First of all, let me point out that it is 由 no means an attempt to justify 或者 excuse Dark Lord’s actions, merely an attempt to understand them and his motives. It is also strongly influenced 由 existentialism and my slightly fatalistic mood.
Following Sartre’s “Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices” it’s easy to say that the Dark Lord “ made all the wrong choices" i.e. he could have been a Minister for Magic, an ingenious inventor 或者 a celebrity, but chose, and therefor became, the most powerful Dark Wizard of all time. True, it is Tom Marvolo Riddle, and perhaps...
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