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Mikasa and the Motif of Chaining out of Love, a short thread
I do understand where people come from when they dislike how Mikasa is just "obsessed with Eren" but I want to highlight some interesting subtext behind her actions. She plays on the theme of freedom vs chains...
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I do understand where people come from when they dislike how Mikasa is just "obsessed with Eren" but I want to highlight some interesting subtext behind her actions. She plays on the theme of freedom vs chains...
#AOT
really well, being someone that has the desire to confine her object of affection out of love.
This motif starts with her character at the beginning of the story and only gets scaled up the further we move in the story; to the point it reaches the scale of Paradis Island..
#AOT
This motif starts with her character at the beginning of the story and only gets scaled up the further we move in the story; to the point it reaches the scale of Paradis Island..
#AOT
with King Reiss confining his people in an attempt to give them salvation
This establishes early on that not all confines are made with malicious intent (rightfully or not), as some of them can happen out of something as innocent as love. And we even see this in S4EP2 with- #AOT
This establishes early on that not all confines are made with malicious intent (rightfully or not), as some of them can happen out of something as innocent as love. And we even see this in S4EP2 with- #AOT
Gabi
Falco wants to restrict her out of love, and Gabi's aunt restricts her freedom of thought out of fear for Gabi's safety.
There is no malice in these intents, yet they take away freedoms all the same; suggesting that it is in human nature to desire control over others. #AOT
Falco wants to restrict her out of love, and Gabi's aunt restricts her freedom of thought out of fear for Gabi's safety.
There is no malice in these intents, yet they take away freedoms all the same; suggesting that it is in human nature to desire control over others. #AOT
Moreover, it also suggests that as long as you involve yourself with other people, there is no avoiding all restrictions. You can't be 100% free unless you are all alone.
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