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jean kristein:
jean is probably the most relatable to the common man within the story of shingeki no kyojin (aot). prior to the beginning of the story, all of the characters have their separate lives: eren with mikasa and armin, reiner with bertholdt and annie, and etc. out of all the background stories, jean’s is normal, or what normal can be on the island.
he grew up with a loving mom, and although he finds her embarrassing, he was still able to grow up with a rather peaceful life. thus, leading him to join the 104th scout regiment to live a lavish life in the wall of sina. when i first began attack on titan somewhere in late 2015 early 2016, i agreed with jean’s thought process. yes people are dying, yes people are living in a cage, yes people don’t have “freedom”, but that is not my life (or yk if i was living in jean’s position and in the universe). death, massacre, genocide even, is inevitable. HA ! that's someone who has been living in a comfortable bubble would say.
i, like jean, have never gone through the horrors of life compared to characters like levi or reiner. who cares about other people when you can live a comfortable life. oh, the privilege dripping out of my mouth when i say that. nevertheless, jean’s rose-tinted glasses are broken once he sees half of marco’s body.
why was this so traumatic? some people said they didn’t even rememberer marco or didn’t pay attention to him, but why? i did. the effects of marco’s kindness, observations, and mere presence were comforting. it almost makes you forget the reality of the situation until those moments become mere memories.
through this, he develops drive and motivation. after seeing reality, tell me, how can one standstill?
maybe this should’ve been a post about marco, but this about how he had a big impact on jean’s awakening.
jean kristein is a common man, then became a character whose maturity is clearly shown throughout the series. ignorant to a man who sees it as it is, not what he wants it to be. no longer a “common man”. that is why he is admirable to me. (that's also why i'm in love with him)
eren yeager, ymir fritz, zeke yeager, floch forster, etc may be well developed characters, but, jean clearly demonstrates growth in people. a change in perspective. a change in heart.
i have a lot of character analysis stuff about a bajillion characters and all of a sudden i got an urge to write about certain aspects of them. hehe
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What if u wanted, Marco S4 AOT, but Isayama says .. " 50/50 "
When you're dying but your crush is watching (I don't have a caption for this)