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an excess of korra feels and tl;dr
I am putting way too much thought into this woman. It's crazy. (and a sign of how bored I am at work).
She's really the first character - or at least first character in memory - that I've actively wanted to develop and not just throw into the wind and see what happens.
I was thinking today about the qualities she needs to/will grow out of, and what qualities are simply ones that make her uniquely herself. This is determined in part by the needs of the narrative / her world.
I don't think this is where canon will take her, but I see her role as the Avatar being like a wildfire, clearing the old to make way for the new. Sozin's War did a massive amount of cultural damage (to the point of genocide) but there are still aspects of tradition that are at odds with the changing world. Those who had been our heros (the White Lotus) are now rigid and stifling (keeping Korra locked away and extremely isolated from the world she's responsible for, and even Tenzin with his disdain for probending). Benders remain in the most important positions of power despite being a minority.
Keeping balance does not mean keeping the status quo. Granted, in the first season, that's exactly what she did, but I'm hoping that future seasons will have her bringing down the establishment.
This isn't actually relevant to her arc in Poly but idk it's something I want to keep in mind.
Korra has a very weak sense of self. This is part of the reason she can be very defensive and rigid in her thinking - these are defense mechanisms. She's never been given a chance to have an identity outside of the Avatar. She's had less of a childhood that Aang. He found out when he was 11; Korra has known since she was 4. She's been kept locked in a frozen compound for her own protection. She has no life or hobbies other than bending.
I want to develop who she is outside of the Avatar, keeping the above stuff in mind, so when she's ready and unlocks her powers, she is in a stronger place to make her own decisions.
Then the question becomes what does it mean to be the Avatar in a place like the City. Aang could just chill in the City, because it was a reprieve from his overwhelming responsibility at home, and he's the kind of person who is comfortable wherever he is and happy to just chill. Korra does not chill very well. She wants a life with meaning.
Another question for another day. At least a year away, hopefully. (dear god what is this long term plotting? Nfjsldnflsm)
She's really the first character - or at least first character in memory - that I've actively wanted to develop and not just throw into the wind and see what happens.
I was thinking today about the qualities she needs to/will grow out of, and what qualities are simply ones that make her uniquely herself. This is determined in part by the needs of the narrative / her world.
I don't think this is where canon will take her, but I see her role as the Avatar being like a wildfire, clearing the old to make way for the new. Sozin's War did a massive amount of cultural damage (to the point of genocide) but there are still aspects of tradition that are at odds with the changing world. Those who had been our heros (the White Lotus) are now rigid and stifling (keeping Korra locked away and extremely isolated from the world she's responsible for, and even Tenzin with his disdain for probending). Benders remain in the most important positions of power despite being a minority.
Keeping balance does not mean keeping the status quo. Granted, in the first season, that's exactly what she did, but I'm hoping that future seasons will have her bringing down the establishment.
This isn't actually relevant to her arc in Poly but idk it's something I want to keep in mind.
Korra has a very weak sense of self. This is part of the reason she can be very defensive and rigid in her thinking - these are defense mechanisms. She's never been given a chance to have an identity outside of the Avatar. She's had less of a childhood that Aang. He found out when he was 11; Korra has known since she was 4. She's been kept locked in a frozen compound for her own protection. She has no life or hobbies other than bending.
I want to develop who she is outside of the Avatar, keeping the above stuff in mind, so when she's ready and unlocks her powers, she is in a stronger place to make her own decisions.
Then the question becomes what does it mean to be the Avatar in a place like the City. Aang could just chill in the City, because it was a reprieve from his overwhelming responsibility at home, and he's the kind of person who is comfortable wherever he is and happy to just chill. Korra does not chill very well. She wants a life with meaning.
Another question for another day. At least a year away, hopefully. (dear god what is this long term plotting? Nfjsldnflsm)