I found the battle between Ochi and Hikaru a little nerve wracking. In a good way, but still.
I did like the methaphore of Sai and Akira standing behind Hikaru and Ochi. I do suppose that is what true teachers do; give their pupils enough ammo to win their battles.
oh yes, and that's the Best Thing about HikaGo - the way it makes you care [smiles fondly] And I love the teachers metaphorically standing behind their students! Hurray for good teachers <3
In Japan it's really cool to teach and to learn. I like that. I always liked learning, I'm thinking about taking a course in Japanese, come September, so I can actualy understand what our boys are saying!
To Ochi, Hikaru perhaps Hikaru doesn't appear to have a teacher. Difficult to guess what he's thinking by this, but a wonderful feeling of complicity for the reader who knows.
That's something that always found a little iffy in this story; Hikaru is constantly commended on growing so fast. But nobody knows he DOES have a teacher and maybe if they knew he does, the fast growth would be viewed less spectacular?
[nods] from the outside, especially for people who know he doesn't go to study groups or anything, it must seem miraculous. If they knew he had a teacher, and who that teacher was...he'd still be seen as a prodigy, I think, because Sai would take on nothing less. But a prodigy who's raising thanks to hard work and an amazing teacher. Which I think would be better for Hikaru, really.
[nods] It would take a lot of undue pressure away too; of the lying and the subterfuge. All that lying still bothers me, but I guess Hikaru can take the pressure....
The 'mysterious strength' is also a little self perpetuating, as it starts rumours and this undermines people's confidence. Throughout the whole pro exam we've seem people frightening themselves and each other over Hikaru.
Yes, I was just thinking this - the strangeness around his strength occasionally gives him an advantage. It's not quite a self-fulfilling prophesy, but it's close.
Does Sai actually have a choice in who he takes on as a student? I mean, if his possessed decides they wants to learn go and Sai turns them down, they have quite the leverage to make him change his mind.
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Hikaru vs Ochi
Date: 2010-07-21 08:21 pm (UTC)I did like the methaphore of Sai and Akira standing behind Hikaru and Ochi. I do suppose that is what true teachers do; give their pupils enough ammo to win their battles.
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