In Rite of Passage, the main character, Johnny is put into an extreme situation, and although he does some questionable things, he is well intentioned, and overall a good person. Good, in no definition of the word, means perfect, and Johnny is definitely not perfect. Being good is defined by intentions and circumstances; people are defined by what they consistently do. After Johnny gets in a fight with Baldy, Baldy asks “‘Why don’t you just finish me off?’ ‘Why?’ Johnny asked, blinking. ‘I don’t want to kill anybody’”(pg. 82). This quote reveals that Johnny did not want to fight and that he was only fighting in self-defense. Johnny stopped fighting Baldy when Baldy stopped being a threat to Johnny’s life. Also, when the book says “Johnny asked
