Yall... This flashback is not a message for yall to start with thinking the author wants yall to forgive him for being an asshole in his older years. It's just for yall to understand why he's like that. When people say "be understanding of his upbringing" it doesnt mean it's telling yall to forgive and like him. It's telling yall to understand why he became like that. This flashback is telling yall that whatever goes through their development during their adolsecence will make such a great impact on what you will become. It's bringing awareness to this fact that people who are hurting are hurting themselves as well.
Yall... This flashback is not a message for yall to start with thinking the author wants yall to forgive him for being an asshole in his older years. It's just for yall to understand why he's like that. When people say "be understanding of his upbringing" it doesnt mean it's telling yall to forgive and like him. It's telling yall to understand why he became like that. This flashback is telling yall that whatever goes through their development during their adolsecence will make such a great impact on what you will become. It's bringing awareness to this fact that people who are hurting are hurting themselves as well.