(page 234) .Misfit says that he knows that his dad died because of flu. So, he was punished wrongly. He says, “I found out the crime don’t matter. You can do one thing or you can do another, kill a man, because sooner or later you’re going to forget what it was you done and just punished for it” (page 235). Here he says that weather you kill people or take tire of car you will be punished anyway and when you will be punished you will forgot what you did and will be punished for no reason.
By showing that she has destroyed her grandmother's garden, she has reflected her mother's parenting skills. Another incident was from Mrs. Tisdale asking a question to her students on what their biggest crime they have committed. A student responds with him “shooting a squirrel with a BB gun-wounding it and leaving it to die. He can outrun the sneaky attempt to cover up an accident, but he can’t outrun the fact that he was coward.” His act of cowardness fabricated into making himself acknowledge the fact that he is unable to run away from the guilt that will be haunt him as a result of trauma he received after committing the murder. In comparison to The Five People You Meet IN Heaven, Eddie has a strong memory about seeing a child inside the burning house which made him feel obligated on saving her in Philippines.
When he almost turns Jim into the slave catchers, he realizes that Jim is his best friend, and when he thinks he is doing the right thing by writing the letter to Ms. Watson, he then realizes that Jim does not deserve that. Jim is a good person, especially to Huck and so he begins making a plan, “ And for a starter I would go to work and steal Jim out of slavery.” (207). He decides to break Jim free from the Phelps farm because he knows in his heart that it is wrong for Jim to be enslaved. Huck is now taking the risk of getting himself into legal trouble, as he is now physically stealing Jim. This is different from
The purpose of Candy’s dog in the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is to be a symbol of love and show a reoccurring theme in the book. The death of Candy’s dog foreshadows George’s eventual dilemma in which he must decide whether and how to kill his best friend, Lennie. This causes George to weigh the reasons of is it ethical to kill him, should he be the one to do it if it comes down to that, or should he just escape the question all together. George feels bad for Lennie because he is mentally retarded, and can’t live on his own. George says on page 12, “Where the hell could you go?...How’d you eat.
Readers then realize that Lennie doesn’t understand the difference between killing an animal and murdering a human, therefore putting other lives at risk. There was an instance where Crooks was in danger himself, the result of him taunting Lennie that George might never come back for Lennie. Readers can sense the danger that Crooks was facing when “Suddenly Lennie’s eyes centered and grew quiet, and mad. He stood up and walked dangerously towards Crooks. ‘Who hurt George?’ he demanded” (Steinbeck 73).
“I’ve taken this car through worse than that.” (57) The storyteller is so sure that he and his father will be caught for going past the barricades. But when the son’s emotions peak it seems as though he melts into the moment and rolls with what is happening, enjoying the recklessness that comes so natural to his father. The storyteller’s father always riding the edge in his life and marriage, putting his son in danger, including him in his spur-of-the-moment actions until the boy catches the father’s fever.
Evidences of Winston thinks and acts as orthodoxy party member are “Almost unconsciously he traced with his finger in the dust on the table: 2+2=5” (290), “Winston was listening to the telescreen” (287), and one of the symbolic events is Winston plays chess alone, because this is what orthodoxy party members do. Winston shows how the Party punishes people who against the Party and brainwash them until they become orthodoxy. Winston once promises himself that he will die hating Big Brother, but Winston loses his hope and no longer believes in his own value, he now inputs the Big Brother’s value as his own. Consequently, Winston lives physically in Big Brother’s society but with a dead
In the novel “Of Mice and Men”, George has dreamed of having his own ranch with his friend Lennie. “Of Mice and Men” ends in tragedy. George feels compelled to mercifully kill his friend and companion, Lennie, in order to save him from a brutal death. The death of Lennie also marks the death of the beautiful dream they have been nurturing. George then realizes that having a companion is very important in this evil world and that even though you work hard to reach a certain goal, it may not come true.
“If God should withdraw his hand, by which they are restrained, they would in one moment fly upon their poor souls. The old serpent is gaping for them; hell opens its mouth wide to receive them; and if God should permit it, they would be hastily swallowed up and lost.” (Edwards 3) People tend to forget consequences after a long period of time, like a child would forget to wash his hands before dinner. Using words that are impactful and descriptive, will make the consequences more clear, and instil a picture in the listeners mind. In the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” He uses three specific writing tools that get his point across. Though imagery, similes, and metaphors, the qualities of his sermon are shown.
Despite that deaths like this are commonly caused by freak incidents, he feels that if his attention had been focused on the war at the very moment Lavender died instead of the girl whose love he can never obtain, he could have prevented this loss of life. As a result of his remorse, Cross decides to remove all distractions he possibly can and “[burns] Martha’s letters [followed by] the two photographs” (O’Brien 23) of her. It is Lavender’s unexpected death that helps Lieutenant Cross recognize his responsibility to his men who are counting on him to direct them around the perils of Vietnam. When he is contemplating how to alter his tactics of leadership for the better, he reminds “himself that his obligation [is] not to be loved but to lead]” (O’Brien 26). By doing this, Lieutenant Cross demonstrates that he has the ability to learn from his past mistakes and improve his accountability to lead his men to