Is Garry a good person?

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Re: Is Garry a good person?

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I believe in the story Gary is shown as a sensitive and good person. He never consciously killed anyone. But we can only say this based on the worldlines we are introduced to in the book. In some other worldline, it is quite possible that Gary is a horrid person.
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Neenu B_S wrote: 02 Jul 2021, 00:23 We cannot say that Gary is a bad person. Our unconscious mind may have dark thoughts that doesn't mean he wanted to commit that crime. None of us are perfect so we cannot blame Gary for his crime and he also worries about it later.
I agree. We cannot tag Gary as a bad person just because he unconsciously killed someone. Additionally, after he realized about his crime, he tried to help the other Gary to prove himself guilty.
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I would not say that Gary is bad simply because of the thought of killing. We all have our areas of weakness but some manage to overcome it. I will just say that he is a good man who made a bad decision.
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I think Gary is a good person. He obviously cared about those around him. Gary in the black line turning out as a bad person was simply a depiction of how bad things happen to good people which can in turn make them bitter and drive them to do things they otherwise would not do. The fantasy of murder and carrying it out is definitely a bad thing, however his metamorphosis into someone with such thoughts should not be surprising and condemning.
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This is exactly why I think Gary should plead guilty in court. This is because a crime never happened except someone intends to commit such a crime. He does intend to kill, thus, he can't be said to be a good person.
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Raluca_Mihaila wrote: 01 Jul 2021, 02:30 Do you think that Garry is a good person? The fact that Garry from The Black Line fantasized of killing Michelle is not something that good people do. I mean he could have imagined to punish her otherwise. He is essentially the same person, no matter where the life (the line) brought him.
I understand that Garry could have imagined doing other things to Michelle apart from killing her. I still don't agree that it ultimately makes him a bad person just because he fantasized about killing her. I think overall, he is a good person.
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I don't know if anyone has said it here yet, but the thing that made me really question Gary's morality was that "punish" was the word he used. Like, did he really believe that she needed to be punished, and that he was the one who had to punish her? That, in itself, was a concerning thought process. There's also this one point I noticed where, after the ski plot point, Gary is helping Michelle take off her ski gear and she says, without the text elaborating that it's a joke or anything: "Don't even think of trying anything!" Why does Michelle think that Gary will take advantage of her when she's injured? Why isn't Gary more alarmed by her jumping to that conclusion...? He also describes his opinion on women's appearances several times. With all these little details, it seems like his attitude toward women needs to be worked on.
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Garry, like everyone else, is a complex being. We all have dark thoughts about other people and ourselves, but most of us do not act on them. If Garry never acts on such things, then he is practicing restraint, which is a positive human quality.
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Being good is a subjective term sometimes. We all have our flaws as humans. Fantasizing about killing Michelle in itself doesn't make Gary a bad person. He did several other good things that define him
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This is not a black-and-white situation. Therefore I cannot say that Gary is a bad person. At some point in life, we have all had dark thoughts.
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Gary is not a good person. A good person doesn't fantasize about killing. A good person will never think about causing harm to anyone instead will try to help others.
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Fantasizing about killing a person and actually carrying out the did are entirely poles apart. It takes hardheartedness to kill a person. However, Gary's case is unique because of the worldlines. Just because he's bad in one worldline, doesn’t mean he's bad in every other worldline. I think that will simply be unfair.
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I think people fantasizing all horible thing that they could have done to the person they are fantasizing to. But what makes difference between good people and bad people is good people just end at the fantasizing it only. If Gary was only fantasizing and not done the killing act. I think Gary is good person.
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For me I believe it’s our situation and experiences that shape us into the type of person we become. What I am trying to say is that Garys may be different versions of Gary, but ultimately, they are different people. The choice black line Gary took doesn’t define Blue line Gary.
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Post by Emeka Emordi »

The character that was amplified in blackline exposed the dark side of Gary. However, if we weigh the character of the three lines, then I will conclude that Gary is a good person.
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