He did not consider the additional burden he was handing over to Simon so that his conscious could be clear and the last minutes of his life would be peaceful. All he did by asking forgiveness from Simon was hand his burden over to him, nothing but selfish. When he asked for forgiveness from any Jew he still continued to see the Jews a group instead of individuals, he viewed them all as the same person. If Karl had truly been sincere he would have looked at Simon as an individual then just any Jew and he would not have waited till his death to ask such a burden. Karl was not only insincere while asking forgiveness but also after the horrible incident with the family.
The poor were treated with contempt and marginalized. The religion was distorted to amass wealth endangering the society as a whole. Jesus saw it and was determined to redeem men from the clutches of this unfair system. Viewed against this background, it is fair enough to assert that He advocated a change of the existing order of things. Within the meaning of this interpretation, Jesus was a rebel, yet He did not campaign for the achievement of the aim through violence.
People will always do what they want to do trying not to get caught. In the book the defense attorneys were not fair with Jefferson’s trial and they were not nice either by considering him a hog. In trials in the society today people get chances and say on what they did or didn’t do to prove how they’re not guilty. In the novel an innocent black man was not treated with respect. Jefferson was treated as a poor lowlife creature.
Gatby's pitfall was considering that if he became a wealthy man, Daisey would really like him. Daisey did not ever really really like him because no issue how much prosperity he had, he was from a different public category. Tom disliked Gatsby both for adoring his spouse and for trying to be his public equivalent. He was able to get his vengeance on Gatsby by effective the infuriated Wilson that Gatsby had intentionally murdered Myrtle. In the end, it was Gatsby's failing to identify his position in their community that led to his
Even though his own brother committed the sin, he knew it was wrong no matter who it was: "Maybe a jury will cut him loose. I wont. By god I wont” (143). Knowing most of Wes’s family is against the fact that Frank should not be punished; Wes puts his emotional feelings aside and grows up. Just by one fault by the closest man in his life, Wes realizes he has changed in better ways as things have gotten more complicated: “ My father stood for moral absolution ” (144).
CHARACTER OF CROOKS Crooks is a disempowered character who turns his vulnerability into a weapon to attack those who are even weaker. He plays a cruel game with Lennie suggesting to him that George is gone for good he did this most probably because of comments like “they say I stink” but Crooks can’t take out his anger on them by saying they stink to their faces because of the fear of what they might do to him if he said that, because he was black he had no right to say that, so he turns it towards Lennie, but only when Lennie threatens him with physical violence does he relent. Crooks exhibits the harsh effects that loneliness can have on a person; his character evokes sympathy as the origins of his cruel behaviour are made evident. Perhaps what Crooks wants more than anything else is a sense of belonging—to enjoy simple pleasures such as the right to enter the bunkhouse or to play cards with the other men. This desire would explain why, even though he has reason to doubt George and Lennie’s talk about the farm that they want to own, Crooks cannot help but ask if there might be room for him to come along and hoe in the garden, but fear probably crept in again: the fear of rejection, Crooks was too focused on reality to dream about the possibilities of life because he knew he couldn’t get high aspirations in life because he was a coloured man.
His sense of pride prevented him from admitting to the adultery. Thus, the town did not understand Abigail’s motivation as did Proctor. He could have also prevented his demise if he had chosen to sign the paper. However, he feels that his name is “not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang” and chooses death over humility. This play exhibits tragedy because, though Proctor had many opportunities to change his fate, he chooses his demise because his tragic flaw prohibits him from doing otherwise.
I felt Kane’s argument was a bit ineffective since he kept focusing more on Jim Getty (his competition) thus making him look like a bad person. It seemed as if Boss Jim Getty had committed some crime, however Kane did not explain what he had done wrong. I do feel that he made those who were classified in the lower-class happy that someone wanted to do something to help them. However, Kane forgot to mention what his promise to help this class of people would entitle. I believe that without mentioning what you would like to do in order to help people out you leave the audience doubting if your promise will live up to it.
This quote shows that the Cunninghams, while people of character and integrity, are unable to pay for monetary needs with money, but must instead use actions, in the form of favors and gifts. The Ewells, however, are a different beast entirely. They have a reputation for being ne’er-do-wells and bitter. This stems from Bob Ewell, who is horribly suffering from alcoholism and doesn’t very much care for people in general. He will do anything for money, as made apparent by his suing Tom Robinson for rape, simply because he knows he’ll win the case by sheer fact of his race.
And it is my face, and yours, Danforth! For them that quail to bring men out of ignorance, as I have quailed, and as you quail now when you know in all your black hearts that this be fraud---God damns our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together” (1151). To stand up to Danforth was very brave of him, because no one ever stood up to Danforth. Proctor hangs to remain loyal to this friends. He does not sell his friends out over a lie just to save himself.