As the main character, Makoto is our avatar, and both his suffering and his achievements exist for our satisfaction. We live vicariously through him the same way the in-story "clients" do.
If you've seen the film The Cabin in the Woods, the metaphor is the same. We're the mysterious, seemingly all-powerful observers delighting in the characters' many hardships.
If you've seen the film The Cabin in the Woods, the metaphor is the same. We're the mysterious, seemingly all-powerful observers delighting in the characters' many hardships.
