Dumas showed the readers that forgiveness ultimately leaves one feeling more satisfied than revenge. The theme of fate vs. free will is dealt with mostly by the count, but also by others seeking to control the fate of themselves and those around them. The count thinks he is sent as an instrument of God, and the only reason he was freed from prison, was to give the men who wronged him their deserved fate. Even the count realizes he can’t control fate once an innocent boy is killed because of his actions. Mercedes is also, when talking to Edmond, talking about how fate has turned her old, and her lack of faith his why it did so.
The barber could have swept away that manslayer with the tilt of a blade and saved the lives of many like him. The rebels would have rejoiced and named him their salvation for killing the man who did just the same to so many of them. Rebels for miles around could live without fear of one day suddenly being publicly hanged in front of a child’s school by Torres and his men. The barber had the chance to be the hero of many but instead chose to
This shows the distinction between the battle of right and wrong and how characters are either on one side or the other. Terry’s is influenced by his conscience throughout the film such as; when Joey Doyle is thrown off the roof, he thinks it’s unnecessary and that the guys were just going to talk to him but he trusts Johnny that it was the right decision. Another instance where Terry’s conscience effects his decisions is where he gives the tokens to Edie as he feels empathic of her brother and the damage he helped instigated. The sides of right and wrong are clearly
He was tired. It’s all right. His punishment is over.” This use of short sentences is used to show that there was nothing more to be done, and that the waiting was actually crueler than the execution itself. Kroll continues to make his opinion of capital punishment known by calling the practice “indescribably ugly” and “nakedly barbaric.” He then emphasizes how impersonal the execution staff is when he recalls the guard announcing that “Prisoner B-66883” had “expired” “after the cyanide had been gently lowered into the sulfuric acid,” euphemisms that contrast severely with the earlier description of Harris writhing after the gas was
The Mariner now realizes the trouble he has brought upon himself, yet his incapability to speak does not give him the chance to pray out loud. Indeed every action has it's consequence whether good or bad, yet the Mariner had to witness the dice game between the spirit of Death and Life-and-Death as part of his punishment since, he expressed a belief that the world is guided by luck and chaos when he killed the albatross. The Mariner's pride has set him back to realize that all of nature's creations are to be respected and appreciated. In his anguish and guilt for his shipmates the Mariner is partially expatiated as he is able to recognize the swimming sea creatures as true
Tom made a good choice when Mayella was trying to trap by backing away and trying not to harm her. When Atticus announces the news of Tom’s death, he says he got killed because he was trying to escape prison. “I told him what I thought, but I couldn’t in truth say that we had more than a good chance. I guess Tom was tired of white men’s chances and preferred to take his own. Ready, Cal?” (Lee 238).
He can feel death around and his only regret was that he couldn’t follow his passion of writing. He even starts drinking alcohol even though he knows that it’s bad at such a time, but he doesn’t stop because he knows that he is anyways going to die but at least the alcohol makes him feel a little better. And so he dies a sad, slow and painless death. “The Wall” shows us three different characters who are all going to die but go through different emotions. Juan, a young boy, doesn’t want to die and he starts to cry and sweat and tremble and starts to talk about
This was an awful situation and job to have, the citizens played Mr. Smith and he never fully got what he went there for. The words “kidded” and “abused” leaves the reader with a negative opinion and feeling towards the people in this book at this point. Even through all this pain the customers caused him, Mr. Smith “smiled through it all” (Morrison 8). This shows the reader that Mr. Smith really did love them all, corresponding directly to his suicide note talking about how “[he] loved [them] all” (Morrison 3). After receiving this information, the reader is dazzled, how could he love these people who called him a “nutwagon”?
Identify and explain at least two examples of irrational beliefs that Bryce holds. Two examples of irrational beliefs that Bryce holds from the dialogue are “The bottom line is, no one wants me.” And “I feel bad, but I can’t do anything about it.” These beliefs are irrational because as much as Bryce believes them they are untrue. It’s not that no one wants him, it may be that other applicants
The sentence to be fair involves taking those things into account. But inevitably there is criticism. It is hard to get media coverage of the circumstances of the accused. The public does not want to know. 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.