User blog:RoarRoll/Flower symbolism - an updated version

= Flower symbolism and breaking it down = Ok so with the newest chapters out, I want to explore some of the flower symbolism. There will be spoilers for Volume 15 and 16!

Tsukasa's nature through cotton plants
Flowers are used to imply the nature of Tsukasa, who has a difficult characterisation. The Tsukasa we are accustomed to from the present world, is sadistic (murder tendencies with fish, supernaturals) obsessive (towards Hanako) and manipulative (we never know his intentions). Is young Tsukasa, or the one we see at the Red House the same? Or is he innocent?

When Tsukasa meets Kou, we see cotton plants behind them. Cotton plants have a simple and innocent look to them, they're soft and fluffy. Cotton plants are beneficial to humans, we use them in factories for clothes and practical things, so they're quite helpful in nature. Therefore, cotton plants symbolize protection and luck. In this panel, we can see Tsukasa reaching out, with the cotton plants, as if he wants to help Kou through the house. Perhaps he genuinely wants to help?

Later, it is revealed that this Tsukasa has a demon inside of him, and coupled with the destroyed, broken and ripped toys and teddy bears, makes him give off a sinister undertone. Overall, the cotton plants is a surreal contrast to the broken toys.

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References:

https://www.pansymaiden.com/flowers/meaning/cotton/