@PoH Yeah, it's partly from watching your surroundings. But the biggest part is from boundaries set by parents. Parents telling you to do chores, or not be nasty to others, etc.. Basically, raising a kid is instilling them with the common sense and morals of the society you live in. Being able to learn from observation doesn't mean the parents are off the hook for not going their damn jobs, especially seeing the result for Abel. His parents failed him, is the bottom line.
And I agree, from the perspective of his clan, Abel is an idiot at best and a monster at worst. But from
his perspective, he did the only thing he could. Abel's morals and common sense come from our society. His father didn't listen to his objections, but rather pushed even harder. Forced marriage in three days is a bit much, even if it
wasn't with his sister. His sister had been raised, since she was
four, to believe marriage with her brother was normal and expected. Abel had no reason to believe she would listen either, and guess what, her actions proved him right. His mother, while she did voice concerns, just folded and accepted the father's decision.
Everyone in the village knew about it, yet not a single one of them ever told him straight up. As far as I'm concerned, the Marren clan is basically an incest
cult, and I would run so fucking far from it they would never hear from me again. And it's not like Abel did that, he actually left a letter. Just, his wacko sister hid it and made him choose death or being the village pariah.
TLDR: Parents suck at parenting, sister is insane, clan traditions aren't
wrong, but Abel did the
right thing.
@OverlordSaiki Yeah, she just wants to destroy
his life. Hardly makes for a happy marriage, I would say.