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The concept of the “other” must be Throughout the series, the “other”
reflected upon. Hate plays a crucial changes for Eren. It was the titans at
role in the negotiation of first, but then he became a titan
boundaries between individuals himself. Then, he found out that one
and communities, where 'others' of his comrades is a Marleyan
are perceived as threats to our Warrior, Reiner, and infiltrating the
existence. AOT portrays individuals ranks of humanity inside the walls.
who are born into and endure That was when the Other changed
circumstances that were again. Then he found out that there
established by their predecessors, is humanity beyond the walls, and
aimlessly suffering due to the they hate Paradis Island, so they
legacies of their ancestors. became the Other. Then the Other
became the rest of the world,
Eren embodies numerous keeping him from freedom and that
conflicting actions in this scenario. is why they must be gone. He goes
He rejects a submissive position in through a process of dehumanizing
his relationship with the fear of the each and every one of those he
Other, in the beginning it was the perceives as the “other”, at some
titans infiltrating the walls and point the Other mixed with himself.
uprooting his life. He also intensely
craves liberation from the societal Eren sees that the only route to
comfort and limitations among his freedom is to hate, to weaponize
peers, he was initially very weak. His the political memory and historical
initial response to the Titans memory, and to end everything. The
breaking through the Wall is fear, creation of the Other forms the
followed by anger: the Other that foundation of various discourses. It
endangers his freedom must be also perpetuates conspiracy
annihilated. theories about the constant
presence and threat of the Other to
our lives. Eren suggests that
eradicating the differences of the
“Other” paves the way for unity,
peace, and freedom. Even though
he might be mistaken, but it was the
only way he saw how.
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