Analysis of Grant Wiggins and Jefferson In Ernest J. Gaines’s novel “A Lesson Before Dying,” Grant Wiggins is forced to visit Jefferson in jail to make him a man after being called a hog in court. Before Grant can help Jefferson, he must first face his own inner demons, such as his cockiness and hate towards the whites. He sees himself as superior to other people because he is more educated. Instead of using his education positively within the community and his classroom, he uses it negatively by embarrassing his students and being ignorant to his own people. I think Grant acts this way because his own teacher, Matthew Antoine, acted the same way towards him.
Chillingworth, a man of age and wisdom, has a dark side that many don’t see. His shoulders are hunched and deformed making him look almost as evil as he actually was. He refuses to admit to be married to Hester because he wants to get his revenge in silence. “Sooner or later, he must needs be mine,” is Chillingworth’s way of saying that he is committing his life to finding this man and killing him. He sat in jail with Hester and made her promise to keep their marriage a secret.
Although his wife, Elizabeth Proctor is nice enough that can forgive his sin, John Proctor has his mind set that he will not confess to anyone else, in fear of running his good name. The affair between John and Abigail causes the start of chaotic witchery and accusation. Abigail became very jealous of Elizabeth Proctor. John realizes there is only way to stop all the witch hysteria in Salem, and that would be to confess adultery. He knows what he should do, but he continues to deny, until his wife is put into jail.
In the story “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner, Sarty is at war with himself over whether or not he should turn his vengeful father in. In the beginning of the story, Sarty’s father, Abner, is on trial for burning Mr. Harris’ barn. Sarty only wants to tell the truth, but is frozen in fear. Abner is found not guilty, but he and his family are forced out of town anyway. His father’s turbulent life-style causes significant stress for Sarty, and, in the end, he makes the painful decision to give his father up and run away.
While he accumulates more and more evidence of Claudius’ obvious guilt, he constantly returns to the theme of his mother’s remarriage, a source of pain equally as unbearable as the circumstances of his father’s death. There is also the question: is Hamlet’s madness real or feigned? Everyone in the court seems to think that Hamlet has gone crazy. The only character who is an exception is Horatio, as he is Hamlet’s true
It was his mistake for beating up Peter anyways, yet he's mad at his parents and his lawyer because they didn't get him out. He's mad at Peter for not being able to fight back and Garvey, for convincing him to join the Circle. Also, when he is on the island, he regrets going there and wishes that he just went straight to jail because at jail, he would be comfortable. He has told people that he truly wanted to be part of this Circle and so other people have been donating their time to help him "cure" and become a better person, but he makes a plan to escape the island after he arrives there. " 'How would you feel if a bear made its den beside this stream?'
The conditions forced because of the animosity between the families made the couple feel prohibited to be together and thus hiding their love. Due to the rivalry two other important characters were killed, altering the ending of the play. Additionally, the star cross lovers can be held somewhat liable because overall it was their decision to take their own lives and their decision to continue with their relationship knowing all the risks and ramifications. Undoubtedly the most significant influence was fate. Fate predetermines every outcome of the play, because it is an intense energy that no one can control or change.
In The Crucible, Giles Corey gets himself in a dilemma with the court after worrying about his wife, who was later thrown in jail under allegation of witchcraft, and then accusing Thomas Putnam of killing his neighbors for their land. In order for Giles to not endanger the informant who gave him this proof, he refuses to tell the court and in turn is crushed to death for remaining silent. Although this was a tragic death for a man of such integrity, Giles was willing to die honorably so that no one else would be put in harms way for lies and falsehoods that could potentially take away their lives as well. The “Hollywood Ten” were put in the same situation when being accused of communism and had also refused to ‘name names’. Each of them was regrettably thrown into prison for six to twelve months.
I think the Avery family would be disappointed and sad for T.J.. 3) Cassie changed by the events of the night of the fire, because she started out by thinking that black people need to stand out to the white people without causing problems, but in the end she realizes that papa started to stop the men from hanging T.J. without papa using his gun, so she understood that if he used his gun he would probably the one who will be hung. She mourns about T.J. and the land by saying “What happened to T.J. in the night I did not understand, but I knew that it would not pass. And I cried for those things which had happened
The Scarlet Letter & “The Crucible” Everyone makes mistakes, it’s the way we handle those mistakes that determines how well we redeem ourselves. Hester Prynne, John Procter, and Abigail Williams all committed horrible sins within their puritan societies, but they did not all achieve the redemption they were looking for. Hester Prynne committed adultery, which nowadays is known as cheating, and within her 1600’s puritan society was a huge sin. As her punishment she had to stand in front of the whole town for three hours, with a scarlet letter “A” on her chest. After the punishment Hester could have taken off the “A”, or ran away from the town, but she didn’t, she kept wearing it in front of the whole town and used it as her redemption.