

On the episode in violet evergarden, where Major Gilbert was shown to be shot,
Violet's eyes constricted in response. However, in such a situation, the
sympathetic nervous system should have caused a dilation of the pupillary size
instead in response to imminent danger. This is known as the fight or flight
response. However, Violet's pupils are seen to be constricting instead. This
goes against basic biology. [![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2QL89.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2QL89.jpg)

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tz6KQ.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tz6KQ.jpg)


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Why did Violet's eyes constrict when Major Gilbert was shot?


It's kinda an anime thing...they make the pupil and sometimes even the iris
smaller to show that the character is shocked. In anime the eyes are generally
bright and big, so I'd guess the motivation here is that dull eyes with more
"white" appear more unusual and sinister, probably.

Examples:

[![shocked eyes
1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LGhnC.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LGhnC.png)

[![shocked eyes
2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/asyQa.gif)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/asyQa.gif)

[![shocked eyes
3](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YuPem.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YuPem.jpg)


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