Talk:Finn Collins/@comment-173.226.71.162-20150506193335/@comment-76.17.103.248-20150625170719

Back to Skyzy, I'm the one who originally asked the question because I wanted to understand where that dislike of finn came from. It's all about perception and the ability to analyze based on what the writers have given you about the character. Finn fits the profile of a tragic hero. It's important that the audience identify with such a character so they will have sympathy and compassion for him when he screws up. Therefore, he can't be too good or too bad. Finn was a good guy who was flawed like every other human being on earth. We should admire the goodness in him as an example for us to strive for. We should understand and have compassion for him when he makes mistakes. because he's just like us.

1.  Finn was reckless and set a bad example for those boys in the dropship. But it's not true that he didn't feel bad about that. He went over to check them afterwards, and the expression on his face when Clarke asked if they were breathing revealed his regret. It's true, however, that he didn't want to deal with it any further because humans don't like to nurse feelings of guilt. The bottom line here is that those boys made their own choice to ignore clarkes' warning. Finn didn't hold a gun to their heads. They died because they, themselves, made a bad choice. And literally jumping in to save Wells from a bullying Murphy was a heroic thing to do. No one else stepped up.

2.  I think some people judge Finn so harshly about the so called "cheating" because they bring personal emotion to that table. Maybe Finn should have told Clarke about Raven. But he and Clarke were just getting to know each other and Finn hadn't made any made any real romantic advances. Sleeping with Clarke was an impulse based on his attraction to her and his need for comfort after Monty cut off all communication to the Ark. Finn thought Raven and everyone else were going to die and that the 100 were left alone to survive in a dangerous environment. He didn't deliberately set out to cheat. He got caught up in an awkward situation, and being only 18, he didn't know how to handle it. He was impulsive, a flaw. He made a mistake; he was human. That didn't mean he was deliberate cheater.

3.  Finn was the moral compass of the group. Remember he tried to stop the lynching, save an injured Wells, and protect Charolette? These are good examples that he set for the group. He clashed with Bellamy because the latter was willing to compromise his moral integrity in order to survive. Finn wasn't. Sometimes, Bellamy went too far, and Finn called him on it. Morally, Finn was right. If he was at fault, it was because sometimes he could be a little  too idealistic. And he didn't need to tell the whole group about the meeting because that could have compromised the results, just as Clarke telling Bellamy did exactly that.

4. The whole triangle thing was introduced to reveal the weaknesses of both Clarke and Finn. Clarke loved Finn, but she let her trust issues get in the way after being betrayed by her mother. She had trust issues. Finn lacked the courage to properly and honestly deal with the situation. He felt so obligated to be loyal to Raven, that he didn't fight to win Clarke back and confess how he felt about her to Raven. Finn was a romantic, and love was everything to him. Clarke was the one who most gave sense to his life in that chaotic world he was thrusted into. He needed her. That's not a dangerous obsession. The massacre takes a lot of explaining. I think you already read that analysis. It was basically a psychological breakdown, which is understanable after all the trauma Finn was exposed to.

5. Finn was never a coward. Someone else has already given plenty of examples of that. But I think what says it all is the tramendous courage he displayed by tuning himself it when he knew he'd be tprtured to death.