Thread by @kleber116935

The way morgana's curse presents itself in d1-3 is very interesting and unique and lays bare a lot of the story's themes, but it also presents a rather different perspective compared to the 5th door, so I want to make a thread about it #fata #fatamoru

This thread will mostly be a follow up to this other one I made, but focusing in a difference in narrative within d1-3 and d5, so you should read that one to have a better understanding of this

https://twitter.com/kleber116935/status/1502455813515923468?t=wD7zsjGbWKfJrL1OjUXsnw&s=19

As I previously talked about in my other thread, the story especially in d1-3 serves as a interesting criticism to each of the main characters of it and their lack of empathy, but this criticism of sorts runs deeper than just their actions within it

And this other aspect has to do with morgana's curse, as mentioned before she's the one that controls everything of the story and the fate each character meets in every single door.

So to make a run down of it again, mell denies Nellie's feelings about her family and him and runs away, and that's the end we see of the door, nothing more after it. Just the tragedy and pain that falls unto the rhodes family before we move to the second door.

In this door the same happens, after bestia's total breakdown he slaughters the village and then the story ends, once again, the denial of those core aspects I talked about in thr past thread serves as a conduit for their tragedy.

And surprise surprise, the same happens within d3. After the main climax of it jacopo is left completely alone, his friend is dead and his wife abandoned him. Each door lingers and highlights the tragedy and pain each characters suffer after their actions, but no more than that.

In a sense those doors serve as a cautionary tale, that by falling into their footsteps this will be your undoing. However the same actions happens in d5, then why does it have a different conclusion than those?

By the start of d5 it is established that Michel wants Giselle to be gone from the mansion, he pushes her away, treats her coldly and dejects any attempt to become closer to her. Those actions are rather similar to the ones each main character does in those past doors

Giselle as we know suffered a lot throughout her time in the Bollinger estate, and once again this part of the story establishes the need of empathy and communication. But because Michel denied it, the events of the first half of the door happen.

He threatens to kill and chases Giselle off the mansion and in turn also triggering her past trauma. She's left to die in the middle of the woods completely alone, however this does not happen, but why?

After everything d1-3 established that should've been the end of it right? Michel denied the pain Giselle carried and that in turn caused a great deal of pain in her. This is because unlike d1-3 this time morgana is not affecting the story.

This in itself brings light to another theme and one that prevails throughout the following doors, forgiveness and redemption. Giselle recovers and continues to live until her eventual return to the mansion, but this time it's a different story that happens.

Instead of michel pushing her away he listens to her, he tries to comfort her. After all the pain he caused he's offered a chance to redeem himself and make things right after everything taht happened and he does so. This relationship is built in a myriad of things

But ultimately it's a tale of forgiveness, empathy and true understanding. Unlike d1-3 those characters see past their flaws and comfort and truly save each other, a relationship that creates a lasting effect for a thousand year and is what sets Michel in his journey to save them

This arc is built even more throughout the following doors, but the foundations of it and it's themes are created as early as door 1. It creates a incredible sense of weight to the story that can be felt in every moment and one that concludes in the end of this curse and facade.

So in conclusion, morgana's curse not only highlighted the need of empathy in d1-3, but the absence of it brings within another major theme and one that is as crucial as that, the chances of making things right and forgiveness. This is followed up even after the main story

With the revenant's dream and reincarnation being the true showcase of the growth each and every character went through, by their own choices and realizations, but by Michel's too.

@Homugi02