Earthlings

How does Sayaka Murata’s use of a nonlinear narrative, specifically the placement of the flashback revealing Mr. Igasaki’s murder, shape understanding of Natsuki’s actions while challenging conventional notions of cause and effect?

How does the narrative’s evolution of the Baby Factory concept, from a childhood coping mechanism to a shared philosophical framework, deconstruct and critique societal institutions like family, marriage, and reproduction?

Analyze how the distinct forms of alienation and rebellion embodied by Natsuki, Tomoya, and Yuu converge to form their collective rejection of society in Earthlings.