As the committee leaves, the narrator feels like he's watching a bad comedy. Ultimately, the situation boils down to the committee's need to consolidate power over the narrator. Jack is proud of the eye, and he tells the narrator that he lost the eye "in the line of duty. " Chapter 2: My Life Now. The committee is very worried about the Sambo dolls and risk that Clifton poses to the Brotherhood's reputation. The narrator replies that Clifton had many contradictions, but was not really a traitor. Chapter 161: Laid Bare. Tobitt is an example of a white man claiming the authority of a black perspective when it suits him, something the narrator finds laughable and repulsive. This, the narrator explains, is the reason for Clifton's disappearance. The Beginning After The End. As he leaves, he tells the narrator to remember his discipline and to watch his temper. 1: Arthur's Notes (Extra).
When the narrator retorts by asking what Tobitt's source of knowledge is, Tobitt proudly tells the narrator that his wife is black. Brother Jack tells the narrator that the committee has decided against demonstrations such as the funeral, telling the narrator that they are no longer effective. At first, the narrator believes he is hallucinating, and is disgusted by the sight of the empty eye socket. He then asks for the time, and remarks that it is time for the committee to get going.
We hope you'll come join us and become a manga reader in this community! After hearing the narrator's report, Brother Jack finally says that the committee's job is not to ask people what they think, but rather to tell them what to think. The eye seems to symbolize Jack's limited vision of the world, a vision without a perspective other than Jack's egomania. After everything the narrator has been told, he is now simply told to go back to Brother Hambro for more indoctrination. Chapter 48: The Adventurer's Guild. Chapter 52: Breakpoint. 5: Bonus: Valentine's Day.
Jack believes that the loss of his eye is a demonstration of his will to sacrifice himself. He also points out that the shooting of an unarmed man is more politically important than anything the man might have been selling. Chapter 175: To Right My Wrong (Season 5 Finale). Brother Jack asks the narrator how the funeral went. The scene of the meeting is ominous, and in the smoke and darkness it is clear that the committee intends to put the narrator in his place. Brother Jack tells him that the funeral was wrong because Clifton had betrayed the organization by deciding to sell Sambo dolls. The narrator accuses Jack of acting like the "great white father. " The recognition of the limits of Jack's vision makes the narrator feel like he was invisible to Jack and the Brotherhood all along.
Brother Jack tells the narrator to let the committee handle the strategy, as they are "graduates, " while the narrator is only a smart beginner. Chapter 51: Battle High. Chapter 84: A Gentlemen's Agreement. It will be so grateful if you let Mangakakalot be your favorite read. Chapter 158: Rest And Recovery. The narrator asks Brother Jack what he means by his sarcasm, and Jack says that he means to discipline the narrator. Brother Jack puts his glass eye back in. Jack tells the narrator that the narrator doesn't understand the meaning of sacrifice, and that all discipline is actually a form of sacrifice. Accordingly, Brother Jack asks if the eye makes the narrator feel uncomfortable. He instructs the narrator to go see Brother Hambro again. The narrator replies that the demonstration is the only effective thing in Harlem lately; the people there believe that the Brotherhood has abandoned the neighborhood. Chapter 85: Anticipation. Chapter 5: The Mana Core. His greatest crime is acting without the authority of the committee: the Brotherhood demands that the individual remain subservient to the group.
Brother Jack is infuriated. Chapter 1: The End Of The Tunnel. Have a beautiful day! But the idea that people might express their grievances is totally unimportant to them. The narrator is surprised to learn that Brother Jack did not attend the funeral. Convulsed by his anger, Jack's glass eye falls out of its socket.
The narrator tells the committee that he tried to get in touch with them, but when they become unresponsive he moved forward on his "personal responsibility. Chapter 53: A New Generation. Chapter 3: (Not) A Doting Mother. The narrator is deeply disturbed by the revelation of Jack's glass eye, which seems like an object from a dream. The committee is sitting around a small table in half-darkness. Chapter 163: One Year. The narrator tells the committee that he is sorry they missed the funeral. Brother Jack's words that the demonstrations are "no longer effective" are clouded in secrecy. Chapter 4: Almost There. Chapter 54: Become Strong. The narrator replies that the political situation in Harlem is the one thing he does know about, and they would do well to listen to him. In fact, Jack has sacrificed his own sense of humanity and decency in order to impose his will on the world.
Chapter 159: Past The Unseen Boundaries. The members are smoking. Brother Jack makes the chain of command in the Brotherhood absolutely clear: the narrator is now instructed to never act on his own initiative. Chapter 11: Moving On.
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