Yes, there are gray areas, but - in my opinion, of course - it is always closer to one or the other. You've got a point with the intent, though... Hmmm...How do I explain this and make sense? Okay, I'm going to get a bit theological and spiritual for a minute, if you don't mind.
Basically, as far as I understand it, a lot of what what makes something good or evil/sinful is the whether or not it damages the soul. Malicious killing or killing out of selfishness is damaging the soul, and that is why it is wrong (among other things, which I'll get to in a minute). What Light does damages his soul - and you can watch his mental and spiritually state degenerate as the series progresses. One of my main issues with this fic is how I'm supposed to get Light to fix that sort of spiritual damage....
You're right - that lack of maturity is one of his main issues. He almost gets LESS mature as it goes on, and I think that is the main reason he loses to Near in the end. At his prime, he wouldn't have lost.
Ah, but there's the key word - 'Likely'. Yes, they may never have reformed or redeemed themselves. But to the point they died, there was a chance. Light, in killing them, deprived them of that chance. By killing them, he assured that they never would become good people. That is one of the main reasons that murder is a sin. Light doesn't understand that people change.
Yes, the most of the public supported Kira. That means nothing - a lot of dictators have seemingly perfect countries supported by cruelty and death. And I doubt Light considered the view of those victims and the people who loved them. There are more things, but I'll talk about those when they come up in the fic.
And thank you! I'm worried about Light's characterization....He's hard to write, you know? I'll try to write more, but I'm working on other stories with this, so it might be a bit.
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Date: 2007-10-28 01:02 am (UTC)Yes, there are gray areas, but - in my opinion, of course - it is always closer to one or the other. You've got a point with the intent, though... Hmmm...How do I explain this and make sense? Okay, I'm going to get a bit theological and spiritual for a minute, if you don't mind.
Basically, as far as I understand it, a lot of what what makes something good or evil/sinful is the whether or not it damages the soul. Malicious killing or killing out of selfishness is damaging the soul, and that is why it is wrong (among other things, which I'll get to in a minute). What Light does damages his soul - and you can watch his mental and spiritually state degenerate as the series progresses. One of my main issues with this fic is how I'm supposed to get Light to fix that sort of spiritual damage....
You're right - that lack of maturity is one of his main issues. He almost gets LESS mature as it goes on, and I think that is the main reason he loses to Near in the end. At his prime, he wouldn't have lost.
Ah, but there's the key word - 'Likely'. Yes, they may never have reformed or redeemed themselves. But to the point they died, there was a chance. Light, in killing them, deprived them of that chance. By killing them, he assured that they never would become good people. That is one of the main reasons that murder is a sin. Light doesn't understand that people change.
Yes, the most of the public supported Kira. That means nothing - a lot of dictators have seemingly perfect countries supported by cruelty and death. And I doubt Light considered the view of those victims and the people who loved them. There are more things, but I'll talk about those when they come up in the fic.
And thank you! I'm worried about Light's characterization....He's hard to write, you know? I'll try to write more, but I'm working on other stories with this, so it might be a bit.
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