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It is debatable whether Lain herself can be considered to have committed suicide at the end of the [[anime]]. She erases her own existence, including her past, in order to fix all the damage she has dealt to the world, but she still clearly exists in the Wired and, at one point, manifests in front of a grown-up [[Alice]]. | It is debatable whether Lain herself can be considered to have committed suicide at the end of the [[anime]]. She erases her own existence, including her past, in order to fix all the damage she has dealt to the world, but she still clearly exists in the Wired and, at one point, manifests in front of a grown-up [[Alice]]. | ||
In the [[game]], Lain commits suicide by shooting herself through her mouth. | In the [[Serial Experiments Lain (game)|game]], Lain commits suicide by shooting herself through her mouth. | ||
The concept of "abandoning the flesh" is popular in the Lain fandom and is something of a meme or inside joke between fans. On [[Mebious.co.uk]], for example, people occasionally encourage each other to ascend to the upper level of [[reality]], the Wired, and post about it after they have succeeded. | The concept of "abandoning the flesh" is popular in the Lain fandom and is something of a meme or inside joke between fans. On [[Mebious.co.uk]], for example, people occasionally encourage each other to ascend to the upper level of [[reality]], the Wired, and post about it after they have succeeded. | ||
[[Category:Themes]] | [[Category:Themes]] | ||