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my interpretation and analysis of eren jaeger& #39;s & armin arlert& #39;s unique bond in attack on titan and what i wish for the end of their respective arcs
i want to start off with this important scene in which armin worked so hard towards reaching that freedom, together with and for eren
even to the point he& #39;d die for it
it& #39;s the sacrifice of a brave friend
even to the point he& #39;d die for it
it& #39;s the sacrifice of a brave friend
and eren fought so hard to bring him back since he believed in armin& #39;s strength, skills and greatness
someone that& #39;s so precious, he can give eren& #39;s life meaning and a dream to follow
someone that& #39;s so precious, he can give eren& #39;s life meaning and a dream to follow
the relief of saving his childhood friend must have been one of the happiest moments in eren& #39;s life
it& #39;s this special bond between the two who had to go through so much that really warmed my heart but it pained me at the same time
it& #39;s this special bond between the two who had to go through so much that really warmed my heart but it pained me at the same time
because eren& #39;s symbol of freedom changed in the moment he found out what the truth of the world is
it& #39;s from this point onwards that armin and him grew apart
it& #39;s from this point onwards that armin and him grew apart
the ocean scene explains the differences in eremin& #39;s definition of freedom pretty well
armin associates the ocean itself with freedom, as it is something that was behind the walls and outside his reach for such a long time
the act of gaining this new experience is his freedom
armin associates the ocean itself with freedom, as it is something that was behind the walls and outside his reach for such a long time
the act of gaining this new experience is his freedom
but eren loved the idea of breaking through every wall there is, not the one on paradis only (since the newfound enemies created another wall in a symbolic way)
the possibility of having his freedom taken away won& #39;t let him rest
so the search for a definite solution continues
the possibility of having his freedom taken away won& #39;t let him rest
so the search for a definite solution continues
in eren& #39;s eyes, freedom means the ability to choose unlike armin who wished for the ability to explore
but there& #39;s a limit to how much you can choose because once you overdo it, you will invade someone else& #39;s space
the irony of it all is that the price of freedom is its limit
but there& #39;s a limit to how much you can choose because once you overdo it, you will invade someone else& #39;s space
the irony of it all is that the price of freedom is its limit
sadly, it doesn& #39;t stop there
instead of having limited options to choose from like we usually experience it, eren& #39;s future is predestined with no other options left
and for him, this must be the worst outcome possible
instead of having limited options to choose from like we usually experience it, eren& #39;s future is predestined with no other options left
and for him, this must be the worst outcome possible
it would have been nice if armin understood his pain despite the distance eren created, but it& #39;s not so easy
armin and mikasa noticed this during the marley trip as well, but refused to adress his unusual behaviour
the lack of communication on both sides is their worst enemy
armin and mikasa noticed this during the marley trip as well, but refused to adress his unusual behaviour
the lack of communication on both sides is their worst enemy
this reminds me of levi& #39;s words about eren during the female titan arc
realizing this fact was one of the hardest tasks armin had to face
his naive wish to believe in eren& #39;s morality and judgement of the situation is understandable though
realizing this fact was one of the hardest tasks armin had to face
his naive wish to believe in eren& #39;s morality and judgement of the situation is understandable though
considering the fact that eren& #39;s drastic change of mind would catch most people off guard if we& #39;re being realistic
yet there have been moments where armin tried to reach eren but eren& #39;s hurtful actions created an even larger distance between the two
yet there have been moments where armin tried to reach eren but eren& #39;s hurtful actions created an even larger distance between the two
pushing your friends away for the sake of their safety
this plan doesn& #39;t allow time for proper understanding
however, there have been moments where armin saw right through eren because he remembers what his core beliefs are
this plan doesn& #39;t allow time for proper understanding
however, there have been moments where armin saw right through eren because he remembers what his core beliefs are
armin was putting the puzzle pieces together just to create a final picture that could have been eren IF he was free
but the real eren is in the picture shown on the right & i love how isayama drew these panels to create a parallel between eremin& #39;s clashing ideologies
but the real eren is in the picture shown on the right & i love how isayama drew these panels to create a parallel between eremin& #39;s clashing ideologies
all of these things are the reasons why truly understanding one another has been difficult from the start
and this conversation about paradis& #39; possibilities for survival, future and reputation shows it pretty well too
and this conversation about paradis& #39; possibilities for survival, future and reputation shows it pretty well too
while eren has the idealistic goal to ensure the safety and freedom of paradis by simply wiping out any possible threat
armin wishes for a peaceful coexistence between the world and paradis through building trust over time and sharing diplomatic discussions
armin wishes for a peaceful coexistence between the world and paradis through building trust over time and sharing diplomatic discussions
but eren realized that humanity won& #39;t fulfill armin& #39;s wishes in the near future due to the ongoing cycle of hatred
it& #39;s his biggest enemy that always stopped not only him from being truly free, but also his friends from being freed of this war and bloodshed
it& #39;s his biggest enemy that always stopped not only him from being truly free, but also his friends from being freed of this war and bloodshed
eren& #39;s intentions are to protect the island and what& #39;s dear to him
but his actions seem so contradicting which adds even more to his tragic character
not being able to change anything, not being understood, not being free up until 138 that ended with his "death"
but his actions seem so contradicting which adds even more to his tragic character
not being able to change anything, not being understood, not being free up until 138 that ended with his "death"
all these things caused him to suffer in silence and we as the readers are lucky to witness these moments because everyone would question whether there& #39;s any humanity left in him after he caused so much chaos and destruction
as eren& #39;s actions became more ruthless, armin had to let go of his former imagination of eren
he tried to see the good in him before, when that was a major mistake
eren didn& #39;t wish for anyone to justify his actions or to believe in him
he wished to be understood
he tried to see the good in him before, when that was a major mistake
eren didn& #39;t wish for anyone to justify his actions or to believe in him
he wished to be understood
so what i hope for is a conversation between the 2 like the one kenny & uri had
they both had different ideals and levels of morality, yet they inspired each other in a way
for eremin to get this kind of closure would be great, even if it results in the end of their friendship
they both had different ideals and levels of morality, yet they inspired each other in a way
for eremin to get this kind of closure would be great, even if it results in the end of their friendship
there& #39;s one more development i want to discuss which might be the reason we could get what i mentioned above in the next chapter
and it& #39;s about the themes eremin represents
the meaning of life and freedom
and it& #39;s about the themes eremin represents
the meaning of life and freedom
one similarity that eren and armin shared in 131 and 136 were their mental lowpoints
armin who couldn& #39;t value his life caused by the inability to move
and eren who despised himself for the inability to change his actions
the reason being predestination and his lack of freedom
armin who couldn& #39;t value his life caused by the inability to move
and eren who despised himself for the inability to change his actions
the reason being predestination and his lack of freedom
what makes this interesting though is the fact that their characters were so complementary throughout the story
armin reflects that freedom in his eyes while eren moves forward no matter what
armin reflects that freedom in his eyes while eren moves forward no matter what
nonetheless armin found a way to move forward which was by figuring out his meaning of life through a precious memory
and eren did the same in 131 but the major difference being that it wasnt HIS own meaning of freedom
it was armins version which he always failed to see
and eren did the same in 131 but the major difference being that it wasnt HIS own meaning of freedom
it was armins version which he always failed to see
it& #39;s one of the reasons why 131 is such a beautiful chapter since eren could finally understand what armin meant all this time
but armin never got to know what eren& #39;s true meaning of life was, what his freedom meant
but armin never got to know what eren& #39;s true meaning of life was, what his freedom meant
that& #39;s why i believe eren has to experience his own version of freedom before the end just like armin found out how to move forward on his own
this requires for eren to be alive though
it would be a memorable ending if eren & armin could complement each other for one last time
this requires for eren to be alive though
it would be a memorable ending if eren & armin could complement each other for one last time
i want to thank everyone who read this whole thread, as it is the longest one i& #39;ve ever made :D <3
hopefully this helps others to appreciate eremin even more
hopefully this helps others to appreciate eremin even more
because the journey of their friendship is a beautifully written tragedy
a story of 2 friends who have to go through hell together until the very end
a story of 2 friends who have to go through hell together until the very end
