8 Signs That Will Help You Distinguish Between a Good Person and One Who Pretends to be Good

Sometimes we are in doubt when distinguishing an honest and sincere person from another who pretends to be. However, there are signs that will help you to reliably ascertain the character of your interlocutor.

At the awesome.club We have identified 8 signs by which you can determine if the person you are dealing with is honest or false and with bad intentions. We’ve also selected examples so you don’t forget the signs and can be more aware of false friends.

When a person does not pursue benefits just for himself, the high positions or the rewards of those around him do not matter. He will tend to respect all in the same way. An example of this is the character Harry Potter; he never cared about Ron’s social status or Hermione’s popularity. Malfoy, on the other hand, valued everyone according to the canons and only served those who boasted power.

Can you imagine one person trying to manipulate another? Attempting to get everyone to act on your behalf is typical manipulation of a fake person. For example, Lucia, the protagonist of the Chronicles of Narnia books, never tried to change others. Her cousin Eustáquio, on the other hand, always pressured everyone so that things went as he wanted.

When a person is self-sufficient, he does not need to demonstrate anything to society, attracting their attention. Who doesn’t remember Shrek? Remember that he never wanted to be popular and always acted conscientiously. Prince Charming, by contrast, suffered from lack of attention and was willing to sacrifice many morals to get it.

Arrogance is often a characteristic of fake people. A good person doesn’t throw words to the wind and doesn’t brag about his achievements because that too is an attempt to attract the attention of others. Remember the Beast from the famous fairy tale: imprisonment in the castle and meeting Belle made him good: he was very polite and cultured, but he never took this into account. But, for example, Gaston, always exaggerated his virtues and told things that didn’t always happen, which meant he was lying.

One person’s opinion may not coincide with the majority’s, but it is important to have the courage to express it. The unforgettable Margaret Brown, a character in the film and a real passenger on the Titanic, shows herself as a strong woman who does not humiliate herself by succumbing to gossip and is not guided by the opinion of high society. Rose’s mother, on the other hand, considers it natural to curse other people and gossip.

At the beginning of Jane Austen’s book, Opride and prejudice, it is not clear which of the two main characters is a good person and who pretends to be. As the story progresses, it becomes clear that Mr. Wickham does not consider it necessary to keep his promises. For example, in promising Mr. Darcy, who would be a priest, changes easily. Mr. Darcy himself, despite his outward arrogance, was always a man of his word. With a broken promise we can hurt our friends, something a good person would never consider doing.

Trying to grow at someone else’s expense is also a sign of someone pretending to be nice🇧🇷 Remember Aragorn, a character from The Lord of the Rings who always supported those around him (and not just people!). On the other hand, Boromir spoke to his servants without respect and treated his son so badly that it is difficult to imagine such a relationship between parents and children in real life.

One of the hidden signs by which it is possible to distinguish a good person from one who pretends to be. If you were Robert Baratheon, a Game of Thrones character, you might not realize the terrible character and evil of his wife Cersei. She would be surprisingly sweet, but actually crave her murder. Cersei is always kind to whom she needs something. Jon Snow, on the contrary, treat everyone equally and is the most notable character in the entire series.

Finally, we emphasize that getting to know a person in depth is something really complicated. Who doesn’t remember the character Capitu, from the classic Dom Casmurro? Machado de Assis was a master at confusing entire generations with the famous mystery: after all, did Capitu betray Bentinho or not? We will never know. The fact is that, sometimes, we can make hypotheses and arrive at a faithful answer to our doubts. Other times, we will never know someone’s intentions, such is the complexity of understanding some minds. At this point, art imitates life.

Have you ever felt lost, not even knowing where to start to hypothesize? Tell us about your experiences in “detecting falsehoods”!