The reason Bunny gets a shit load of hate despite him being the only one who is NOT an accomplice to murder is because of one simple thing:
His personality.
That is the reason we can't feel bad for him. We as a society have considered Homophobia and sexism one of the worst things you can ever do. Which is true.
Murder is justified in certain situations, especially when it's in a fictional universe/story, not saying Bunny's death was justified, but we can excuse murder----even the law excuses murder at times. It's something grey and understandable in certain situations. We have liked; even loved characters who have killed others simply because it is in a fictional story.
The reason we draw the line at Bunny's behaviour is because, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism/Misogyny as well other forms of discrimination are NEVER excusable. When someone says a slur, you can't excuse that by comparing them in terms of morality with other characters. In modern society, we don't accept slurs and derogatory remarks.
Maybe in the 90's and 2000's when the book was new and fresh, people might not have cared about Bunny's behaviour much, maybe they even sympathize with him and loved him, because it was a DIFFERENT TIME back then. We cannot tolerate things like that anymore and it makes people harder to sympathize with Bunny.
Other than all that, Bunny is annoying a lot of the time. He is not the loveable goof he thinks he is. He scams his friends. He is cocky and arrogant. He is dumb and condescending. He says the worst things at wrong times. He puts people down. He pokes fun at others weaknesses. And the more you see of him the worse he gets. Even to the point you wish he dies.......
And he does. It's in his death that Bunny is more humanized, as most people are, in death.
And it is SOOO frustrating because he is the sanest person in the entire class. The most normal and least indoctrinated in those beliefs.
Bunny Corcoran is a character I wanted to like. But he kept getting on my nerves and I found others more interesting than him. And after reading the book several times I can appreciate him more. Although I don't agree with so many theories about him being a "good" person.
Bunny doesn't need to be good. He doesn't need anyone defending him. He doesn't need excuses for his personality. He is annoying, sometimes endearing; he makes your blood boil and he's still gone too soon. His death is a tragedy. He wanted to live. Forever.
Bunny is Bunny
You love, you hate him, or you don't care about him
His existence is necessary for the story and it's time we don't fight about if he was an angel or the devil
He was a person. A deeply flawed, complex person. And we should appreciate him just for that.
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Who wants to be the main character? I want to be the omniscient narrator of someone's story.
Asagiri really loves SSKK that's why he's killing everyone so they can have their gay ass reunion and say nice things about eachother and reassure eachother and support eachother in a mean way
Akutagawa: Stupid were-tiger lets everyone dieee
Atsushi, tears in his eyes because he is happy to see Aku: then why are you here bitch?
Akutagawa: to save you
Atsushi: 🫥🫥🫥
Akutagawa: because Dazai-san told me to! That's why I am gonna save you! For Dazai-san! For the mission!
Atsushi: well, I'll admit it's nice to see an.....ally
Akutagawa: yeah yeah sure...we are not allies..
Aya: I am right here. Stop flirting. The world is literally ending!
Every valentine's day Chuuya gets desperate, passionate love letters from someone whom he doesn't know. It's full of poetic lines and cryptic messages about how they are fated to be together and are soulmates. He wonders who this secret admirer is and decides to write back to them and ask them out on a date.
He goes to the restaurant they decide to meet at and takes a U-turn back to the receptionist and cancels his reservation when he sees Dazai sitting there waiting for him. Because Chuuya.exe has stopped working.
Junichiro: what's the worst crime you have committed, Dazai-san?
Dazai: being too pretty and stealing hearts 🥰🥰🥰
Kunikida: *ew ugh*
Dazai: honestly, probably manslaugter
Atsushi: wdym by probably? 😨😨😨
Bunny: we are like a big happy family! And I am the dad, and Henry's the mom!
Henry, massaging his temples: why am I the mom? What gender roles are we pushing here?
Francis: I know they are probably thinking I am the son, but I am not. I will be the gay emo cousin.
Richard: I'll be the son, that hotshot whose only dream is to be a ✨ star ✨
Charles: I feel like I will be a fresh out of jail uncle
Camilla: and I am the sassy aunt who talks shit about everyone~
Atsushi really said "I can fix him" AND HE DID
sskk makes me ugly cry (both romantic and platonic)
Every time I hear "Do we need more?" I spontaneously combust
Julian: so you killed two people?
Henry: you can justify anything, if you do it poetically enough
Francis *wishpers*: wrong fandom Henry.
What would you do in a trolley problem? Hit the 5 people in your way or save them and hit a spectator?
Hufflepuff: I would not like to hit anyone but if I had to.....the spectator. Because killing one person is better than 5.
Gryffindor: I would hit the 5 people, it would be wrong to kill an innocent bystander.
Ravenclaw: try to stop the trolley somehow or else jump off the trolley, I can't handle responsibility.
Slytherin: hit the 5 people, then reverse the trolley and hit the spectator. No witness, no crime.
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