/lit/ - Literature

>>14849594

WRONG! IT'S MOTHER EARTH

>>14720711

Thank you, someone had to say it, was a little worried no one would.

>>13269501
The "self that is not seen" and "the self that is observed" are very blatant references to the "shadow" and the "persona" concepts put forth by Jung. Instrumentality was basically an attempt by SEELE to make humanity into a gestalt consciousness, because people hurt each and reject each other, both in a physical and spiritual sense (hence the existence of A.T fields that form spiritual barriers around the ego). Instrumentality breaks them down so all souls become primordial soup (tang) but Shinji rejects Instrumentality for the opportunity to live with others, even if its painful. However, only he and Asuka make it back, and the first thing he does is strangle her, while she calls him disgusting. I think the point of that final scene was to show that, while Instrumentality was a flawed attempt to surpass human nature, rejecting it was NOT the right choice, since people still reject each other as before.