"Me Before You" - What is the meaning of the Japanese title "To you who do not like the most in the world"?

"Me Before You" - What is the meaning of the Japanese title "To you who do not like the most in the world"?

// Summary -Level-C2//

"Me Before You" explores themes of love, growth, and the right to die with dignity. The protagonist, Louisa, forms a deep bond with Will, a man who has lost hope after a life-altering accident. The Japanese title, "To you who do not like the most in the world," reflects the conflict between Louisa's desire for Will to live and Will's wish to end his life. The story prompts readers to consider their beliefs about life, death, and personal ideals.

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This story also deals with a rather heavy theme of death with dignity.

It's like saying, "I choose my end, " meaning that a person faces death while maintaining their dignity as a human being, and it's a word related to euthanasia.

This book has also been translated into Japanese. I haven't read it, but I'm curious how it's translated into Japanese.

The Japanese title is different from the movie. The book's title, "Choose Tomorrow with You," fits the content better.

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Meaning in the title of "Me Before You" - No.1

The direct translation of "Me Before You" is "I am before you".

If you read the story's content your way, how about saying, "I am before I met you (& I am after I met you)"?

This is the central theme of this story.

It is also the story of the main character, Louisa, meeting her boyfriend, Will, and growing up. I think that's what the title means.

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The meaning contained in the title of "Me Before You" -No2

On the other hand, another possible meaning is "putting my ideals before yours (my ideals take precedence over yours!)''.

Louisa's wish: I want Will to live forever and spend my life with him forever. (It is wrong to choose "death").

Will's wish: I want to end my life. (I want to choose death).

In other words, Louisa gradually begins to live by believing in her righteousness and ideals rather than Will's feelings.

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We live by believing in our righteousness and ideals, even though we are not usually aware of them.

I think the way of thinking of people who oppose my standards is wrong.

I want to correct other people's mistakes and do my best to make them realise them.

This is what the relationship between Louisa and Will is about.

Will's idea of "choosing death" is correct. However, they have different ways of thinking about it.

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Wouldn't it be better to choose Will's "death" more and respect it more?

Why do we have the 'right to live' but not the 'right to die'?

I wondered if there was a possibility that these interrogative meanings were included in the title.

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Synopsis for "Me Before You"

The setting is a rural town in England. Louisa Clarke is a 26-year-old who likes to dress up.

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One day Lou suddenly loses her job when the cafe she works in closes.

Her new job is to look after and talk to Will Traynor, who has lost hope in life after a motorcycle accident left him in a wheelchair.

It was a six-month job.

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At first, it was Will who was cold to Lou. But Lou's cheerfulness melted Will's, stubborn heart.

Eventually, the two of them communicate and become each other's favourites.

But one day, Lou discovers that Will's "time to live" is almost up.

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Compared to books, films are limited in time, and the depictions are simple. However, the original text is quite heavy and painful.

It made me think a lot about "death", "life", and "how to live".

It is a choice called death with dignity, which is not legal in Japan.

Many countries recognise it in Europe and the United States, which surprised me.

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What would you do if you were you?

What would I do if I were in Will's position?

It gave me an excellent opportunity to think about my future life.

I knew how the story ended after watching the film.

However, the description in the book is quite detailed and excellent, and the feelings of each character are pretty realistically drawn.

I finished reading the ending with tears in my eyes.

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What I learned from "Me Before You

"I needed to tell him, silently, that things might change, grow or fail, but that life goes on."

-> A line from the scene where Louisa gradually grows as she interacts with Will.

Leave him alone, things get better and worse, but life continues.

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"I had a hundred and seventeen days to convince Will Traynor that he had a reason to live."

->Louisa desperately counts down the time until Will decides to live, at any cost, to find out why he wants to live.

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"You only get one life. So it's actually must live it as fully as possible."

-> The scene where Will convinces Louisa that she should live her life more fully.

You only live once. It would be best if you lived it as fully as possible.

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"I'm not telling you to jump off tall buildings, swim with whales or anything (although I would secretly love to think you were), but live boldly. Push yourself. Don't settle. Wear those stripy legs with pride."

->This is a sentence from Will's letter to Louisa.

Will's kindness to Louisa is abundant.

Live more boldly, push yourself, and don't settle. Wear those striped tights (which Will once gave to Louisa) with pride.

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"Don't settle."

-> This phrase reminds me of Steve Jobs' legendary speech at Stanford University.

I wanted Will to live to the end.

If it's hard for him to live, can he die? It makes you think.