in the three-dimensional world? Or was it like Tomoya who forgot the hard work his father had put in to raise him, or was it like Tomoya who, after Nagisa's death, thought the world was playing with him? Of course, Tomoya only remembers the painful memories of that world. How many of us who appreciate this anime in the three-dimensional world are not making the same mistake - forgetting the goodness of others to us, and only remembering that others hurt us when?
After experiencing life in clannad, Okazaki Tomoya finally gave up his extreme personal-centered worldview and values, and turned to a worldview centered on others (what he wants to protect). Living for ourselves, or living for others, is a problem that we, the three-dimensional people, have to face in the end. For most mortals like me, the ultimate goal is to live for others and protect what they want to protect.
Many people despise Peng Ye, yes, I despised it too, but after looking back on my three-dimensional life experience, I found that I don't actually have this qualification. I look confident now, with good professional ability, and I am half an elite person, but not to mention the future, I have also made countless self-righteous and arrogant mistakes in the past. Many things are easy when imagined, but when it is your turn to test you, but when you are asked to do it, how much confidence do you have, and your performance is much better than your friends?
Understand your own weakness in the third dimension, understand your own flaws, and then, on the premise of facing up to these flaws, give up those unrealistic fantasies, and regenerate an ideal that can be realized by your own abilities. In this three-dimensional dimension, follow yourself Our relatives, lovers, and friends also live happily together. This is the theme that clannad wants to tell us.
Everything needs an entry point. If you can't handle the problems of your own relatives, how can you get along well with other people and estranged friends? Before the 18 episodes of clannad after story, Tomoya was an extremely selfish person, he couldn't even love his family, and it was unbelievable for him to love others.
To be honest, before the 18 episodes of clannad after story, Tomo also didn't really love anyone, except himself, even Nagisa. If he really loves Zhu, according to our three-dimensional thinking, Xi was born with all his life, and even if he doesn't like Xi very much, just to let Zhu's spirit in the sky rest in peace, he shouldn't leave Xi alone for five years. , The friend at this time is the friend whose nature is fully exposed. At this time, it may not be too much to describe him as "not as good as a beast".
Because in the first episode, Tomoya also met Nagisa. Due to Nagisa's influence and infection, Tomoya gradually put on a mask of "hypocrisy", but this is not Tomoya's nature at all, so it's time to really test Tomoya , he can no longer maintain this mask.
Fortunately, with the help of the Furukawa family, Tomoya finally met his grandmother, learned about his father's past (including his own of course), and noticed those things that he ignored but was actually very important. I found myself and understood my purpose in life.
However, the difference between understanding and practice is almost the same. Soon, after Shio fell ill and passed away, Tomoya's stubborn illness relapsed and he regretted his life again... This looks really disgusting, but a real person is normal. The reaction and behavior of the three-dimensional people who were defeated by setbacks and lost hope, aren't they all like this.
The good news is that Tomoya's luck is not too bad. And he, who really understood and enjoyed the warmth, was actually not willing to forget those who had been happy. Therefore, his obsession and unwillingness turned into light, and he came to the fantasy world. With the help of Shio, who had become the consciousness of the fantasy world, Tomoya won an opportunity to change his fate (in fact, a more appropriate expression should be a test).
This is the end of episode 21 and the beginning of episode 22 of the after story. Tomoya's consciousness once again came to the bottom of the road where he and Nagisa (the mirror image of Nagisa copied in the fantasy world) met. At this time, Tomoya faced the most difficult test in his life: Is he still willing to make the same choice for a tragedy that may be irreversible in the future? Would he be willing to experience it again, even if it was full of painful memories?
Although he is afraid of these pains, Tomoya is actually more afraid of losing this memory that is mixed with pain, but also contains the light of happiness and hope... With Shio's encouragement, Tomoya eventually catches up with Nagisa on the road. After Nagisa (it should be the information after Nagisa's memory about this experience and the consciousness of the fantasy world, which represents Nagisa's last will) finally expressed no regrets, and hoped that Tomoya "don't regret either", Tomoya finally I can be sure that I will not regret it, and I will go down this road no matter what.
We can assume what would have happened if Tomoya's final answer was "no"? Obviously, this story will end in tragedy. Because the fantasy world represents the consciousness of the town, the town hopes that its children (living in the town) will live happily. This is the wish and principle of the town. If the children feel that life is unhappy (or pain), the small town will naturally not force them to accept an unhappy life. Then the so-called miracle, of course, can't happen.
At this time, Tomoya's mentality can be described by a sentence in the last words left by Kotomi's parents, "The world is beautiful, even if it is full of sadness and tears." Tomoya realized this and was willing to admit it, so he finally Passed the test and really won the chance to reverse the ending.
It’s not enough to just have these, friends are also helping others to achieve happiness in multiple routes, and finally receive rewards-Guangyu has power at this time, many people feel that living in a small town is happy, so the small town The incarnation of the fantasy world has become prosperous and has the ability to create miracles again. Just like when Nagisa was rescued by the small town when he was a child, Nagisa was rescued again (this part of the plot, it is difficult to fully understand just watching the anime) . This time, it was not so much the town that saved Nagisa, but the people in the town, including Tomoya and Nagisa himself.
Although the perspective of the anime is Tomoya, we can also pretend that, with Tomoya's mentality and character, how can I be interested in helping others everywhere and helping others to be happy... All of this is actually due to that Standing behind Tomoya, it looks like it's just causing trouble for Tomoya and relying on Tomoya's heroine Nagisa for everything. Meeting with Nagisa, Tomoya realized his first help to others, and his sympathy for the weak awakened Tomoya's remaining kindness. There was a second time or more after the first time. In the end, Tomoya changed little by little.
If you change to another heroine, maybe Peng also changes, but at most it is changed by the heroine, not self-help, and this possibility is still very small - referring to the case of Sanyuan, Peng is also extremely inferior and extremely personal How can a person who is the center accept the help of an excellent heroine for a long time? It is more likely that his fragile self-esteem will make him more and more self-abandoned, or because of conflicts, he will directly cut off his contact with the heroine.
Nagisa and Tomoya helped each other and finally overcome many challenges and tests. Tomoya also continued to grow in this period of life and truly became an adult. Therefore, the last scene after singing the songs of the 22 episodes of the anime version of Little Hands is his childhood holding hands and walking through the flower field with his father, which just echoes the beginning of the first episode of the after story. In the after story, the inheritance of clannad's family concept was finally realized-passed from the generation of Tomoya's father (Furukawa's father) to the next generation, and was regarded as a precious gift by the next generation, to the next generation. transfer.
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