Is Richard "Bad"?

After browsing people's blogs for a couple minutes, I suppose I should start writing mine.... So, the question of the day is,
Is Richard a "bad" boy? And, when should behavior be blamed on the person and when should it be blamed on the environment?

In my opinion Richard is rarely a bad boy. What he does is usually out of ignorance, and although ignorance is no excuse for mistakes, he is only a child and can't be held accountable for most of the stuff he does. For example, when he burns down the house (at four), he wasn't trying to cause destruction, he was just curious to see what the curtains would look like on fire. Although that isn't a great excuse for burning down a house (yeah, try and have an excuse when you burn down the house...)he truly didn't realize the repercussions of his actions. Richard also does bad things, because his environment is bad. For example, getting drunk and repeating explicit words weren't Richard's fault, because at that age you usually obey and trust adults, and if the adults want you to drink, you drink. Plus, look at all that positive attention he was getting, something that was missing from home. His behavior was product of his environment.

There is, however, one instance that Richard is a "bad" boy and does do something that is of his own fault. Killing the cat was well thought out and intentioned. Although he did do it out of his anger towards his father, killing the cat wasn't circumstantial to his environment or his ignorance. Richard was fully aware of what he was doing and did it to defy his father. This was a bad act, and he was justly punished by his mother.

Overall, I think Richard isn't a bad boy, and most of his actions are spawned from his ignorance and his environment. Although Richard can behave badly as any kid can, for the most part, Richard is a good boy who struggles with the world around him.

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