No I do not believe that Richard is a bad boy. He gets beaten for many things that he didn't do to be mean, he didn't realize what he was doing at the time. Somebody is bad if they repeatedly do things that they know are wrong. Most of the time, Richard doesn't know that he is doing bad things. He is too young to understand. He doesn't know the consequences of his actions. When he lights the curtains on fire, he was only four years old, and he didn't know that half the house would burn down (4-5).
A person can also do bad things as a result of their enviroment. Richard beats other boys up, even hitting their skulls with his stick as hard as he can (18). Fighting is not the right thing to do, but Richard was provoked. They stole his money, and they beat him. His mother told him that if he didn't fight for himself, she wouldn't let him back in the house. She even gave him the stick to fight the boys with! (17) Richard's first reaction was to not fight them, but his mother gives him no choice.
Bad behavior should be blamed on the person when they know that they are doing wrong. It should be blamed on the enviroment when they are doing what others told them, or if they are doing it so that they can survive, or so that their children can survive.
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I totally agree with you. I basically say that someone is a bad person if their motives are bad. One thing you said was that if a person has bad intentions along with doing bad things that person is bad. This I also agree with. Immorality is represented through someone's thoughts and not only their actions.
Jen,
I'd have to say I disagree with you. (well, not just you. A lot of people actually, but whatever.) :D Don't you think that If Richard's younger brother knows not to light the house on fire that Richard should realize that too?...Just a thought. Nice job!
Oh, and I really like the name of your blog. It's super creative!
-Maggie
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