Are people born good or evil? Do people learn to be good or evil? Choose lines that describe a good and an evil character from the novel. Then, defend whether those two characters were born evil or learned to become evil.
I don’t think people are born good or evil. Good people grow to be a good person with good morals. Evil people grow to be evil without any morals. Jean Valjean was born innocent and good. However, from the choices he has made, made him cold and heartless. This is shown through the beginning of the book when he was just trying to feed his family. However they were poor and could not afford food. He lowered his morals to go and steal from the bread store. From his choices and the chain of events that made him who he is in the book, he was once a good person who was just trying to provide for his family. The Bishop was a good person in this novel. He has always shown kindness and graciousness. When he caught Jean Valjean stealing his belongings, he proceeded to forgive him and be kind enough to give him more items. The Bishop shows no attachment to items, he simply wants to make other peoples lifes better. He has shown that when he gave his house to a family that was in need of more space. I don’t feel that he was born “Good.” He just grew to be a kind hearted person who loves to help others.
ATTENTION: Shakima, I think our arguments were pretty similar. I don’t think
stealing the bread made him an evil person, just a person in need and someone who has done an evil act.
I don’t think people are born good or evil. Good people grow to be a good person with good morals. Evil people grow to be evil without any morals. Jean Valjean was born innocent and good. However, from the choices he has made, made him cold and heartless. This is shown through the beginning of the book when he was just trying to feed his family. However they were poor and could not afford food. He lowered his morals to go and steal from the bread store. From his choices and the chain of events that made him who he is in the book, he was once a good person who was just trying to provide for his family. The Bishop was a good person in this novel. He has always shown kindness and graciousness. When he caught Jean Valjean stealing his belongings, he proceeded to forgive him and be kind enough to give him more items. The Bishop shows no attachment to items, he simply wants to make other peoples lifes better. He has shown that when he gave his house to a family that was in need of more space. I don’t feel that he was born “Good.” He just grew to be a kind hearted person who loves to help others.
ATTENTION: Shakima, I think our arguments were pretty similar. I don’t think
stealing the bread made him an evil person, just a person in need and someone who has done an evil act.
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