This torture lasted for months. Towards the end of Sylvia’s life she tried to escape and failed. This infuriated Gertrude so much that she proceeded to tie Sylvia to a bedpost and carve the words “IM A PROSTITUTE AND PROUD” into her stomach with a hot sewing needle. Eventually Sylvia died of malnutrition and bodily stress. Gertrude was sent to jail for life and was released twenty years later for good behavior.
Excerpt Analysis "You're afraid that I might find the happiness that you never had" (27) This is a quote from the beginning part of the novel. Mariam says this to Nana, her mom, when she is leaving to the city to see her father Jalil. This is an important quote because Mariam was leaving and her mother told her she would die if Mariam left her. Mariam took it to be an empty threat, and ranted about how her mother never tried to be happy, and didn't want her to be happy either. It's a turning point for Mariam because she finally decides to leave, and go more than 100 yards away.
However, when her father caught her in the act, her reaction can not be pardoned. She refused to take any responsibilities for her actions, and, instead, accused Tom of rape. Her irresponsible actions caused the death of an innocent man, ripped his family apart, and jeopardized two young lives. Therefore, Mayella Ewell should be held responsible for her actions and deserves condemnation. First of all, Mayella caused the death of an innocent man: Tom Robinson.
Instead she would just lay with her daughter until she was finally able to throw the baby overboard but “quickly after that she jumped in too” (Danticat 26). Célianne seemed to feel that if she couldn’t have her daughter, she shouldn’t live either. This shows that as a mother the bond with your child is so strong that you would do anything for them. In Nineteen Thirty-Seven, Josephine and her mother Manman’s relationship is strained because her mother is in prison for allegedly killing an infant. Ever since the day her mother was put in prison, she has not said a word to her mother.
If they were innocent they would live and if they were found to be guilty they would be killed. This crates fear as if people were found to be guilty there was nothing you could do and you will be killed. This fear in the court emphasises the fear that Abigail is giving to the girls as what Abigail is doing can also make people die. Presenting Abigail as a powerful
Ethan knows that Pattyn doesn’t have a very good home life so he gives her a gun, for self-defense. Once Pattyn is home she finds out that she has become pregnant over the summer. She decides to confide in her “friends” and all they end up doing is tell everyone, including Pattyn’s mother. Now the little relationship between Pattyn and you mom, is now lost. The only person she has left to turn to is Ethan.
In Maya Angelou’s life she has defied incredible odds. Her perseverance through tough times seeps through in all of her poetry. Maya was raped when she was 8, similarly to the book Speak we read sophomore year the tragedy makes her totally withdraw from society. Finally one of her grade school teachers encouraged Maya to come out of her shell. In her young adult years she moved to San Francisco and had a variety of jobs, many of which broke the color barrier.
But it is a whore’s vengeance…’’ccite but did not want everyone to see it on paper. Another reason why justice was not served correctly is because even when John Proctor is condemned in the end, Giles Corey is too accused and later put to death for holding information from the court that they could have used. While he is being pressed to death by large, heavy stones, the only words he says are, “More weight,”CITE meaning he just want to get it over with because he knows he cannot escape
In my opinion this (Myrna’s leaving) would be a good punishment for Kenny to recognize how he lost her mother easily and how much his crime is serious for her. And I believe it would effect on his feature life. Because if Myrna didn’t leave the home, he never know how much she is upset and angry. After all he can think about his violent deeply and find
The public is hard.” From that it can be seen that the public is bias towards the circumstances of the supposed victim and wants the accused punished without any regard to their situation. When it comes to a crime the community wants to be put at ease. They want someone convicted and justice to be served as soon as possible. However, what happens in the case of an innocent person being wrongly accused? This is called a ‘miscarriage of justice’.