| Ultr said: He is a very selfish person. when did Joel turn into a good guy? He just started to care about a girl thats all, he is just selfish. He has no sympathy or compassion, except for the people that he "loves". If Ellie was my daughter I would of course not let her die there. |
But selfish is the name of the game in such an apocalyptic world. If you go "Jesus" in such a world and come to people spreading your arms with a message of love, you will end up dead faster than an acute meningitis could kill you.
Also, Joel's past is the reason why he is like he is. He was never meant to be this great guy that spreads love and whatnot. He was meant to be a survivor in a tough world of murderers and survivalists.
The whole point of the game was to show us a Joel that changes and learns to love one person for real. She was just cargo at first and he was paid to take that cargo from point A to point B, period. If he's the asshole you say then that cargo should have been just cargo from beginning to end instead of becoming a person that he cares about.
Your last line reveals a subconscious psychological reality that applies to almost everybody sadly and makes REAL people actually worse than Joel. Like you say yourself IF Ellie was your daughter... implying if she is NOT your daughter, fuck her, let her die, cash in the money from the Fireflies and off you go... At least Joel did not fall that low still being the asshole that he was before meeting Ellie.
