User blog:CrystallicWolf108/Pure of Heart Proposal: Alex (Puppy Affection)

Aight. He was recently approved as Near Pure Good, but I really don’t buy it. In fact, quite a few people didn’t. Even the creator of the story thinks he should be Pure Good, and why they proposed him for NPG, I don’t know. So I asked them if i could do a PoH proposal, and they agreed. So, here I am. I proposed the eagle for PE, and now I’m proposing the hero. I bring you, Alex.

What’s the work?
Puppy Affection is a short story on wattpad, written by Caio202. It’s about a 14 year old boy named Alex, and his younger brother, Bryan, finding two helpless, dirty puppies, that were brought there by a giant, sentient harpy eagle who was looking for eat them. After the found, the boys adopt the dogs as their pets, unaware that a monstrous eagle was after them.

Who is Alex and what has he done?
Alex and his younger brother, Bryan, were in a trip with their family when they found the two puppies. Bryan loved them and Alex suggested take them as pets, not only because he loved the puppies, but also because his brother also did and he never would leave such helpless creatures alone here to die. So, they took them to their house, Alex takes care of the puppies and the family lived happy with them for a while.

However, the aforementioned harpy missed its prey and followed the family’s car until their house, where it waited until get a chance to take back it’s prey. The chance arrived when Alex and his siblings are playing with the puppies at the backyard. The eagle attacked them, so Alex defended his siblings and puppies, while his older brother, Malcolm, gets injured when tries to attack the bird. When the harpy takes Bryan, Alex tries to stop the eagle, but he fails, so his brother is taken by the bird, who reveals to be able to talk and says that they have to deliver her the puppies in order to have their brother back.

Despite loving the puppies so much, Alex realises that delivering them to the eagle is necessary to save Bryan’s life and goes, with Malcolm, to the eagle’s lair. Alex is really upset about that and does not want the puppies to die, but he choice save his brother and, reluctantly, delivers them to the harpy eagle, who sadistically demands from them to see the puppies dying in order to get Bryan back (Ok, can we talk about how fucked up that is?). At this time, Alex refuses to give up and manages to save both Bryan and the puppies by throwing himself at the eagle’s back, making her drop the puppies. While he is facing the bird, he orders Bryan to take the puppies and leave the location, while he and Malcolm defeat the bird. He thankfully kills the Harpy Eagle, and in the end, the puppies and his brother are safe, thanks to him.

Admirability Standard? Corrupting Traits?
Alright, the prevention stated in his NPG proposal was that he might not have done much due to not much screentime. But I personally find that a massive stretch. From what we saw, he is a brave and selfless person. He defeated the Harpy Eagle, a pure evil villain who slaughtered countless children, so killing that beast saved future lives. And no, it doesn’t make him lethal. That bird HAD to die.

Corrupting Traits? Nope. He lacks any at all.

Conclusion?
For saving his brother and the puppies from the eagle, risking his life in the process, I’ll give Alex a yes.