Memories

In all of the KH series, though especially with CoM and up, there is a huge emphasis placed on "memories". Are memories important to you? Do they mean something?

The creators of the game (mainly Tetsuya Nomura) had a point in placing so much emphasis on them; all of the references weren't put in there for no apparent reason. I want to figure out what it is.

 

Huh. I dunno; I never really thought about it, Nobody13. Thanks for all of the great answers so far!

I also *happen* to have a few more...

So, good or bad (because some memories that are bad do aid in growth), memories are considered important to an extent because they aid in growth; memories allow you to learn. What about in terms of friendship?

Whew. I'm going to have to take this one question at a time if this is going to be comprehensive at all....

 

Those moments still exist somewhere in our hearts even if we don't realize it...very well said. I assure you, we won't get off topic, because this is the topic... do you think that there is a correlation between either the heart and the spirit, or the heart and the soul? Why?

In addition, I just want to know what you think about the concept of the heart in general as it pertains to the game; why is a heart so important?

 

So what does the heart correlate to? I think that FF (and perhaps disney, although we all know that FF is the real brains behind nearly this entire operation) has attempted to make a direct connection between the heart in that world and the heart in this one, but I'm not sure. If so, the only things that have made sense thus far (in a metaphorical sense): the correlation between the heart and the spirit, OR the correlation between the heart and the soul. What do you think?

 

Huh. The heart as a place that contains memories...I think you're on to something. And same goes for the heart being the essence of ourselves.

My turn, I guess, for explanation:
The human being is composed of three essential components: body, soul, and spirit. The outermost part is (obviously) the body. The body acts as the container, in a sense, of the soul and the spirit. The soul, inside the body, also has three components: mind, will, and emotions. Thus, having a soul enables us to feel, think-the ability to rationalize/comprehend mentally, and choose-the ability to make decisions and whatnot. Finally, the innermost core of our being, the spirit , also has three subparts. (I sadly don't recall what they are...oops) The spirit is the innermost core of the soul, and this is perhaps why it becomes difficult to distinguish; however, there is at least one very large distinguishing factor: while demons may be inside the soul, they cannot enter the spirit. (Note that the spirit and the soul are different; and yet they are somehow seemingly inseparable. It's complicated, and obviously I don't know everything, and neither does anyone else. The heart is, then, a bit of a mystery...) The heart is often referred to as the spirit, considering its position as the innermost part/core.

So, in having presented this, do you see a problem with the metaphor in KH II (if there really is one at all)? Nobodies have a soul and a body, yet they can't feel. At the same time, however, one of the functions of the soul is the ability to feel. Thus, I feel that I am missing something in the correlation, which leads me to think that I have either picked the wrong correlation, or that I have missed another point that the creators of the game have been trying to make...

The members of Organization XIII want to be whole. If the heart correlates to feeling (because when they had hearts, they could feel, and they remember-for the most part-what it was like to have a heart, to feel), does that mean that they've really been missing something else all along?...I don't really know how to explain what I'm trying to get at (I apologize). Any thoughts, though?

 

These are some really great answers! Certainly a thought provoking topic. So I guess the next step is morals. The quality of "goodness" is expressed as at least somewhat desirable in the game series because Riku Replica calls Sora a good person. He would not have said this if some sort of moral conflict didn't exist...oh boy. This could take some time to formulate...

 

The dots are beginning to connect themselves, thanks to your answers. There are still more dots to find, however...