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Prince at 05:04, 19 April 2022

2022-04-19T05:04:04Z

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	Family plays an important role in [[Serial Experiments Lain]], especially in the [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)\|anime]].		Family plays an important role in [[Serial Experiments Lain]], especially in the [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)\|anime]].

	[[Lain]] is visibly uncomfortable with her family and interacts awkwardly with every member, showing the extent of her isolation. If anything, all their family interactions - even the ones not involving Lain - seem forced from the very beginning. This foreshadows that her family is not, in fact, real. This is revealed in [[Layer 10]]. Even so, her "father" [[Iwakura ~~Yasuo\|Yasuo~~]] still expresses affection towards her.		[[Lain Iwakura]] is visibly uncomfortable with her family and interacts awkwardly with every member, showing the extent of her isolation. If anything, all their family interactions - even the ones not involving Lain - seem forced from the very beginning. This foreshadows that her family is not, in fact, real. This is revealed in [[Layer 10]]. Even so, her "father" [[Yasuo Iwakura]] still expresses affection towards her.

	The only other family shown in the anime is the Masatsugu household, consisting of [[Masatsugu ~~Shoko\|Shoko~~]] and her son [[Masatsugu ~~Shou\|Sho~~]]. They appear to get along well, even sharing a common interest in video games, but the family comes to an untimely end in Layer 10 when the [[Knights of the Eastern Calculus~~\|Knights~~]] are exposed and Shoko dies.		The only other family shown in the anime is the Masatsugu household, consisting of [[Shoko Masatsugu]] and her son [[Shou Masatsugu]]. They appear to get along well, even sharing a common interest in video games, but the family comes to an untimely end in Layer 10 when the [[Knights of the Eastern Calculus]] are exposed and Shoko dies.

	In general, Serial Experiments Lain subverts the idea of family as a source of safety and stability. This contributes to the idea that [[reality]] is unreliable and that connections between people are fragile.		In general, Serial Experiments Lain subverts the idea of family as a source of safety and stability. This contributes to the idea that [[reality]] is unreliable and that connections between people are fragile.

	[[Category:Themes]]		[[Category:Themes]]

Prince at 22:14, 13 April 2022

2022-04-13T22:14:41Z

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	Family plays an important role in [[Serial Experiments Lain]], especially in the [[anime]].		Family plays an important role in [[Serial Experiments Lain]], especially in the [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)\|anime]].

	[[Lain]] is visibly uncomfortable with her family and interacts awkwardly with every member, showing the extent of her isolation. If anything, all their family interactions - even the ones not involving Lain - seem forced from the very beginning. This foreshadows that her family is not, in fact, real. This is revealed in [[Layer 10]]. Even so, her "father" [[Yasuo]] still expresses affection towards her.		[[Lain]] is visibly uncomfortable with her family and interacts awkwardly with every member, showing the extent of her isolation. If anything, all their family interactions - even the ones not involving Lain - seem forced from the very beginning. This foreshadows that her family is not, in fact, real. This is revealed in [[Layer 10]]. Even so, her "father" [[Iwakura Yasuo\|Yasuo]] still expresses affection towards her.

	The only other family shown in the anime is the Masatsugu household, consisting of [[Shoko]] and her son [[Sho]]. They appear to get along well, even sharing a common interest in video games, but the family comes to an untimely end in Layer 10 when the [[Knights]] are exposed and Shoko dies.		The only other family shown in the anime is the Masatsugu household, consisting of [[Masatsugu Shoko\|Shoko]] and her son [[Masatsugu Shou\|Sho]]. They appear to get along well, even sharing a common interest in video games, but the family comes to an untimely end in Layer 10 when the [[Knights of the Eastern Calculus\|Knights]] are exposed and Shoko dies.

	In general, Serial Experiments Lain subverts the idea of family as a source of safety and stability. This contributes to the idea that [[reality]] is unreliable and that connections between people are fragile.		In general, Serial Experiments Lain subverts the idea of family as a source of safety and stability. This contributes to the idea that [[reality]] is unreliable and that connections between people are fragile.

	[[Category:Themes]]		[[Category:Themes]]

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Family plays an important role in [[Serial Experiments Lain]], especially in the [[anime]].

[[Lain]] is visibly uncomfortable with her family and interacts awkwardly with every member, showing the extent of her isolation. If anything, all their family interactions - even the ones not involving Lain - seem forced from the very beginning. This foreshadows that her family is not, in fact, real. This is revealed in [[Layer 10]]. Even so, her "father" [[Yasuo]] still expresses affection towards her.

The only other family shown in the anime is the Masatsugu household, consisting of [[Shoko]] and her son [[Sho]]. They appear to get along well, even sharing a common interest in video games, but the family comes to an untimely end in Layer 10 when the [[Knights]] are exposed and Shoko dies.

In general, Serial Experiments Lain subverts the idea of family as a source of safety and stability. This contributes to the idea that [[reality]] is unreliable and that connections between people are fragile.

[[Category:Themes]]