some issues about "Ashita no Joe"
hi,

I have three questions about this paragraph that is talking about the well-known comic and cartoon story "Ashita no Joe" or "Tomorrow's Joe":

"The sudden end of the story came just as the hero, Joe, defeats his long-time rival, who later dies from the wounds he sustained in the ring. Audiences were terribly shaken by this bitter victory and the loss of innocence Joe experiences."

1. the paragraph says that Joe was victorious in the final match while we know that his rival was the winner.

2. is "who later dies" referring to Joe? because it should be so according to the story.

3. What does it want to say by "the loss of innocence Joe experiences"?

Question

some issues about "Ashita no Joe"
hi,

I have three questions about this paragraph that is talking about the well-known comic and cartoon story "Ashita no Joe" or "Tomorrow's Joe":

"The sudden end of the story came just as the hero, Joe, defeats his long-time rival, who later dies from the wounds he sustained in the ring. Audiences were terribly shaken by this bitter victory and the loss of innocence Joe experiences."

1. the paragraph says that Joe was victorious in the final match while we know that his rival was the winner.

2. is "who later dies" referring to Joe? because it should be so according to the story.

3. What does it want to say by "the loss of innocence Joe experiences"?

Answer

I am not sure why you say that ' we know that his rival was the winner' - based on the information you provided, we know that Joe 'defeats his long-time rival' - which means that Joe won and his rival lost.
His 'long time rival later dies", not Joe.
I don't know the story, so can't be certain what the loss of innocence quote refers to, but it sounds like Joe is the hero and like all heroes he is basically good and thinks he is doing the right thing - so to have someone die as a result of his actions, without his intending to kill them (which is what it sounds like) would be a difficult thing for Joe to face.  The 'loss of innocence' here may refer to Joe being confronted for the first time with some harsh realities that show him that life isn't as straightforward as he had always thought.