boy and the mermaid
Plot:
One day, a boy found a fish in the ocean. Later, the fish turned to a mermaid. The boy and the mermaid had fun playing there and so, he took it home. Then, here comes the problem. The boy can only see the mermaid. To others, it is just a fish. He tried to convince them that it is a mermaid but no matter how hard he tried, no one can understand him. The reason why no one gets him is because in the place where the boy lives, it is not allowed to have free imagination. Therefore, the boy was taken to the police and was told to forget about the mermaid.
Ending:
In the end, he kills himself, because he’s tired of living in a society where there is no right for people to have an imagination.
Message:
Tezuka wanted to tell us what the situation was like in 1960 and that every person has the right to have a free imagination.
