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Fujiko's Bizarre Worldly Wisdom Analysis
Themes: Sexuality, pornography, relevance of pornography in art, importance of art, religion, enlightenment, sexual revolution?, to feel good, the power of art
Title Analysis
"Fujiko's Bizarre World Wisdom" Fujiko is the title character Fujiko is the most important character Fujiko has a worldy wisdom/secret of success in life What is Fujiko's wisdom?
Fujiko's Personality
- Fujiko is a withdrawn woman who prefers to stay isolated from others in order to draw.
- Fujiko has a lot of respect for the erotic genre, saying that pornography is "just as essential to human beings as food and sleep" and using the fact that erotica can be found anywhere throughout history and cultures as a proof of its importance.
- Fujiko becomes extremely attracted to Jolyne over the course of the story. She begins by being merely interested in Jolyne because she's heard a story about Jolyne being caught touching herself and thus feels that she is "honest" about her desires. When she meets Jolyne, Fujiko also appreciates Jolyne's physical beauty, focusing on details such as her lips to her chest. However, it is when Jolyne praises Fujiko's art and tells about its soothing effects that Fujiko started feeling truly infatuated with her.
Plot
Pucci discovers Fujiko and her talent. He gives Fujiko a Stand, Bad Romance. Bad Romance has "total control over the emotions of anyone who receives a drawing". "as she pour her heart into her art, they pour their heart out for her". Bad Romance reveals the deepest emotions within. He lets Fujiko make contact with Jolyne, probably to control her mental state and thus weaken her through Fujiko's art. However, Jolyne praises Jolyne's sketch for its quality and also because of it makes her feel good and puts her at ease. Fujiko is deeply touched and basically falls in love with Jolyne. Pucci sees Fujiko drawing, but sees that it's becoming religious art. It seems that it may grant spiritual strength to Jolyne. Pucci sees that he's miscalculated the risks and he quickly takes away Fujiko's Stand. Jolyne has felt her libido increase but then reached some sort of enlightenment.
Theses
The value and power of art
Art is not necessary and yet is needed
Art triggers powerful emotions
Art touches the divine
Sexual liberation
Sexuality isn't shameful
It's acceptable to make erotic art/porno
Nature of love
Love is a mix of physical and spiritual love
What is the contrast between the addicted prisoner and Jolyne? Addicted prisoner:
- Wants Spiderman x Deadpool pairing
- Is addicted
- Is impatient
- Gives money so that Fujiko makes it quicker
Jolyne:
- Understands the value of art
- Respected Fujiko as an artist
- Just has a flattering self-portrait
Random Symbolism
Wisteria
Wisteria plants have been grown in places like Japan, Korea, and China for well over 2,000 years. They arrived in the United States in the mid-1800s as ornamental plants. First referred to as the “blue vine,” these plants were named by botanist Thomas Nuttall.
Practitioners of Feng shui hold the wisteria plant in special regard. It is used as a source of encouragement during moments of doubt. In Japan, wisteria plants are seen as being durable and resilient.
Wisteria can also be trained as a bonsai tree. You can find wisteria bonsai in many nurseries.
The wisteria vine has meaning for Buddhists, too. In fact, in the Jodo Shinshu Shin Buddhist sect, the symbol has two conjoined racemes of wisteria. This represents humility to the sect. It also serves as a symbol of prayer.
In Victorian culture, wisterias were viewed as a warning against over passionate love. You can understand this interpretation by looking at the plant as the vines cling together and choke each other out.
What Does a Wisteria Symbolize? The wisteria flower has many different meanings to different people. With its lush, warm beauty, the plant represents love, fertility beauty, creativity, and long life. It can also symbolize things like patience and honor, too.
The flower can live for more than 100 years, so it’s often regarded as a symbol of everlasting wisdom. The long, climbing vines are seen as constantly searching for new knowledge. Therefore, it can also be viewed as a symbol of longevity and endurance, too.
What Does a Pink Wisteria Mean? Pink wisteria usually symbolizes romance. This plant is often used in weddings for this reason.
What Does a White Wisteria Symbolize? White wisteria flowers usually are meant to be viewed as a symbol of spirituality, purity, and innocence.
What Does a Blue Wisteria Symbolize? Blue wisteria flowers represent a symbol of a new beginning.
In Japanese Kabuki theater, the symbolism for the Wisteria is Love, Sensuality, Support, Sensitivity, Bliss and Tenderness.
In the Kabuki drama “Fuji Musume” 藤娘 of the 1820s meaning “The Wisteria Lady”, a young woman waited for her lover under the wisteria vine. The Wisteria maiden is seen in a painting holding a wisteria branch until she falls deeply in love with a young man and steps out of the painting just so she could grasp his attention.
Unfortunately, her attempts were futile, her love was unreciprocated and she goes back into her painting dejected. This context juxtaposes the long-life, durability and resilience of the wisteria to the woman’s endurance in the face of heartache.
Misc.
- Yoga, enlightenment
- Pucci, priest, no sexual desires himself, seeks to weaponize art against Jolyne, is offended when Jolyne is depicted religiously
