Napoleon Bonaparte: Hero Or Villain?

Napoleon Bonaparte is a perfect example of a man corrupted by power, Napoleon is so corrupted by his greed for power that he turns into an evil man, a villain. Napoleon may have been a villain but he was also incredibly smart, manipulative and conniving, he managed to convince a whole nation of his absolute patriarchy towards their country. He portrayed himself as the ultimate French men, the ultimate War General, the ultimate Ruler and the ultimate being. Napoleon did help to better France by promoting education and continuing to remove the effects of the feudal system. Napoleon was a smart man hut he allowed his ego and hunger for more power become his demise. Napoleon as a child was described as “… an aggressive and bullying boy given to temper tantrums...” Napoleon was also bullied himself for being foreign and having a low status. These circumstances could’ve began the hunger to be …show more content…
For example Napoleon created the Lycee System of Education, the program enrolled the best and brightest of the French people no matter their class, and by creating this program it allowed Napoleon to look wonderful in the eyes of French people. Napoleon’s military conquests allowed him to look strong in the eyes of the French, he was able to show how he was reliable and a stronger leader than their previous ones. Napoleon also completely changed the political structure, he brought in the idea of branches and allowed the French to feel as if though they had more choice and power in their government. A major component that Napoleon did for the French people to see him as hero is he ended the unrest of post revolution, he provided the structure and peace people craved. Napoleon portrayed himself as a hero to the French people, he may have had good intentions at this time but as his bloodlust for power grew so did the evil inside