Thread:Jester of chaos/@comment-27729149-20150602022947/@comment-25008763-20150828005852

Kevin, it is NOT THE TRAGEDY WE JUDGE - it is the AMOUNT OF SUFFERING A CHARACTER INFLICTS VERSUS THE AMOUNT OF SUFFERING THEY HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO.

if a character is brutally tortured, humiliated and made to see the world as horrific then goes and becomes a horrible killer OF COURSE they aren't too blame.. they are truly tragic beings, broken by an unfair world they can not understand.

HOWEVER

if a character is rejected, mildly offended or has a somewhat cruel (but far from extremely traumatic) life - then uses it as an excuse for genocide, mass-murder, torture, infanticide, animal murder, rape and whatever their depraved minds may wish.. they are NOT tragic in the SLIGHTEST.

here's an example:

Carrie is absoluetly tragic, her life was misery - people around her were insufferable bullies and sociopaths.. she was driven to become a monster because the world around her was so disgusting.. her victims deserved what they got and Carrie deserved none of it.

compare:

Hitler was abused as a child, he also failed art school and suffered from mild personality disorders that worsened with age.. yet he grew to develop great power and influence, instead of bettering the world he made a calculated effort to make it worse.. he had a somewhat tragic past but the sheer brutality he inflicted on those around him and complete innocents erased any sympathy.. he died a monster.. of his own making..