eddie really is so soft hearted and caring and thatās why it makes me so upset that there was a time where his character was boiled down to just angry because he deserves more credit than that. iād be as bold as to say that he was the most caring character in the entire book. š§ø
he truly is!! and it also makes me very upset how dirty he was treated in the movies and in the fandom. itās really upsetting how muschietti&co read the book and saw these moments where eddie is so emotionally vulnerable because he has these outbursts of defensiveness born from anxiety and thought that he was just this angry, cowardly person who yelled at his friends and wouldnāt risk his life to protect them. itās just so apparent that they did not understand eddieās character at all... that he was this child of abuse and taught so many lies and manipulation by the adults in his life, but in spite of all of that, he still wanted to be good. he is by no means perfect and definitely has flaws like every character, but given all the negativity and cruelty he faced, he instinctively cares for and protects the people he loves. he didnāt take all the awfulness that was given to him and manifest it into being bad or angry himself: he wanted to be better than that, even if he didnāt really know how to.Ā this naive, confused boy, who is always in a constant struggle to understand what is good and bad, still has this big, soft heart with space for people to build their houses on it. itās actually crazy how much he cares for both the people who love him and hurt him. hello, he cares so much that he ends up dying because of it!! it truly boggles my mind how all these interpretations of him lose such a central trait of his. eddie is a complex character who has many sides to him, but fundamentally, at his core, heās an affectionate, nurturing, and brave soul. itās disheartening to see people reject this soft version of eddie because they think it makes him weak or feminine or whatever bullshit. especially when in reality, the softness of eddie is what makes him so strong. i wish people understood him more :(


















