2025-05-09 1:39:32 ¶ ●

TMA and it’s themes of humanity kills me because what to do you mean that Basira didn’t bring Jon something as simple as clothes, yet she did bring him a statement?

That’s so dehumanizing. And also sad to think about because while Jon does have a reliance on statements at this point, the fact that he even cares about changing into his own clothes from a hospital gown shows that he still has his humanity. Because if he didn’t, he wouldn’t care about something as personal as having his own clothes.

While a lot of us feel like our clothes are a part of who we are, it’s not exactly a “need” to have your own clothes when you’re in the hospital for something serious. Clinics will provide a hospital gown during most of the time spent there, and those do their job as clothing well enough. But…who wants to wear a hospital gown instead of their own clothes? It’s uncomfortable to not be dressed like yourself. Which is something people care about, but someone who lost all of their personhood wouldn’t.

When Jon asks for clothes he’s directly showing his humanity, and Basira rejects it by only a having a statement for him. This is a small interaction, but it really sets the tone for the rest of series as Jon struggles with the question “Am I a monster or a man,” only to land on “man” at the end. Jon never fully loses his humanity, and this moment is a great example of that.