Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-151.37.109.196-20151123213524/@comment-94.59.179.81-20151124192322

I completely disagree with this. The more we learn about Kaneki, the more we realise that he has not felt real love. He has gone through way more than what Touka has gone through. Don't even compare them. Touka at least knows what it is like to be loved. She had a dad, a mom and a brother all of whom loved her very much. After she lost them, she stayed in Anteiku. She was treated with love and care there as well. Unlike her, Kaneki has never felt love. He wants to be loved but he never was. His dad died before he can remember. His mom used to physically abuse him. His aunt used to psychologically abuse him as well. Then he got turned into a half-ghoul and his whole life got even worse. He stayed at Anteiku but even there, Tsukiyama and the CCG investigators messed it up. He got kidnapped by the Aogiri Tree. Jason then brutally tortured him. Then Kaneki changed and went down a path that caused self-destruction. Hide has either been eaten by Kaneki or is missing. Arima then 'killed' Kaneki. To be honest, Kaneki is one of the most mentally strong character in this series. It is a surprise that he is still sane. Though he is technically not sane since he has his own coping mechanisms and wanted to die. You may say that Kaneki is an intelligent person and that he should realise that he can be loved. How can he do that when he knows he has never been truly loved? It is definitely hard to believe in something that has no proof. You can argue and say that Hide is someone who has loved him unconditionally but the problem here is that Kaneki has not felt any kind of parental love. He was traumatized even before he met Hide. Yes, Kaneki himself is one of the problem for him not being happy but you can't completely blame him either. With the way his life has been, I'm really not surprised he wanted to die. There is only so much one person can take. It is not easy to remain happy if you had the kind of life Ken has.