Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2016 9:32:10 GMT -5
Was Brokenstar really born evil, though?
Brokenstar wasn't that bad as a kitten. In fact, I think (I haven't read YS in a year, bear with me here for my mistakes) he tried to play with other cats, but they wanted nothing to do with him and bullied him because they thought his mother was a rogue or something. They teased him for not having a mother.
Not to mention that Lizardstripe also emotionally and physically abused him. She let her kits bully him without trying to stop.
I mean, Brokenkit did try to get along with Yellowfang:
Brokenkit seemed happier when he was playing with Yellowfang.
It may have been possible that Yellowfang was hallucinating things. After all, Mapleshade hallucinated her kittens, which all encouraged her to kill Appledusk, Frecklewish & Ravenwing. Tallstar hallucinated the vision about Mudclaw. Mudclaw was never evil.
I say this whole "He was born evil" is bull. I don't believe Brokenkit was ever born evil. Yellowfang was never right in the mind. She screwed up many things in her life, and in StarClan.
Brokenkit really did look more innocent back when he was a kitten. I believe he tried to play with his littermates; why else would he complain to others that they didn't want to play with him?
Now, I am not saying that this is justifying his actions, but I really don't think he was "born evil". Like I said, I believe Yellowfang was just seeing things. It's impossible to be born evil. You cannot be born evil. However, in time, I do believe you can choose to be evil yourself.
Brokenstar wasn't that bad as a kitten. In fact, I think (I haven't read YS in a year, bear with me here for my mistakes) he tried to play with other cats, but they wanted nothing to do with him and bullied him because they thought his mother was a rogue or something. They teased him for not having a mother.
Not to mention that Lizardstripe also emotionally and physically abused him. She let her kits bully him without trying to stop.
I mean, Brokenkit did try to get along with Yellowfang:
Brokenkit ran in front of her and turned to face her, his eyes wide and pleading. "Please don't do that!" he begged. "Lizardstripe will only blame me! She doesn't like me; she thinks I'm stealing milk from her kits."
"Of course she doesn't think that!" Yellowfang exclaimed, shocked.
"Yes, she does!" Brokenkit insisted. "I heard her saying it to Amberleaf. Nobody likes me."
Yellowfang's heart twisted with love and regret. "I like you," she mewed. "And so will all of your Clanmates, once they get to know you. Now, why don't you help me collect all these herbs and feathers and carry them into my den? You're so strong, you probably don't need me to help you!"
Brokenkit's chest puffed out proudly as he collected as much as he could manage, scattering a few leaves and feathers as he marched into Sagewhisker's den.
Sagewhisker was curled in her nest. She raised her head in surprise as the kit appeared, followed by Yellowfang. "Shouldn't he be playing with his littermates?" she asked Yellowfang.
Yellowfang knew that the old cat was giving her a warning. She didn't reply, just showed Brokenkit where to put down his burden.
"My littermates are stupid," Brokenkit snorted. "Yellowfang's my friend now."
Yellowfang could feel the heat of Sagewhisker's gaze on her but refused to share the old cat's concern or even acknowledgement. What harm am I doing? "Brokenkit, would you like to help me fetch some clean moss?"
Brokenkit nodded, bouncing on his paws. "I can carry more moss than any cat!" he boasted.
Yellowfang knew that she shouldn't take him out of the camp, but there were some pieces of bark behind the elders' den where moss grew. She led him across the clearing, aware of some startled glances from her Clanmates.
"Now, you hold up the bark," she instructed Brokenkit, "so I can peel the moss from underneath."
"Like this?" Brokenkit burrowed under a piece of bark and sat up with it balanced on his head like an extra bit of pelt.
Yellowfang mrrowed with amusement. "Not quite," she meowed. "A squirrel might think that you're a tree and try to climb up on you."
Brokenkit let out a squeal. "I'm a tree! I'm a tree!" He jumped up and down until the bark fell off his head. - Yellowfang's Secret, pages 343-344
"Of course she doesn't think that!" Yellowfang exclaimed, shocked.
"Yes, she does!" Brokenkit insisted. "I heard her saying it to Amberleaf. Nobody likes me."
Yellowfang's heart twisted with love and regret. "I like you," she mewed. "And so will all of your Clanmates, once they get to know you. Now, why don't you help me collect all these herbs and feathers and carry them into my den? You're so strong, you probably don't need me to help you!"
Brokenkit's chest puffed out proudly as he collected as much as he could manage, scattering a few leaves and feathers as he marched into Sagewhisker's den.
Sagewhisker was curled in her nest. She raised her head in surprise as the kit appeared, followed by Yellowfang. "Shouldn't he be playing with his littermates?" she asked Yellowfang.
Yellowfang knew that the old cat was giving her a warning. She didn't reply, just showed Brokenkit where to put down his burden.
"My littermates are stupid," Brokenkit snorted. "Yellowfang's my friend now."
Yellowfang could feel the heat of Sagewhisker's gaze on her but refused to share the old cat's concern or even acknowledgement. What harm am I doing? "Brokenkit, would you like to help me fetch some clean moss?"
Brokenkit nodded, bouncing on his paws. "I can carry more moss than any cat!" he boasted.
Yellowfang knew that she shouldn't take him out of the camp, but there were some pieces of bark behind the elders' den where moss grew. She led him across the clearing, aware of some startled glances from her Clanmates.
"Now, you hold up the bark," she instructed Brokenkit, "so I can peel the moss from underneath."
"Like this?" Brokenkit burrowed under a piece of bark and sat up with it balanced on his head like an extra bit of pelt.
Yellowfang mrrowed with amusement. "Not quite," she meowed. "A squirrel might think that you're a tree and try to climb up on you."
Brokenkit let out a squeal. "I'm a tree! I'm a tree!" He jumped up and down until the bark fell off his head. - Yellowfang's Secret, pages 343-344
It may have been possible that Yellowfang was hallucinating things. After all, Mapleshade hallucinated her kittens, which all encouraged her to kill Appledusk, Frecklewish & Ravenwing. Tallstar hallucinated the vision about Mudclaw. Mudclaw was never evil.
I say this whole "He was born evil" is bull. I don't believe Brokenkit was ever born evil. Yellowfang was never right in the mind. She screwed up many things in her life, and in StarClan.
Brokenkit really did look more innocent back when he was a kitten. I believe he tried to play with his littermates; why else would he complain to others that they didn't want to play with him?
Now, I am not saying that this is justifying his actions, but I really don't think he was "born evil". Like I said, I believe Yellowfang was just seeing things. It's impossible to be born evil. You cannot be born evil. However, in time, I do believe you can choose to be evil yourself.
