Personification and Objectification in "I Am a Sword" – Adventure Time Analysis

Mathematical!

The storyline of Finn is about growing up. Everyone can relate to him. In season 1, Finn is a child, naive and has what we call the omnipotent childhood. Season after season, Finn becomes a teenager, knows love, breaking up, family troubles, deceptions, insecurity. For me, Finn's sword is a representation of his ego. Psychiatry discover that in the processus of growing up, the ego is destroy and we have to reconstruct one when we are a teenager. That destruction cause very often a deep depression where we haven't no more love for ourselves and don't know who we are. The Finn's sword storyline represent all these things

I also like how only the reflective part of the sword was broken. Its actually completely intact as a sword. you can still swing it and cut people FINE. it only became busted in that the living person inside seems to have died or left. There is no reason why finn can't keep using finn sword as a sword if he really is just an object.

yo what about the time where Finn turned nepter into a literal microwave because that's how he viewed him?

I think Finn is also, figuratively, a sword. he, as a warrior, is a weapon, and he and others use him as such.

I've definitely yelled at my car and vending machines before lol

I want to see what Sword Finn's life is like with Shermy.

I feel like Finn Sword would get along with Lapis Lazuli... they’d bond over their shared times trapped in objects

I find it very disturbing to think that Finn sword is literally Finn. It's the Finn we grew up with trapped in a sword, and neither Jake nor everyone else in HIS life ever values him ever again. It is HEARTBREAKING.

When I was watching a rerun of "Ghost Fly" a couple hours ago, I thought back to this video. I thought it would at least be worth mentioning that there are apparently several 'inanimate' objects in Finn&Jake's house that actually became ghosts. Tables and chairs and even soup all had spirits, and Jake saw this for himself. You'd think that might make him a little more sympathetic to Sword Finn (I feel obligated to call him that from now on), since he knows that everyday objects could possibly be alive.

Spear bear is a giant care bear.

Another great video, man. I'm glad to see someone still give AT some love, even after its drop in popularity. People just call it an edgy show nowadays because of Finn's rocky decisions and its serious tones but your detailed evaluations show that there is real substance in each episode that depicts his growth (both negative and positive) and the growth of the story in realistic ways. Perhaps that's why people were put off by the show. They suddenly saw that the innocent, righteous hero was indeed human and prone to making terrible mistakes just like everyone else.

Today's my birthday so happy

why do I not remember sword shark dying lol how did he die?

Uncivilized elk I've been waiting for a video for years... jk but I still feel sad about Regular Show ending );

I am shocked you talked about Beemo instead of Neptr. There are a bunch of episodes where Beemo talks while in game mode, so that's kind of inconsistent. Neptr is a way better example of a robot being treated more like an object despite very specifically displaying strong emotions of love and attachment.

that was deep

He said my grass arm and his finn sword merged that's what made fern or grass finn

I always thought of the Finn Sword name thing to be like he renamed himself to Finn Sword instead of Finn Mertens.

I think there is something to be said for Finn Sword being a passive observer; having no agency. This affects his responses. There is a difference between being used to throwing yourself into battle, being willing to fight with your "brother," and being forced to watch as Finn flips you up into the air. Not only did Sword Finn not give implied consent, but actively withdrew his consent. And Finn didn't respect that, having his way with Finn Sword. Throwing the sword body about in any manner that pleased Finn.