When Yalena said "you can't take violence away from people, right captain?" He truly felt that!
Violence is a big part of Levi character from the beginning and we all know by now the reason why, it’s because of his childhood in the underground city.
It's just his opinion, but it's also a fact! If there was another, more peaceful choice, do you think Eren wouldn't have chosen it?
━ You can't take violence away from people, right captain?
Who knows the answer more than a man sees violence as a method of discipline?
Levi early youth violence meant power and power meant survival! he has been around an environment of violence, abuse, and murder for a long, long time until it become a big part of his character.
I can see what you did there Yams and by returning to Eren, the answer is NO!
Just look at the fear in his face while taking about thousands of Titans crushing everything under their foot!
If there was another, more peaceful choice, Eren would gladly take it, but he has the memories of his father Grisha and Kruger so he knows that Marley/the world fear/hate them because they believe that they are all Devils, monsters that can turn into titans with the power to destroy the world.
Eren in the past used to see himself as a monster who has the power to fight other monsters (Titans), and day by day, he begins to discover that monsters are humans themselves!
Eren indeed went out with them to the outside world, but only to let them (Levi, Hanji & his friends) see with their own eyes the world's real view on them, because he already knows that.
He wasn't exited like them, because nothing was new for him. Everything is the same, and to make matters worse, upon their arrival to Marley for a peace summit, they faced a wave of hatred towards them.
There really was no other way. Eren and the Paradis Island had exhausted every possible option. Talking to the enemy will not help. They didn't want to fight, but the rest of the world believe it otherwise.
The entire world was against this small island.
I wonder what Levi has in his mind, because I don't see him showing anything indicates to us that he's against Eren.
Levi is a man who is capable to resort to violence as an option, and as for Eren’s point of view, violence might be the only way for the world to really unite.
I mean, would we have seen the development of Magath character in Snk chapter 128 if he hadn't been united with Levi and his squad + Hanji because of him? To stop him?
I can see it now! Eren is putting on a show of him being the bad guy/the villain like Levi did in the court, and this reminds me of some of his lines from the visual novel: Burning bright in the forests of the night
It was not just for show.
Being a soldier demands for haste, and he largely agrees.
There is a time limit for choices.
While one hesitates, the choices become more and more limited.
And the right answer is never known until the very end.
So is Eren right or wrong?
I'll let you take a guess, but first you need to take a look at what Levi think about this matter:
That’s it. That’s exactly it.
Let all of them see the monster in you.
What is needed is not a lecture.
There is no time for words to make these fat, dull pigs living within the Walls understand.
What is needed is a lesson.
It’s to let fear take root.
Now, Eren Yeager is the enemy of peace. soon to become one of the world's greatest fears!
So, is Eren right or wrong? Bad or good? I say he’s neither. From the very beginning, Isayama has made it clear that in the world of SnK no one is really good or bad. No one is right or wrong. They are just humans with different ideologies and opinions.
It’s either die or fight for your freedom, and Eren chooses to fight for it, no matter how much violent he would use.
Thank you for reading, I truly needed to say that and more ❤
I hope we can get Eren pov soon and to know more about Levi thoughts.
