Is Gabi’s Age an Excuse for Her Actions?

Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network Show Name:  Attack on OpinionEpisode Title:  Is Gabi’s Age an Excuse for Her Actions? Segment 1: Context of the Anime

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids called Titans. The story follows Eren Yeager, who vows to exterminate the Titans after they bring about the destruction of his hometown and the death of his mother. 

• Marleyan vs Eldian beef
• Introducing characters (i.e. Sasha and Gabi)
• Gabi’s background
• Marleyan
• 12 years old
• Hates Eldians
• Sasha’s background
• Eldian
• Scout
• Well liked, fan favorite
• Comedic, friendly to others
• Talk about how Sasha  died
• Killed by Gabi

Segment 2:  Introducing the controversy behind Gabi’s actions, audience opinions

• Gabi snuck onto the Scout’s airship and shot Sasha 
• Gabi hates Eldians and shot her because she was a troop 
• Was proud for killing Sasha
• Wanted to avenge her family who are Marleyans
• Some people think Gabi’s actions are justified because she is a child and was raised to hate Eldians and she wanted to avenge her family and home country
• Others highly dislike Gabi because she killed Sasha when Sasha didn’t do anything to her and because she is a rude, annoying brat with anger issues

Segment 3:  Our opinions

• Jenny: Gabi’s age does excuse her actions
• Avenging family and country
• The eldyians are sort of doing the same thing
• Being in battle is essentially  her whole life and meaning
• Child, doesn’t know...