Why You Are Not the Protagonist: Persona 3 Literary Analysis
Persona 3 is a beautiful story about life and death, but you probably knew that already. This video essay, analysis, retrospective, or whatever else you want to call it, seeks to discuss Persona 3's story one step further. Given that the story utilizes themes of life and death, what is it really trying to say? When taking this approach, a shocking truth is revealed: that the silent protagonist is not actually meant to represent the player. Instead, the player is a DIFFERENT character in the story. ======Timestamps====== 00:00 - Intro 03:44 - Atmosphere, Symbolism, and Foreshadowing 16:30 - Teenage Drama and the Target Audience 22:48 - Relationships with Mortality 33:18 - The Calm Before the Storm 34:07 - Ikutsuki's Symbolic Purpose 39:15 - Ryoji's Personality 43:49 - Strega and Carpe Diem 51:02 - Makoto Yuki as a Teacher 54:43 - The Audience Surrogate 59:43 - Two Sides of the Same Coin 1:02:26 - Conclusion 1:03:40 - Outro (and a surprise!) #persona3reload #persona3 #persona
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