

Some view him as an ultimately good person who has to do bad things to help the people he loves. Is CJ a good person? CJ is a divisive character, due to his more anti heroic attributes.Pretty much the only reason why it doesn't appear to be an intended aesop is that Sweet's borderline abusive relationship with CJ isn't really treated as such in the game itself, with Sweet being Unintentionally Unsympathetic to many. It's not hard to see the whole thing as a lesson about toxic family relationships, and how trying to please a Jerkass family member who keeps acting like your accomplishments don't matter is not a healthy thing to do, no matter how important they are to you.

Accidental Aesop: While Sweet is in prison, CJ becomes a genuinely successful person with his own goals, motivations and methods but once his brother comes back to his life, CJ starts regressing to being "Sweet's little brother" again and keeps doing what he asks for.
