Nickelodeon (ended 2008)
One thing I would like to speculate about Jeong Jeong, does anybody else notice he is drawn to have more "japanese" look to him than any other character. I guess this is an interest to me since I am japanese. I'm notice other small little parallels that seem to point to the "fire nation" being symbolic of Japan.
Throughout my life, my mother would tell me small parts of Japanese history and how Japan had enslaved the asian region for almost 100 years; kinda like what the Fire Nation is trying to do with the world of Avatar right now. So is it befitting that the islands of the Fire Nation are symbolic of the island of Japan and its surrounding islands. Just look at any map of Japan and mirror it, looks just like the Fire Nation islands. And the fire nation people tend to have more of a japanese look with the Earth Nation having more of a chinese look.
And of course, China is the largest land mass of the orient, which by the way has a "wall" around it, and so is the Earth Nation.
Now getting back to Jeong Jeong, I find him to parallel the Aniu of Japan, which??by the way, is my japanese heritage. You can look up their history but they tend to stand out because of their deep roots in honor and their tendencies to devout their entire being to their martial arts and disciplines. Keep in mind, some would say that the Aniu were considered outcasts among Japan society.??
I might think I was reading more into the mirroring of the current orient and the lands in Avatar but I doubt it. It is not coincidence that most of the calligraphy and martial arts forms are based on what we would call "ancient ways" or in english terms "old school".
Hey, just a thought and nice little history lesson as well!
| masterofaeons wrote: |
| I didn't read all of that, but you have good english for a Japanese folk. |
Japanese brought up in the United States.??
| mithrandir11 wrote: |
| Cool! You know, he does really look kind of??Japanese, and that does make sense. I do get your theory on the??Fire Nation and Japan, and I think that is what they did. ?? |
If you think of the whole series and its premise, it is deeply rooted in asian history.?? A 100 year old war, a smaller nation ruling over large nations, a nation with a WALL around it, i.e. great wall of China.?? Outcasts in their own land, symbols of Aniu Japanese and Jeong Jeong and his followers.... I could go on and on...?? C'mon even the maps look alike, not location but shape.
The only thing that keeps me from digging more into the history books is I don't want to see anymore parallels before the season finale!??
| KilalaRose wrote: |
| For the Water Tribes, I'd say they're based on the Inuit tribes. |
| electricblue18 wrote: | ||
Yeah, that's what I would say. It is a commonly known theory that Native Americans (especially ones in North America) crossed over the land bridge between Alaska and Russia during an ice age. The Inuit overall look similar to Asians, as do some other tribes of Native Americans. It would make sense that the Inuit are similar to the Water Tribes, because the Inuit ARE from Asia. Or, so it is said. |
| PrimoNation wrote: | ||
If you think of the whole series and its premise, it is deeply rooted in asian history. A 100 year old war, a smaller nation ruling over large nations, a nation with a WALL around it, i.e. great wall of China. Outcasts in their own land, symbols of Aniu Japanese and Jeong Jeong and his followers.... I could go on and on... C'mon even the maps look alike, not location but shape. The only thing that keeps me from digging more into the history books is I don't want to see anymore parallels before the season finale! |
| mithrandir11 wrote: |
| This is devoted to Jeong Jeong. I am a full supporter of him teaching Aang, but that is not what this topic is about. I'm interested on what you think happened to him after he disappeared into the forest. (He and his followers, of course.) Please don't put anything stupid, because I really don't like it. Especially when I said that this is not about him teaching Aang. Please don't start a debate on who is going to teach him firebending, because like you, I am tired of the one new thread a day about that topic. So anyway, start speculating! |
