2006-08-30

beccastareyes: Image of Sam from LotR. Text: loyal (Default)
2006-08-30 12:09 pm

Some musings...

So, I hang out on Journalfen. And I see a lot of stuff there -- whether it be Harry Potter Mary Sues or authors (and their fans) being asses. And I'm just remembering a point [livejournal.com profile] limyaael made.

Do not tell me that the hero is good and the villain is evil when their methods are exactly the same. )
Because 'for the greater good' isn't the same thing as 'good*'. 'Fighting evil' isn't the same thing as 'good'. 'Necessary' isn't the same as 'good' either. 'Best option' isn't the same as 'good'. Sometimes there isn't a 'good' choice, and you just have to go with the one you can live with most. And that's okay, because that's how life is.

* In the moral sense. Not in the 'good for me' sense.