Talk:Aang/@comment-5142514-20121025231839/@comment-5480397-20121026172753

Hmm. Considering the way he was brought up, I'd consider it well within him to not hold a grudge. Besides, it's not like he never showed no emotion toward losing his people. He had an entire episode on three episodes in. He was so upset by the loss that he even went into the Avatar State. If it wasn't for Katara, who knows what could've happened. Even after that he still wasn't entirely over it. He was just lucky enough to to have Katara help him through it. Think about it, what about "The Storm"? Just another example of how much it upset him. He isn't blaming the Fire Nation, he was blaming himself. But this is where a lot of credit goes to Katara. She was always there to help him and comfort him.

So I wouldn't say he came out unscathed at all. He definitely felt great pain at the loss of his people. Besides, some people can survive on a small amount of hope and actually focus on the positives. And for Aang, Katara was a big positive for him.