Or perhaps the main character forgives the evil bad guy, and he also turns a new leaf. No bystanders die, and there's not much of a moral resolution or need for one, as the main character tends to only do good, and does not need to make difficult decisions. Somehow, the cycle ends in a peaceful manner due to the great plan of the main character. A grand ideal for sure, but it almost always works out too well for the main characters in these stories. Trying to end the "cycle of war and pain," or else it will never stop. How many shows, books, any sort of media have this sort of theme? It's ubiquitous. Even now, a new conflict has started between Russia and Ukraine.Īttack on Titan is one of the few shows that actually try to depict the internal conflict of trying to stop war, and also the cruel and futile attempts trying to actualize that ideal. If history has taught us anything, it's that revenge and war are a constant cycle that doesn't ever seem to stop. Seems a bit familiar, doesn't it? It almost mirrors the Eldian and Subjects of Ymir conflict. They too, were persecuted for their greed, their grains and property were forcibly seized and subsequently, they were sent to forced labor camps.
Once those people were dealt with, Kulaks, successful farmers, were the next target. Whatever the working class had to go through, now was happening to the What happens next? The Bourgeois, Clergy, and Aristocrats all get persecuted. After a brutal war, the Red Terror, and millions of Russians dead due to famine, executions, and war, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is founded. Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks take over Russia. After all, history has only proven the validity of this point.ġ917. Perhaps there could be some truth to such a repeated theme about human nature. "Nobody can deprive mankind of its violent nature" - Probably some edgy anime character.