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ATTACK ON TITAN CHAPTER 139 SPOILERS

there are many controversies and “unfinished” feelings that people have about the ending, and i understand the “underwhelming” aspect of the ending of a story with aggressive fights, intense emotion and etc.

some of the concerns i’ve been hearing are eren expressing his feeling towards mikasa, the purpose of historia’s child, people agreeing with eren, and a lot more.

eren:

eren’s actions from chapter 116 up until most of the final moments are of him suppressing his feelings to become the sacrifice in order to gain freedom. that moment reminds the readers that he is still human.

through it all, he is still a nineteen-year-old boy that is in love, yet neglects it because he had a “destiny” to fulfill. he made mikasa and armin kill him, the villain, of the world, in order to implant them with the role of helos. willy tyber’s performance was to explain how it is all a lie. the truth is all fabricated. that moment foreshadows eren’s actions. he pinned himself as the “unbeatable” guy only to be ultimately defeated by the heroes of the island.

he manipulated dina fritz to kill his mother, eradicating the future he wanted to become the future he needed it to be.

the moment eren kissed historia's hand, he saw it all: his death, his friends turning on him, creating a mass genocide, killing eighty percent of the population. through it all, bearing it on his own.

he knew what would become of him, therefore, urges mikasa to find someone new, someone, who can provide for her, something he cannot do.

again, eren exclaiming to armin his love for mikasa is a realistic feeling that provides a humane aspect of eren that had been suppressed for so long. don’t you think that he deserves to be able to a human?

empathy. many are siding with eren after understanding where he was coming from, which is seriously laughable.

yes, eren did that to protect the people he cares about and did it until the end. but are the eighty percent of the human population undeserving of protection then?

did they not have families, friends, and loved ones? did they not deserve this freedom?

who is eren to decide their fates?

i understand that there are a vast amount of people, good and bad, but that doesn’t justify anything. in real life, people say to not think of the people as their governments. is the government’s action towards the island a result of their people? they were consumed with the fabricated lie of the island. the unknown. you can’t really blame them. it's in human nature to fear the unknown. that doesn’t justify their oppressing actions, but understand even you are not perfect, so how do you expect characters in a “realistic” story filled with human nature, to be perfect?

mass genocide, in no way, is justifiable.

historia’s child:

the final arc of historia is quite underwhelming compared to her prior. at first, i agreed. i thought that it is an unnecessary arc that has no purpose. but the more i dwelled on it, i came to a realization. the baby is the symbol of eren’s sacrifice.

the child’s fate was decided before it was even born before it even existed. it was to inherit the beast titan and would, once again, contribute to repeating history, the history of historia’s family. the child would be stripped of the future it could have, being content, being free.

due to the outcome of the story, eren provides the baby with a future of freedom. a future of none of that obligation implemented before. without having to sacrifice their idea of bliss for the greater good.

as underwhelming as that for some, it highlights the fact that eren was able to give the future its freedom, something he wanted to obtain during his lifetime.

the end:

eren is in no way portrayed as good, but we are to understand, understand that there is no definitive good or bad. it is to understand the middle ground. to grasp the idea of multiple and different perspectives, interpretations, and etc.

maybe it is predictable, but it truly encompasses the message the story is trying to convey.

in a cruel world, conflict is inevitable, so we have to fight. in that world, there is still beauty and hope. peace may never be truly achieved, but we try to reach as close as we can.

i get that there are more controversies, but i’m literally typing this in class. so maybe later. ahahah

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levi:

humanity’s strongest soldier not just by blatant strength but mentally as well.

when levi ackerman was first introduced, i thought he was just another strong character to be revealed simply because of their skill, but after season 1 and the ova, “no regrets”, i began to understand the true strength of this character.

trials and tribulation are not enough to describe the atrocities that levi had experienced throughout his life. being on the brink of death in a room with a dead body for who knows how long, abandoned by his uncle, the death of friends he considered family, and i can go on.

through it all, most of his relationships ended with death. it seems as though he is cursed to lose those with who he develops relationships.

when the last chapters were releasing, i thought levi was going to die, multiple times i might add. but now that attack on titan has ended, i understand why levi didn’t die.

levi ackerman is humanity’s strongest soldier, someone who no matter what happens will always fight until the end.

i can ramble for hours on the adversities levi had gone through, but understanding his genuine strength, from his odm skills to him always caring for his family, is what made me love levi more.

i understand that i wouldn’t be able to take the pain, the genuine pain that levi went through.

through it all, he lived.

i’ve been super busy with school work. it's been stressing me out so much, but today i got a surge of productivity that i wrote this ! hehehe

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freedom:

in light of the last chapter of attack on titan coming on april 9th, i wanted to talk about the constant reoccurring theme of the story.

due to the vast amount of people, perspectives and interpretations vary. freedom is something everyone wants but have differing definitions of. when you first think of that word you may think of eren’s true love, the opportunity to express yourself, to become whatever you want to be, and etc. attack on titan displays the various ideas of freedom.

admittedly, i could be wrong because my interpretation of these characters may be different from others.

eren yeager. FREEDOM !!! YEAAA !! but to him, what is freedom? at the start of the story, freedom is living with nothing holding you back, not living in fear of titans. but the existence of titans means never going beyond the walls, lions constantly peering over mice. but his idea of freedom changes after the kiss of true love.

a new understanding is gained. he is blinded by revenge. but is it his revenge or is it someone else’s? ymir, the slave to the king and now a slave to her own misfortune. driven by anger and vengeance of the world. why did she have to be ostracized? why did it have to be her? revenge is freedom in her mind.

carla yeager, a woman who believes that people are born special and not made special. she finds that freedom is being who you are. she doesn’t seek something to make her special. when grisha and sadis talk about the “special” people in the scout regiment, carla scoffs. she portrays a mundane view of freedom.

erwin smith, a man who seeks the truth. what is freedom to him? avenging his father? atoning to the deaths he lead many to? no. it’s to find out the realities of the world that was stripped from the people of the island. although he never fulfills his idea of freedom, he was able to rest. even if he had all of this need to understand, he accepts what he knows. is that freedom? is acceptance freedom? i don’t know myself.

throughout the time when eren had the founding titan, ymir sees eren. ymir understands eren. i believe this story is to depict empathy, not mere sympathy. whether you agree with how eren or ymir or carla or any other character’s viewpoint on freedom, isayama wants you to understand. omg count how many times i’ve used that word.

each character experiences different things, each character responds to things differently, and each character can be seen as human. the variations of people are depicted throughout characters of attack on titan.

the supposedly “last panel” in the first picture above, is a man holding a child saying “you are free”. there are lots of theories on who these people are, but the most interesting aspect, to me, is how that child is free.

in the end, what is freedom? what is it to you?

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ATTACK ON TITAN CHAPTER 139 SPOILERS

chapter 139. what a beautiful ending.

through the rollercoaster of emotions that many have embedded into the series, i believe this is how it all should end.

i understand that some may not like the ending because they simply expected an action-pact ending. this story is not a simple hero's journey type story. attack on titan is a plethora of opposing perspectives, reactions, and personalities of which are all complex.

within this cruel world, all we can do is fight.

"if we win, we live. if we lose, we die. if we don't fight, we can't win. fight. fight."

persevere through the adversities that are inescapable when born into this world.

what else can we do?

mikasa, truly the beauty of the cruel world.

armin, the world's savior.

eren, the sacrifice.

bittersweet isn't it?

in a world overflowing with different perspectives and interpretations, it is inevitable to be in conflict, but we can focus on how to make it right. peace may never be achieved and yet we have to strive for it.

thank you isayama-sama.

i got a headache from crying. thank you.

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floch:

hatred, disgust, maybe even abhorrence are most of the reactions to floch forster’s character. and that is understandable. people hate floch because he wanted erwin to live, described erwin as a devil, and dissed armin. people hate floch because he didn’t understand what the scouts went through prior to him joining them. people hate floch because he is a yeagerist. people hate floch because he was the cause of hange’s death. and there is much more.

something i believe people don’t realize is that floch is a representation of the audience/reader.

rationally speaking, saving erwin is the obvious choice (at first), but throughout the series, armin’s character had been developed in front of our eyes. erwin is an established character, hence why people are more attached to armin.

after witnessing all of the deaths derived from erwin’s lead, floch grew to despise him, but he understands that erwin is the only person capable to lead.

bias. that is what a lot of attack on titan fans are. and what angers me is that they don’t notice that they are biased.

many proudly claimed that they are yeagerists and are for eren. they say that after three seasons of supporting eren, how are they supposed to hate him now? dude they’re literally floch kinnies.

from that reaction alone, floch embodies the general audience. at first they agree that erwin should be the one to live, then they are in support of eren despite him continuing the cycle of hate. honestly, people are so stupid.

floch provides an opposing view. and i admire him because he strongly believes that it serves a good purpose. he truly believes that working with eren and following his ideals will benefit the world. maybe he is right. but either way, i don’t agree.

even so, i think floch’s position in the story is highly important. without him, we wouldn’t be able to understand the opposing side, whether we agree with them or not.

floch’s character offers a different perspective. people are in support of the main characters because the story is following them. like gabi. people quickly hated on her but disregard the propaganda that has been shoved in her face since she is a child. we’re told that brushing our teeth twice a day is healthy, but then all of a sudden it is not. wouldn’t that confuse you because you’ve been told that brushing your teeth twice a day is healthy?

being open-minded will always be better than being stubborn. trying to understand floch’s point of view is understanding why the majority of the attack on titan fandom his terrible comprehension skills.

so why do people who agree with floch, hate him? they see a reflection of themselves and disapprove of it, but they don’t want to admit it to themselves that they are just as blind as floch forster.

sorry for dissing the fandom. AHAHA ! i just get really annoyed with like 75% of the fandom because they don’t understand the significance of a character, scene, or other aspects of the series. there is always a purpose for each character and moment.

i don’t love floch but i don't hate him. although i do think his character is vital to the story.

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