User blog comment:Schneeze/Even Heroes Know When to be Scared/@comment-10390252-20131004122453

There's no doubt that Jaune is brave - stupidly brave but brave. He went to Beacon despite having no relevant skills or experience. Either he was too stupid to realise that the odds were in favour of him ending being sent home in a zip-up black canvas bag or he was so determined to live up to his family legacy that he didn't care (or at least didn't care enough for it to stop him).

The lesson he now needs to know is 'brave' is not a synonym for 'alone'. There is no shame in asking for help when you truly need it, especially when the goal is so obviously out of your own individual reach. In this, Cardin is doing him an invaluable service: he's teaching Jaune that some things cannot be solved on your own.

He also needs to learn about the most important freedom of all: the freedom to take the consequences of your decisions.