Boku no Hero Academia

[neflight86]

Characters and actual human beings are, of course, different, but I try to view characters in a similar lens. We only 'see' a very small portion of their lives and character, which lends itself to a reductive view of them an a entity. That's a documented flaw in human psychology- we lessen our cognitive burden by boiling down character perception with the bare minimum of information we need to form an encompassing opinion about someone. It's why I would argue we're very poor judges of character more often than not.

I would argue Endeavour isn't even a particularly 'bad' dad, either. His kids are fed, clothed, and pretty well off seemingly. His wife (suffering from his abuse, I know) is getting treatment at a mental care facility, and he has made steps to reconcile- he is trying harder than some broken families I've heard of.

Are there some transgressions that are beyond redemption (harming women and children); is that why people are so judgemental about this particular character? I admit that his characterization is a bit more complicated, it is revealed, than we typically get in the good versus bad shounen landscape, but these grey characters are becoming a bit more common. I'll also admit I have a soft spot for the theme of redemption in general, as a christian.

[DarthEnderX]

Are there some transgressions that are beyond redemption (harming women and children); is that why people are so judgemental about this particular character?

I mean, I don't want to SAY that some things are beyond redemption, because then there's no reason for those people to stop being awful and try and redeem themselves. So I'll say nothing is beyond redemption, if only to trick those people.

But...some things are beyond redemption. You want to do good things from now on, cool. You can go on living then. But don't ever expect me to give you a thumbs up and a smile.