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Originally Posted by Zerlina
I find that there are quite a few pieces of symbolism surrounding Beatrix (her name, her background, etc). One that I find particularily interesting is her "blindness."
Think of it this way...
She's lost her eye in battle and is partially blind- yet her other eye still remains and she has hope of being able to see.
The way I see it, her service to Alexandria has made her lose sight of herself. She has become so absorbed in her duty that she can no longer fathom the difference between right or wrong, and is incapable of following her own heart. Yet even so, she eventually overcomes her blindness and manages to re-assume her dignity while still holding the scars of the past.
Any other interesting symbols?
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I kind of disagree on you with the evidence on the symbolism.
She lost her eye or is partially blind? That has never been said in the game.
Only because she has a patch over her right eye doesn't necessarily mean that she is blind ... it's the same as saying Blank is blind (he has both eyes covered) but surely he can see. The same goes with Marcus.
Beatrix is 'blinded' by the corruption of Brahne, I agree.
Not able to see right from wrong, I agree.
She overcame her blindness when Zidane & co rescued Garnet in Alexandria's Castle. Beatrix finally realized that Brahne wasn't doing good things at all. (she felt bad after the destruction of Cleyra)
I think she leaves that patch on her eye (from after the rescue on) so she wanted to be reminded from that incident so she wouldn't be blinded from further corruption and thus make sure she would follow her heart.
ps: this post was not meant to be agressive towards the thread starter
