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Ned Kelly: Hero Or Villain?

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Ned Kelly was born on 28th December 1854. He was a ruthless bushranger from the late 1800’s in Australia. If someone can be classified as a villain, that is undoubtedly Ned Kelly. His actions speak for themselves as he murdered, stole, and robbed people and places to gain wealth for himself. In his short life of 25 years, Ned Kelly has stolen hundreds of livestock, robbed two banks, and murdered three policemen.
The most obvious reason that proves Ned Kelly was a villain is that he murdered three innocent policemen. The policemen were doing nothing but their duty. Ned Kelly had heard gunfire in the same bush as the Kelly Gang were in. Ned Kelly could have easily left as he knew every place in the bush and how to get there. The police however, had no idea the Kelly Gang were there, and neither did they know the area well. The police at the camp in Stringybark Creek weren’t even on guard when Ned Kelly spotted them, (Wilkinson, Black Snake, p.48) yet he still felt the need to shoot three policemen dead (Sergeant Michael Kennedy and …show more content…

This shows that Ned Kelly did not care if the people he killed had a family or not, yet he wasn’t happy when he lost his father, and neither was he alright with his mother (Ellen Kelly) being sent to jail.
He even thought it was fine to threaten people. He threatened the people who thought of Ned Kelly as a cold-blood murderer that he will kill them (Outlawed – The Real Ned Kelly: 2014).
Ned Kelly didn’t mind stealing from many people to gain wealth for himself. An example of this is when he stole a mob of calves from James Whitty. This was one small amount of the livestock he stole. Kelly didn’t leave the animals alone, but he started a business with horse and cattle. Once the animal was stolen, the gang would change the brand so they were unrecognizable (Wilkinson, Black Snake, p.25). This shows Ned’s villainous

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