Don't get me wrong, while I don't think Ozai turned Azula evil (though he clearly provided rotten genes) I do think he shaped the direction in which to channel her proclivities. I also think his abuse of her contributed to her breakdown at the end of the series. He probably didn't treat her with any real love. Most psychopaths learn to manipulate the affection other people have for them, but we only ever see Azula manipulate with fear. I think that's pretty telling.
The problem with a lot of the less radical Azula apologists, I think, is that they cannot accept that Azula may be both evil and abused without the abuse causing the evil. She can't be both victim and monster in their minds.
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Date: 2012-09-08 04:22 am (UTC)The problem with a lot of the less radical Azula apologists, I think, is that they cannot accept that Azula may be both evil and abused without the abuse causing the evil. She can't be both victim and monster in their minds.