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Is Ned Kelly A Hero Or A Villain

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Persuasive Text “ hundreds of books have been written about him.” ( Wilkinson,2014,pg1) For many decades the 1 question all Australians have been asked since a child or read in a book is simply Is Ned Kelly a Hero, Victim or Villain? I’m here to set the record straight. Ned Kelly is a Villain. Does a hero or Victim steal peoples precious belongings? Do they put others in danger? Do they murder innocent people? The answer to all of those questions is NO! those 3 points are some of the villainous acts in which Ned Kelly pursued in his many years of terror. No one should re-live the tragic events that Ned did to the people of New South Wales and Victoria. If the tragic events occur again there should be a fund for the families affected by the …show more content…

He robbed two banks” ( Wilkinson, 2014, pg 1) In his years of terror, Ned Kelly made innocent people penniless. When he was stealing money from the banks of Euroa and Jerilderie as well as valuables such as horses from the residents of New South Wales and Victoria. He had no care that these people needed that stuff to survive on a day to day basis. They needed that stuff to buy food and get more money to provide for themselves. He only cared about running away and not getting caught by the cops and staying alive from all the money he stole to buy supplies like food and …show more content…

After “ He killed 3 men” (Wilkinson, 2014, pg 1) at Stringybark Creek, who were innocent and weren’t trying to hunt Ned Kelly. The gang then ambushed the officers and started to fire their loaded guns. Once Ned had slaughtered the men, the police force was notified and an officer had to go to their house and would usually say something along the lines of “I’m sorry to be the one to tell you this, Mrs Kennedy… But your husband is dead. He was killed in the line of duty” (Wilkinson, 2014, pg 45) that broke families as the wives the wives and children got to hear that Ned Kelly murdered their loved one. Even though the police put his mother in jail that doesn’t give him the right to shoot them

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