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Originally Posted by TinyRedLeaf
Kanbaru, I believe, senses this hostility. She said so herself, wondering aloud to Araragi whether things might have been different between her and Senjougahara if she had been a boy. The hatred and jealousy that Kanbaru feels is partly directed at herself, for being "abnormal". Hence her particular supernatural affliction: a grotesque abnormality that reflects her roiling self-hatred, a hatred over her own gender identity.
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Quite the interesting way of looking at things.
So far, each character has been afflicted with some sort of supernatural abnormality. The sources for such curious cases are always those of the supernatural, but each affliction is also reflective of the personal and inner turmoil that resides in each of them.
Again, the story is wonderful in portraying this, resorting to plays of spoken and written language.
For Senjougahara, her issue is the loss of her 'weight' (重い) and 'emotions' (想い), both of which are pronounced in the same way. The story is even more blatant during
Mayoi Snail, where the story is about Araragi's reluctance of returning home as it is about Mayoi who couldn't find her way. "Mayoi" isn't just a name, but it's also the word for confusion (迷い).
Such an interesting treatment to the characters' inner workings makes me curious of what Araragi and Hanekawa's arc are all about.