Connection #1--Book

            I picked up a random book a week or so ago and decided to read it. It was a fantasy novel about a girl who becomes possessed by a demon. Understandably, she was very upset by this. To add to her displeasure, the demon tried to convince her that he was a good demon and wouldn’t hurt her. A good demon: what an oxymoron. This takes us back to nature versus nurture. Because the demon, called Darrak, was born a demon in hell, does that automatically make him evil? What if he grew up with a regular human family, unknowing to his true self? I believe evil is a trait that is developed, not born with. If you are born into a family of gamblers, you won’t automatically become a gambler. It is what you see around you that becomes your nature.

A group called the Malleus was later introduced into the story. It is a group whose goal is to defeat all evil –Darrak was a target, obviously. The group sees only black and white; when it comes to other species, they are all evil, no question. In my opinion, nothing is solidly black or white –everything is a shade of gray no matter how dark or light it may appear. Black isn’t even a real color, is it? This is why close-minded people really get on my nerves; they see only what they want or expect to see. And all I want to say to them is “LOOK AROUND YOU!” Anyway, Darrak is not evil. Throughout the book, instances show how truly “human” he really is. He protects, defends, and heals the girl he has to possess. It is said in the book that demons only think of themselves and their own survival, so Darrak must obviously be different if he isn’t doing this. So basically, evil is born: it’s made.