I would like to begin my profile by noting that Tom Riddle is not actually a Death Eater. Death Eaters are servants of Lord Voldemort, and Tom Riddle is Lord Voldemort, so he can’t be his own servant, so I’m going to focus on what led Tom Riddle to become Lord Voldemort.
Tom Riddle has been ostracized since youth. His father abandoned him when he was still in the womb, his mother abandoned him by dying upon his birth, and because of this he would not allow others to get close to him for fear of being left again, but still longing to be accepted. His continuous rejection caused by him pushing everyone away made him bitter towards others and made him feel as if he needed to prove that he was above all those who rejected him. He showed his dominance over his father by killing him. He showed that he was better than his mother by trying to find a way to defeat death through the use of horucruxes, which I believe led to the true transformation of Tom Riddle to Lord Voldemort.
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Re: Tom Riddle
Date: 2010-07-27 03:48 pm (UTC)Tom Riddle has been ostracized since youth. His father abandoned him when he was still in the womb, his mother abandoned him by dying upon his birth, and because of this he would not allow others to get close to him for fear of being left again, but still longing to be accepted. His continuous rejection caused by him pushing everyone away made him bitter towards others and made him feel as if he needed to prove that he was above all those who rejected him. He showed his dominance over his father by killing him. He showed that he was better than his mother by trying to find a way to defeat death through the use of horucruxes, which I believe led to the true transformation of Tom Riddle to Lord Voldemort.
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