

A few scenes after the failed suicide attempt of Shouko, we see Yuzuru telling
her mother something about the pictures she was taking and how she was trying
to prevent Shouko from killing herself. Can someone explain that to me?


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What's the meaning behind Yuzuru's photographs?


From to the [wiki](http://koenokatachi.wikia.com/wiki/Nishimiya_Yuzuru),

> Her hobby is taking pictures of dead animals, with **the intent of showing
> her sister how horrible death is**. The purpose is to **discourage her
> sister from killing herself**.


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Yuzuru's hobby of photographing dead animals was born from her desire to
discourage her sister from committing suicide. This is confirmed in the _A
Silent Voice_ manga. In volume 6, _Chapter 45: It Was All For Nothing_ , there
is a flashback where Shoko tells Yuzuru she wants to die. On the same page,
Yuzuru tries to figure out what to do, stating

> What can I do? How can I make her not want to die?

Before the flashback ends, her focus shifts to some sort of carcass and she
thinks, "That's it!"

Furthermore, earlier in the chapter before the flashback, Yuzuru is seen
taking down the photos, and when asked why by her mother, she replies,

> Because I realized they were meaningless. I thought seeing these would
> change her mind about wanting to die.

In volume 4, at the end of _Chapter 32: Gum Syrup_ , we see a glimpse of
Yuzuru's motivation for taking the pictures. When the others show Yuzuru a
bird's corpse, she takes a picture and then immediately asks Shoko if she
thinks the corpse is gross. Shoko makes a disgusted face and sticks out her
tongue, prompting Yuzuru to excitedly clamor,

> Oh?! You think it's gross, huh?!

A little later, when it becomes apparent everyone is trying to cheer Yuzuru up
after her grandmother's death, Yuzuru states,

> In that case, you guys don't understand me at all!! Did you really think
> this would make me happy?!

A bit of a stretch, but this might possibly hint at the pictures being for her
sister, not for Yuzuru herself.

Though there are some unanswered questions, such as whether Yuzuru genuinely
enjoys her hobby or if she just does it for her sister's sake, the manga makes
it clear that Yuzuru is trying to gross out and disturb Shoko with the
pictures so that she doesn't kill herself.


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