At first, One Piece comes off as a very lighthearted show about pirates. However, it has always been a story featuring themes of inequality and oppression. Even the East Blue Saga featured the seeds of these ideas. Shells Town was about marine corruption and what they were willing to overlook. The Arlong Park arc is not only a direct parallel to Sabaody Archipelago, but also the result of how the world treats Fish-Men.
The greater world building when it comes to these themes has been slowly established across the series, but now more than ever it is in full force. Joy Boy and Nika are symbols of freedom because so many in the world of One Piece have been denied their freedom. Luffy's role in inheriting that will and dream puts him in conflict with the World Government, who are the biggest source of oppression in the series. It's...
The greater world building when it comes to these themes has been slowly established across the series, but now more than ever it is in full force. Joy Boy and Nika are symbols of freedom because so many in the world of One Piece have been denied their freedom. Luffy's role in inheriting that will and dream puts him in conflict with the World Government, who are the biggest source of oppression in the series. It's...
- 9/19/2024
- by Rylie Clothier
- CBR
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