Board Thread:Manga/@comment-34196931-20190708230504/@comment-27125793-20190712165116

Teufel.dl wrote: Freeman1378 wrote: Gabi's purpose in the plot is to be Eren's shadow (her design is a genderbent Eren, their dialogue is eerily similar, they both have inciting incidents for revenge, and hate the "Other") and answer the question if people are naturally doomed to repeat attrocities from the past or can to quote GOT "break the wheel". Depending on how much truth there is to the assumption that possession of a Titan affects person's behavior and mindset (and now even I think there might be, with the Jaws pattern in that chapter), it could be pretty much the opposite.

Gabi can basically be THE Eren, if he was free (pun not intended) of the influence of the Attack Titan. The both kinda go through similar arc, with them reaching the points where they realize there's no 'enemies on the other side of the ocean', but whether Gabi looks like she could eventually let go of it, Eren is simply unable to stop. I don't think that's entirely corect. Your enemies don't necessarily need to be devils or one-dimensional evil people (in fact, one of the themes of AoT is that enemies are simply people too). Gabi and Eren both came to this realization, and BOTH have let go of revenge. However, Paradis and Marley ARE still enemies, and both Eren and Gabi are still fighting and killing for the sake of their own country and the people they care about. The difference is that revenge doesn't play a part in their reasoning anymore.