The relationship between George+Maria and Flint+Hinawa
Though it may not look it, there are some (probably coincidental) similarities between the two pairs.
Firstly, there’s the role of both of the mothers in the final boss fights and how they aid the main characters, whom they both have some relation to. Maria, the great-grandmother of Ninten, gives him the clue as to defeating Giegue, her lullaby, which of course is the only way he be defeated; by forcing him to relive the memories of his late “mother”, which weakens him to the point of surrender. Hinawa, by comparison, guides Lucas the way through Sunflower Fields to safety, and in the final boss fight, she uses her presence to bring Claus to his senses, again forcing back memories of his late mother, and leads to Claus committing suicide, ending the boss fight.
With George and Flint, both, as a result of the loss of their respective spouses, end up torn apart from their grief, abandoning contact from their families/peers. Upon his return from space, George “shut himself in his house”, away from others, and when asked about Maria by his old friends (and presumably, his children, if any), “his countenance would fall and, like a bitter old man, he’d morosely chase the people back home”. George, as a result of his trauma, became an anti-social recluse, abandoning his friends, and more or less a “stranger” to his family. Flint, on the other hand, becomes afflicted with anger at the news of his wife’s death, lashing out his fellow kinsmen, who tried to comfort him in grief. It also leads to Claus’ attempt at revenge for his mother and disappearance, leading in turn to Flint’s attempts of finding him years later, abandoning his remaining son Lucas. It can be implied as well that he still hadn’t come to terms with Hinawa’s death, given how protectively he guards the scrap of cloth torn from her dress on that fateful day.
Of course, this is just mere speculation on my part. I don't really think Itoi intended for it to turn out like this; if so, then I guess it's a pretty interesting parallel.
Though it may not look it, there are some (probably coincidental) similarities between the two pairs.
Firstly, there’s the role of both of the mothers in the final boss fights and how they aid the main characters, whom they both have some relation to. Maria, the great-grandmother of Ninten, gives him the clue as to defeating Giegue, her lullaby, which of course is the only way he be defeated; by forcing him to relive the memories of his late “mother”, which weakens him to the point of surrender. Hinawa, by comparison, guides Lucas the way through Sunflower Fields to safety, and in the final boss fight, she uses her presence to bring Claus to his senses, again forcing back memories of his late mother, and leads to Claus committing suicide, ending the boss fight.
With George and Flint, both, as a result of the loss of their respective spouses, end up torn apart from their grief, abandoning contact from their families/peers. Upon his return from space, George “shut himself in his house”, away from others, and when asked about Maria by his old friends (and presumably, his children, if any), “his countenance would fall and, like a bitter old man, he’d morosely chase the people back home”. George, as a result of his trauma, became an anti-social recluse, abandoning his friends, and more or less a “stranger” to his family. Flint, on the other hand, becomes afflicted with anger at the news of his wife’s death, lashing out his fellow kinsmen, who tried to comfort him in grief. It also leads to Claus’ attempt at revenge for his mother and disappearance, leading in turn to Flint’s attempts of finding him years later, abandoning his remaining son Lucas. It can be implied as well that he still hadn’t come to terms with Hinawa’s death, given how protectively he guards the scrap of cloth torn from her dress on that fateful day.
Of course, this is just mere speculation on my part. I don't really think Itoi intended for it to turn out like this; if so, then I guess it's a pretty interesting parallel.
