Good points. When I was answering Angel's question, I was aiming for the more basic idea of "which deaths could have been prevented while Kaneki was closeby but didn't", but it's good to see that you, who does this sort of thing better than I, expanded upon my answer with why those deaths were actually out of Kaneki's control in spite of his close proximity.
I know, it just didn't come to mind until I saw you (or maybe it was Angel) made the comparison.
FUN FACT: I actually read Catcher in the Rye for a summer reading project in high school just so I could read the Laughing Man's selected quote, and was highly disappointed when it turned out to be all the way at the end. (Good book, though.) And because I was the kind of weirdo who imagined the people in the book looking like anime characters, I imagined a Crispin Freeman character as Holden Caulfield, though it was Kyon instead of Togusa. (Closer in age and has a little sister also.)
Tonight on Toonami, we- [over the phone noises] What was that? [chipmunk noises] This weekend of all times? But I thought- [muted trombone noises] [sigh] Fine. [hangs up phone] Apparently we have an Attack on Titan marathon tonight. If this doesn't improve the ratings for the last three episodes, then I don't know what will.
11:00 - Attack on Titan #26 - Beast Titan - TV-14LV
11:30 - Attack on Titan #27 - I'm Home - TV-14LV
12:00 - Attack on Titan #28 - Southwestward - TV-14V
12:30 - Attack on Titan #29 - Soldier - TV-14LV
1:00 - Attack on Titan #30 - Historia - TV-14LV
1:30 - Attack on Titan #31 - Warrior - TV-14V
2:00 - Attack on Titan #32 - Close Combat - TV-14LV
2:30 - Attack on Titan #33 - Hunters - TV-14LV
3:00 - Attack on Titan #34 - Opening - TV-14LV
Well, besides this schedule change effective July 8th.
8:00 - Dragonball Super
8:30 - Samurai Jack
9:00 - Rick and Morty
9:30 - Rick and Morty
10:00 - Venture Bros.
10:30 - Family Guy
11:00 - Family Guy
11:30 - Dragonball Super
12:00 - Dragonball Z Kai
12:30 - Attack on Titan
1:00 - Tokyo Ghoul Root A
1:30 - Hunter x Hunter
2:00 - Lupin the 3rd: The Italian Adventure
2:30 - Naruto Shippuden
3:00 - Ghost in the Shell: STAND ALONE COMPLEX
3:30 - Samurai Jack
4:00 - Rick and Morty
4:30 - Rick and Morty
5:00 - King of the Hill
5:30 - King of the Hill
Slowly, they've come to realize, it's all as it should be.
[they can only do so much]