Hans spent his whole life longing for the love he was denied as a child. When someone finally gave him love, he trained that love into obedience.
That cuts deeper than calling him a "bad person."
Because Hans's greatest tragedy is this:
He doesn't love pain.
He doesn't love fighting.
He can't even bear to be without Anna.
But he has grown used to understanding love as control.
Dependence as possession.
Fear as anger.
So whenever happiness appears,
he destroys it with his own hands.
Because happiness requires equality.
And all Hans knows how to do is pass judgment.
Theme: Beware of control in the name of love, and break free from psychological shackles.
