Good vs. Evil: Can good characters engender Judgment?

A good character can engender judgment because their actions may be acts of evil that may have not been intentional, however, provoked by an external force. Not only that good characters can also engender judgment by disguises throughout the novel showing them as a “good” character, when they are truly “evil.” No one is completely immune to the bad seed that everyone has within them and in novels it is a matter of time before it is revealed through certain actions.

For example in the movie the Game Plan, starring “The Rock” shows how good characters can engender judgment. In the movie Joe Kingman is a star football player who believes in only himself, and wants to prove to the world that he is number 1. However, certain circumstances result in him having to take care of Peyton his daughter. As a result he finds out how much of a headache it is to take care of children, in the beginning he is seen as a bad father as he leaves his daughter in a night club alone. This would draw judgment from viewers that he isn’t a responsible father If you fast-forward towards the end of the movie you realize that Kingman finally learns how to take care of a child; however, at that point she is taken away from him and as the final game of the playoff approaches Joe’s Game Plan is shattered. Realizing her mistake his daughter rushes to the game after a half had already passed to find her father injured, however, she motivates him to get back in the game and they end up winning. This movie is an excellent example how good characters engender judgment; the actions of Joe Kingman early in the movie had showed him as irresponsible and selfish athlete, however, towards the end of the movie he is seen as an excellent father and athlete.

As I had mentioned earlier no one is completely immune to the bad seed within themselves, however, the little good deeds that are done along the path make a huge difference. It is this bad seed within characters that causes the audience to engender judgment.