Really nicely said! I was excited to see what pulls you would make from history and literature and this doesn't disappoint. I like to think of Higurashi and Umineko as I've said to you as two sides of the same coin: Higurashi is the purpose in acknowledging the objective facts to process, understand and react to one's circumstances (as well as the communication between a community on this shared basis to come to a better lifestyle together), and Umineko uses this basis to beg the question "what is more important in the foundation of personal truth, facts or faith?".