Talk:Bumi/@comment-202.138.238.84-20120614101119/@comment-4888161-20120614102150

Yeah, the fact that he is in the Avatar's family makes it more unlikely. Aang and Katara were good and peaceful people. Surely that rubbed off on him. Surely they taught him the values of the harmony of the world. His non bender Uncle Sokka had a very prominent position in society, so it isn't like only the benders he knew were privileged. Why would Bumi believe he or any other non bender couldn't achieve any different?

I don't understand why people think jealousy and envy alone would drive characters like Bumi or Asami to such extremes. To most sane people, jealousy may effect them but it won't rule them. It would make much more sense that Amon's views were caused by traumatic event(s), rather than then just being jealous. Especially because Aang and Katara would teach their kids very strong core values, and their strong character would likely be passed on to the next generation at least.