{"id":286202,"date":"2021-06-29T01:20:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T22:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-toxicity-of-the-sohma-zodiac-curse\/"},"modified":"2021-06-29T01:20:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T22:20:52","slug":"the-toxicity-of-the-sohma-zodiac-curse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-toxicity-of-the-sohma-zodiac-curse\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Toxicity of the Sohma Zodiac Curse"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#The Toxicity of the Sohma Zodiac Curse<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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The <\/span>Fruits Basket <\/span><\/i>remake is a dream come true for many loyal fans since the original adaptation only adapted a small portion of the series<\/a> while cutting many of the theme<\/a>s that made the story so special. One such theme is the exploration of the zodiac curse that haunts the Sohma clan. At first glance, the zodiac curse comes off as more comedic than haunting. Sohma members possessed by a zodiac animal cannot hug or be hugged by someone of the opposite sex lest they turn into a cute version of their animal, in which, after a random amount of time, they will turn back into human. However, the true essence of the zodiac curse is a perfect and painfully realistic metaphor to toxic relationships and is one of the biggest reasons why <\/span>Fruits Basket <\/span><\/i>hits viewers harder as adults rather than as children.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When people often speak of toxic relationships, people tend to assume romantic relationships. However, toxic relationships are just as common among familial and platonic relationships. Regardless of the nature of the relationship, they all share one common theme \u2014 they seem almost impossible to leave despite how miserable everyone feels. I know from personal experiences that there is a dark magic feel to the essences of toxic relationships.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The zodiac curse reflects that with the existence of Akito, or \u201cGod,\u201d and it\u2019s visualized by threads that cage and tie the zodiac Sohma members to her. The curse makes it impossible for the Sohmas to ever speak out, turn against, or leave Akito, even when they disagree, and it continuously traps them to the whims of \u201cGod.\u201d However, the threads that tie the Sohmas to Akito do not look strong. This is a perfect portrayal, as participants in toxic relationships almost always have complete freedom to walk away if they so choose \u2014 a freedom that makes the trapping of a toxic relationship seem as flimsy as the threads that hold the Sohma zodiac members to Akito. Yet, despite that fact, the threads are somehow powerful enough to force the members endure endless pain and unhappiness in the same way that the nature of toxic relationships will have people forgiving and enduring their own unhappiness for the sake of continuing the relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n

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