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Bad Alias:
Morgan, who thought he might "have become paranoid and mad," is too trusting in Harry's opinion.
If there is rehab in this story, there was rehab in almost every story in which Morgan appears. In Storm Front, he saves Harry from death and the Doom. In Dead Beat, Harry realizes Morgan doesn't hate him, he's just seen too much, and Harry wonders if he'll end up the same. In Proven Guilty, Morgan is sickened and hesitant in having to execute Molly. In Turn Coat, Morgan admits he was wrong about Harry and never turns Molly in.
noblehunter:
There's a difference between forgiveness and offering empathy and compassion. The narrative has been pushing empathy for Morgan fairly hard (probably to make his death more of a tragedy). It asks the readers to understand Morgan and why he acted as he did. I don't think it asks us to forgive him.
There are characters I've felt empathy for who've behaved worse than Morgan. All that means is I respect and understand the protagonist's choice not to the person flogged to the river and thrown in. I'm still not going to forgive him, though I will hate the author of that particular conflict a little bit more.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Bad Alias on February 11, 2020, 05:31:42 PM ---Morgan, who thought he might "have become paranoid and mad," is too trusting in Harry's opinion.
If there is rehab in this story, there was rehab in almost every story in which Morgan appears. In Storm Front, he saves Harry from death and the Doom. In Dead Beat, Harry realizes Morgan doesn't hate him, he's just seen too much, and Harry wonders if he'll end up the same. In Proven Guilty, Morgan is sickened and hesitant in having to execute Molly. In Turn Coat, Morgan admits he was wrong about Harry and never turns Molly in.
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Yeah, the vibe I got when Morgan saved Harry in Storm Front, is he is a good cop. There was nothing personal about it, he realized that Harry wasn't behind the 3 Eyed business and the murders after all. He wasn't going to just let him die.
forumghost:
Yeah, the main feeling that I find invoked with regards to Morgan and his role in the later parts of the story is pity, not forgiveness.
Pity for a man that I think was probably once Noble and Good, but had fought too long and too hard against too many awful things, made too many compromises in the name of what was 'right' and found himself twisted and embittered by them. He is sympathetic, and pitiable, because imho he's a potential endpoint to the path that Harry has placed himself on.
He is also, however, a massive butthole.
Mira:
--- Quote from: forumghost on February 12, 2020, 10:41:04 AM ---Yeah, the main feeling that I find invoked with regards to Morgan and his role in the later parts of the story is pity, not forgiveness.
Pity for a man that I think was probably once Noble and Good, but had fought too long and too hard against too many awful things, made too many compromises in the name of what was 'right' and found himself twisted and embittered by them. He is sympathetic, and pitiable, because imho he's a potential endpoint to the path that Harry has placed himself on.
He is also, however, a massive butthole.
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I think that just about sums it up... In fairness to him, not always easy to follow the Law, to be the executioner. If one questions one cannot do that year after year, yet he carried on.
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