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People in society today have changed their feelings towards
Humanity and religious practices. This change is seen clearly in the
movie "Dead Man Walking." The characters go through changes in their
view of religion and their feelings about human morality and humanity
Towards each other.

Everyone changes their ideals and morals depending on their
situation.

MATTHEW

At the beginning of the movie Matthew is rude and abrupt to
Sister Helen that's what happens on death row, "... you start to hate
and resent everyone." Matthew never thought that he would be visiting
with a nun. Soon Matthew trusts Sister Helen and persuades her to help
him by filing a petition not to kill him by lethal injection. This was
a turning point in his attitude in understanding right and wrong.
Matthew thinks that he got screwed by the system that's why he's going
to die, not because he did something wrong. Matthew never had anyone
that really cared about him except Sister Helen. Matthew was always
lonely and only cared about number one ( Himself ). By talking and
sharing with Sister Helen he starts to understand what he did was
wrong.

Matthew's mother was asked to pled for his life. This allowed the
media and the parents of the victims to see him as someone's child
much like their own, and to explain that he was good boy not a
monster. She explained in court that he had, "...had a hard life but
he was a good boy." Matthew wanted to protect his mother and not let
her see him on trial for what he did. Matthew wanted to keep his pride
by not seeing his mother crying for him. He wanted her to be happy and
to not worry about him. This compassion is crucial to the total change
in ideals and morals that Matthew has now (After knowing Sister
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