: This trauma led to a failed marriage and a period of addiction, explaining his initially cynical and "furious" protectiveness over Eleven.
Is nobody talking about Hopper's backstory? : r/StrangerThings hopper
: Before moving back to Hawkins, Hopper lost his daughter, Sara, to cancer. He believes her illness was caused by his exposure to Agent Orange during his service in the Vietnam War. : This trauma led to a failed marriage
: In a poignant letter to Eleven, Hopper describes being stuck in a "deep, dark cave" of emotion. He reflects on the necessity of "the hurt," noting that feeling pain is a sign of finally being out of that metaphorical cave. Hopper lost his daughter