Kairi as a Romantic Character - I finally agree
Or: Why I should stop taking philosophy courses.
Romanticism:
A movement who put man's will as the prime and holy ideal in its center. Upholding one's will and ultimately sacrificing even one-self to accomplish one's will is what one strive to achieve, without regard to social orders and stability, one or others' safety nor desires. Borderline anarchy and complete and utter selfishness. Regardless of how morally wrong one's actions may seem, so long as they are the fruits of his own true will they are worthy, legitimate and beautiful.
Kairi can't fight.
Kairi can't protect herself.
Kairi never showed any true value in an actual fight against an enemy of any true merit.
She certainly didn't want to stay on the islands where her safety was relatively high and I'm talking about intent here - even before Axel showed up, Kairi wondered whether or not waiting was good enough and then acted as though it was her intent to leave the islands all along, going as far as telling Sora she came looking for him.
In pursue of her one true love she paid no mind to even friends regardless of how close they were and even her affection's own wishes and circumstances.
She went as far as to lie to Sora no doubt in an attempt to earn brownie points when she told him she came looking for him and Riku (since when is getting kidnapped, switching hands between kidnappers and then being saved by one of the people she came to find is coming to look for them?)
Regardless of the circumstances and what was right in front of her, Kairi was willing and I dare-say eager to put both Sora and Riku in danger as they would've had to protect her had she came along to be a part of all the final boss fights like she wanted to, even after realizing Sora and Riku were hurting all through their "adventure".
To her credit comes the blind self sacrifice, showing the sincerity of her wish to be by Sora's side, both in KH1 when she hugged and purified him, the balcony jump in KH2 and again in KH2 with her attempt to ward off the shadow Heartless.
All of those however are only proofs of her blindness, steeming from her honest, pure selfishness and her inability or rather unwillingness to let go of that one wish, regardless of what reality presents before her. That in turn causes trouble for those around her which is another characteristic of Romanticism in its pure, theoretical form.
I can finally agree with Olette that Kairi's story sounds romantic.
Romanticism:
A movement who put man's will as the prime and holy ideal in its center. Upholding one's will and ultimately sacrificing even one-self to accomplish one's will is what one strive to achieve, without regard to social orders and stability, one or others' safety nor desires. Borderline anarchy and complete and utter selfishness. Regardless of how morally wrong one's actions may seem, so long as they are the fruits of his own true will they are worthy, legitimate and beautiful.
Kairi can't fight.
Kairi can't protect herself.
Kairi never showed any true value in an actual fight against an enemy of any true merit.
She certainly didn't want to stay on the islands where her safety was relatively high and I'm talking about intent here - even before Axel showed up, Kairi wondered whether or not waiting was good enough and then acted as though it was her intent to leave the islands all along, going as far as telling Sora she came looking for him.
In pursue of her one true love she paid no mind to even friends regardless of how close they were and even her affection's own wishes and circumstances.
She went as far as to lie to Sora no doubt in an attempt to earn brownie points when she told him she came looking for him and Riku (since when is getting kidnapped, switching hands between kidnappers and then being saved by one of the people she came to find is coming to look for them?)
Regardless of the circumstances and what was right in front of her, Kairi was willing and I dare-say eager to put both Sora and Riku in danger as they would've had to protect her had she came along to be a part of all the final boss fights like she wanted to, even after realizing Sora and Riku were hurting all through their "adventure".
To her credit comes the blind self sacrifice, showing the sincerity of her wish to be by Sora's side, both in KH1 when she hugged and purified him, the balcony jump in KH2 and again in KH2 with her attempt to ward off the shadow Heartless.
All of those however are only proofs of her blindness, steeming from her honest, pure selfishness and her inability or rather unwillingness to let go of that one wish, regardless of what reality presents before her. That in turn causes trouble for those around her which is another characteristic of Romanticism in its pure, theoretical form.
I can finally agree with Olette that Kairi's story sounds romantic.