Analysis of Light Yagami's introduction

Analysis of Light Yagami's introduction. Written by real1st1cfr1sk Exercpt #1 Light Yagami is first seen in a classroom staring outside the window and proclaims that the world is a rotten mess, meanwhile Ryuk a Shinigami complains about the repetition of the Shinigami activities, exclaiming that it is boring. Analysis # 1 Light Yagami is sitting in a classroom where a significant amount of students are either sleeping, engrossed in entertainment or are involved with gossip. This represents his cynical and naive perception of the world by negatively comparing it to a classroom filled with disobedient students which isn’t nearly as depraved as some areas of the world. Light’s ignorant whinging is contrasted by Ryuk’s legitimate despair from inhabiting a desolate realm that holds no prospects for change. Exercpt #2 Light Yagami glimpses a notebook falling from the sky and takes it home, after reading the rules of the Death Note which states it can kill anyone whose name is written inside. Analysis # 2 His immediate reaction is to dismiss it as an intricate prank despite this, he tests the abilities of the Death Note which hints his desperation for fulfillment and dissatisfaction with the way he is living his life. Exercpt # 3 When he is first ambushed by Ryuk, a shinigami and the owner of the Death Note, Light is terrified but is quick to recompose himself and shows Ryuk the names he has written down in the Death Note. Ryuk acknowledges that no normal human would write …