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[Lord of the Rings] If an orc (let’s say a Mordor orc) was taken in by an Elf family and raised, could it turn out good?

I was just mulling over the fact that the orcs were created by Morgoth and are basically evil by design, through no fault of their own. Just wondered if their nature could be overcome with the proper nurture, and what the results would be.
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Sadly... we don't know. Tolkien died before settling on the origin and nature of orcs. To put it simply: whether they were actual beings with free wills or merely beasts or automata.

If it is the former (e.g. bred from Elves or Men), then certainly you could have a "nice" orc. If it is the latter, then that would depend on how much of their nature is bound up in being evil. You can easily raise a horse to be nice, but try that with a zebra and you're going to have a bad time. And if they're pure automata, then no dice.