Ned Kelly Australian Hero

Ned Kelly was an Australian bushranger who was born in 1854 in the bush north of Melbourne. He is famous for doing both bad and good things. We remember him today for the bad choices he made because of the bad things in this life. Throughout his life bad things happened to him and this is why he is a victim. Firstly, the police treated him unfairly, secondly, people were racist against him because he was Irish and lastly, his punishment was too harsh.

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Ned Kelly is absolutely an Australian hero. How he used his bank hold-up proceeds to support people in need and his continuous fight for justice makes him a legend. Ned was forced to become an outlaw after continuous harassment from police. He also only formed the Kelly Gang to show how people could stand against injustice. Ned had shown himself a quintessential Australian battler who stands up for his beliefs, a true

Ned Kelly was the leader of a lawbreaking group of criminals named the ‘Kelly Gang;’ a group established in 1876 that included Ned, his brother Dan, and their two friends Steve Hart and Joe Byrne. Ned was a significant figure in this gang;

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Ned Kelly was certainly a villain due to his violent and bloodthirsty behavior throughout his life. Even as a child, Ned was involved in trouble and developed an early life of crime. To contribute to the crimes, Ned Kelly is to blame for infamous attack at Stringybark Creek. Finally Kelly was the gang leader in the merciless shootout of the Glenrowan Siege. Kelly’s trouble with the law quickly escalated through indecent behaviour, assault and stock theft to police killer.

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Is Ned Kelly, a hero? A, villain? Or is he a victim? Many people have a different opinion on this topic. There is no doubt that Ned Kelly was a hero and a victim because he was one of the Australian greatest bushranger, who not only outsmarted the police but also stood up for his family’s rights.

Ned Kelly, born of an ex-Irish convict, is forever immortalised in Australian folk stories as the people’s hero, and the authorities’ criminal. Born and raised in the Australian state of Victoria, this figure had a hard past. Ned Kelly lost his father when he was eleven, and he and his family were forced into a life of stealing, just to stay alive. By many he was seen as the hero, saving a young boy when he was only eleven, and doing what he thought was right for his friends and family. But Ned Kelly was seen, mainly by the authorities, as a criminal, stealing cattle from a young age, robbing people, and large banks. Though like the majority of all criminals, Ned Kelly had to pay for his crimes, and was hung at the Melbourne Gaol for three

Edward "Ned" Kelly was an Australian bushranger of Irish descent, he is a well-known Australian legend from the 18 hundreds. Ned Kelly has done some good, bad and plain out evil things in his life, but what if there is a reason to this? Back in the 18 hundreds things were not as great as some might think…. And Ned Kelly and his family fell victim to many things ranging from poverty to poor role models. No doubt about it Ned Kelly is an Australian legend who has done many things in his short life…. But what if there is more to how he got to the point of robbing banks and shooting Police officers? Ned Kelly was born December 1854 and lived 25 years dying in 1880. But one question that still plays on peoples mind is he a victim, villain or hero? Here is my evidence on why I think Ned Kelly is a victim and not a villain or hero.

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Why do Australians idolize Ned Kelly? Ned Kelly wasn't a man to be idolized, he was a villain disguised as a vigilante, An unearthly, inhumane and devilish man. He committed his first crimes at the age of twelve by stealing a horse from his neighbour, displaying downright harassing behaviour. Not only harassing people, he also took to a life of crime at an early age by teaming up with a known bushranger, a bushranger who spent thirty-two years of his life in jail. The poor choices Ned made, not only harmed ordinary townspeople but also harmed his own family. The harassing he did, and threatened to do was downright deadly. Ned Kelly would stick-up innocent hawkers who are just trying to do their jobs, he had the choice to be a good man, but he turned to the life of crime and robbery. No hero would ever dream of doing that. All of these facts further go to support my argument as to why I think Ned Kelly wasn't an Australian legend, but an Australian Villain.