Talk:Touka Kirishima/@comment-24.74.64.155-20160627041645/@comment-10733658-20160627095713

^ Like I already said, people are thinking too strictly in terms of something needing to be incredibly dramatic and the only deciding factor. In reality, there were several factors that came together and brought about Kaneki's eventual change and renewed hope.

Remember, "Hide" was merely a piece of Kaneki's subconscious giving voice to thoughts he had been struggling with. Because though he hadn't made that decision yet, he was already beginning to doubt his suicidal wish. Seeing "Hide" merely cemented the subconscious doubts he already had, and reminded him that he did have things to live for after all.

Touka's role in that was in, as I said, opening the door by offering him a glimpse of hope. She gave him something to live for, in reminding him that people were waiting for him and would miss him if he were to die. That initial hope slowly became something bigger, with him beginning to question his course and eventually realizing that he did have a reason to go on living.