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I'm trying to get the thoughts I've been having abt Gil recently in order so I'll probably be rambling some in this thread. I know what I'm talking about but from the way I write it out here you probably won't
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So anyway Gil's primary character flaw is that he's a coward. That's like really obviously it so I'm going to be elaborating on that a bit because just saying he's a coward kind of removes nuance from the situation bc it's very specific and I want to explain
Gil isn't a coward because he's /afraid/ per se, and most of how he's a coward seems to do with either
A. His extreme insecurity leading to a desire to avoid agency at all costs and
B. His extreme masochism causing him to prioritize self punishment over constructive action
A. His extreme insecurity leading to a desire to avoid agency at all costs and
B. His extreme masochism causing him to prioritize self punishment over constructive action
So basically what I'm saying is Gil isn't a coward because he's afraid of others, Gil is a coward because he hates himself.
To elaborate on the first point, there's Gil's entire complex surrounding servitude/being needed. It's made explicitly clear that Gil...
To elaborate on the first point, there's Gil's entire complex surrounding servitude/being needed. It's made explicitly clear that Gil...
