Florence had a decent childhood. His parents were very conservative people, and they would often scold him for his opinions on topics such as religion. His parents believed that God made people to have certain goal in life and if they didn't achieve these goals, they wouldn't see an afterlife. Florence believed otherwise. He believed that people are born with their own personal goals, not ones set by God. He thinks that people are free to make their own choices in life, whether it's good or bad. Florence never judged anyone, no matter what they look like or how they act not. He believed that everyone had "good" in them and he always saw the best in people. …show more content…
He was an honor student and he was involved in many extracurricular activities. Florence was not one to favor bullies. If he saw someone being bullied, he was the first one to stand up to the bully. Many of Florence's peers looked up to him for his bravery and for standing up for them. This made him very popular in school, everyone liked him and they almost never said anything negative about him. After three short years in lycée, Florence passes the Baccalauréat exam and graduated.