Talk:Eru Chitanda/@comment-72.152.229.77-20120804072602

I think Chitanda might be more complex than people let on...She shares random philosophical thoughts and seems to have trouble communicating with others, as evidenced by her fatigue when asking for favors and difficulty with persuasion. She also seems to put others before herself and doesn't want to be a bother--she doesn't tell Tougaito to mention the Classics Club in the newspaper in order to not be a bother. Lastly, she also seems to have an accurate understanding of others' emotions--wanting to know Hongou's emotions as motivation for a play, trying to cheer up Oreki, crying because of empathy for her uncle, etc.--yet isn't in touch w/ her own, like when she doesn't know why she got angry in her classroom. This makes for her a deep, altruistic, and empathetic individual, who has trouble communicating and understanding herself. Perhaps she can't communicate because she doesn't have much foundational communication (we haven't seen anyone at her house, she's an only child, and her family's high class which means they probably always communicate restricted by high class ettiquette) and this leads her to not understand how typical people socialize and lack of communication can make her not understand herself as well. (The previous point is just speculative, so people can ignore that!) I think her personal troubles allow her to not just be a cutesy Mary Sue. And I feel they make her perfect for Oreki as he doesn't communicate much in the first place (and thus no stress on her part for conversation). In addition, her sensitivity and kindness can make him feel special and his deduction can help her understand herself. Please stop Chitanda bashing, it's like people are making fun of her for being curious, reserved, and...cute?