Help!! Chapter 3 Discussion

krisla said:
i didnt really get the feeling that Abe sensei cared about her at all during the whole manga

krisla said:
and about the picture, i thought that it was his lover that already died like in most mangas, yet it turns out diferently

jazmin_s said:
Really? I honestly thought so - it was pretty predictable at how it would end... =\

jazmin_s said:
I figured it was probably his wife or something and she died and he couldn't save her... Something cliche like that

krisla said:
i agree that the ending was predictable, but i didnt get the feeling that he cared about her, i got it that he had feelings for her at a point, but not that he cared for her..in what part does it show it?

krisla said:
it really is cliché how the main guy has a picture of a "loved one" that died and he had something to do with it;; i didnt like the story of the girl, it didnt seem like enough for him to carry a picture of her around with him -_-"

jazmin_s said:
when that kid gets hit by the car, he did acknowlegde her attempts and also carried her home. Not to mention when she gets sick he takes care of her as well.

jazmin_s said:
Exactly! I was thinking --> "So what? She was your patient, it's not like you loved her q__q" <-- Not a good reason to carry and cherish a picture of a girl around! Well, at least I don't think so..

krisla said:
uhum, doctors always lose patients, the only reason she had an affact on him was because of the letter she wrote, still that shows that he's somewhat unprofessional, a professional doctor that takes his job seriously (not saying that Abe didnt) wouldnt take it so personal, she was in depression, he shouldnt have taken it so seriously

krisla said:
and how did he get that pic of her? it looked like a normal picture somebody would take, not the kinda that you have on medical records e_e

jazmin_s said:
That's a really good point - and you're definitely right. I'm not saying that doctors should be devoid of emotion, but honestly - their job is to do the best they can. If their best isn't good enough - it's not like they could do anything else. So if she died - he shouldn't have blamed himself or anything... One death - and he quits being a doctor. If you think about it really carefully - that sounds like he gave up, which is pathetic in my opinion.

jazmin_s said:
Yup, yup - kind of makes me think he was a creeper

krisla said:
he really did give up, that's one thing that Shin really helped him with, her words that were somewhat imature, really affected him - this is probably another sign that he cared about her, now that i think about it, she was important enough to him that he took the time on thinking about her words - she gave him the courage (is that the right word for this case?) to continue working as a doctor, no matter how discouraged he was in becoming a doctor again

jazmin_s[/quote said:
Even though Abe seemed to have brushed it off

jazmin_s[/quote said:
he would't have gone back to being a doctor if it weren't for Shin's undying determination at becoming a doctor and constantly telling Abe to return to doing what he loved.

krisla said:
this is something he did a lot in the story that pissed me, usually the "cool guy that doesnt show emotions" has his own way of doing that without making him seem like a heartless jerk, while for me Abe didnt have that, he really seemed like an uncaring jerk, and i just got proved wrong later on, when he took care of Shin.

krisla said:
why didnt Abe let his true feelings show? from the begging to the end, he loved her, but only on the last and extra chapter is when we actually get to see him smiling, caring for Shin. Abe's friend (what's his name?) said it clearly, when Shin went to the hospital to look for Abe, that he thought she was the first one he'd tell. And also that she was the reason for him going back to being a doctor