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===Arbitrary age=== | ===Arbitrary age=== | ||
According to the arbitrary age theory, the label of an age has a different significance in the Pokémon world than in the real world. In their culture, the numerical "age" of a person is not representative of the amount of years which they have lived, but representative of the person's familial status. When a person comes of age and is ready to head out into the world of Pokémon, they are labeled "ten." When a person has children, they are labeled "twenty." When they have grandchildren, "fifty." Other ages may exist but there is not enough evidence to deduce these ages and milestones in one's life. The theory argues that these seemingly young ages for things like having (grand)children are similar to the surprisingly young age at which children come of age. Ash may well have been alive eighteen years, but hadn't earned the position of "ten." Brock's familial role is most accurately described with a half-age, fifteen. He doesn't have children of his own but he takes care of his younger siblings in the absence of his parents. | According to the arbitrary age theory, the label of an age has a different significance in the Pokémon world than in the real world. In their culture, the numerical "age" of a person is not representative of the amount of years which they have lived, but representative of the person's familial status. When a person comes of age and is ready to head out into the world of Pokémon, they are labeled "ten." When a person has children, they are labeled "twenty." When they have grandchildren, "fifty." Other ages may exist but there is not enough evidence to deduce these ages and milestones in one's life. The theory argues that these seemingly young ages for things like having (grand)children are similar to the surprisingly young age at which children come of age. Ash may well have been alive eighteen years, but hadn't earned the position of "ten." Brock's familial role is most accurately described with a half-age, fifteen. He doesn't have children of his own but he takes care of his younger siblings in the absence of his parents. | ||
===Ho-oh Theory=== | |||
In the first episode of the Pokémon anime series, Ash Ketchum sees a Ho-oh flying away in the sky. It is said in Ho-oh's Pokedex entries that those who see Ho-oh are blessed with eternal happiness. Ash could be said to be the happiest he had been up to that point in his life when he began his journey. Therefore, it is reasonable to say that happiness- for him- would be to stay 10 years old forever and continue on his travels with his friends continuously until he reached his goals. While this does not explain the lack of change in other characters, it could be that change in them is simply not apparent, and they leave Ash before any difference could be noticeable. | |||
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