The audience gets the sense of guilt from Joe when he talks about Steve Deever in prison. Joe says to Ann: ‘And the next time you write him I like you to tell him what I said.’ Joe Keller is quite selfish here, and trying to make him sound like the bigger man by letting him have a job when Steve gets back out of prison. However, there is repressed guilt behind this imperative as he is the one who got Steve sent to prison by lying. ‘Write him’ is an example of ellipsis; this can infer a hint of an accent and ordering the Ann must write to her father for his benefit. When Joe Keller gets back home from the court case, Miller has created the idea of guilt here by telling Joe’s ordeal when he got home.
Thoreau used images such as the walls of the jail, the window in his cell, and the change that he went through during his night spent in jail to inspire his readers to live their lives freely and how they want to. The walls of the jail that Thoreau spent the night in inspired him to see how they seemed to be symbolic of how the Government only wants to lock people up physically, but not mentally. He quotes, “I stood considering the walls of solid stone, two or three feet thick, the door of wood and iron, a foot thick, and the iron grating which strained the light, I could not help being struck with the foolishness of the institution which treated me as if I
Prison Comparison Contrast Carlita Jones University of Phoenix CJA 234 A penitentiary is a facility that confines the most horrific criminals to keep them out of society in an effort to punish and at the same time, keep society safe from these criminals. Inside a penitentiary is another world completely separate from the rest of the world. Most people dread the thought of ever ending up there, others never thought about it much, and some people cannot wait to go there, like gang members earning their stripes. The ideal penitentiary is always far from reality. An ideal penitentiary would punish without violence, although sometimes violence is part of the punishment for some.
These early prisons were designed to hold inmates in large open rooms, which made it difficult to keep control of the inmates. The prisons faced uprisings and attempted escapes. Concern for public safety was the main reason these prisons were closed. The new prisons designers were to ensure separation of inmates and offer reformation opportunities. Auburn state prison and Eastern penitentiary were built.
We, as a society has done enough regarding this issue because the punishment don’t even fit the crime now. Furthermore, Jack Miles, a writer at Belief net said “Prisoners have a special place in the Christian imagination. It matters that Jesus himself was a prisoner. To speak the language of American law enforcement, his death in custody. His most influential followers, Peter and Paul, were also prisoners.
This is the only area where I can say my boss is lacking. His only encouragement came in the form of a verbal positive gratification, which was often undertone in a slight sarcastic tone. He knows how to set obtainable goals which are at the highest level that may currently possible, however his downfall to obtaining full engagement is that he does not allow for complete positive energy which is essential. He is however much better that my previous boss who would always give the negativity associated with bad leadership. He would always diminish the positive feeling an employee would have and also press on the mistakes made without any positive reinforcement when a good job is done.
Being a war-opponent and social activist, Howard Zinn’s most likely intention in writing “Unsung Heroes” was to educate people about the mistakes (and deliberate lies) that are, in his opinion, very common in the perception of American history. Also, he likely wanted to direct attention towards the un-credited but “true” heroes who may not be shining enough to fit the common definition of a hero, but who have made meaningful contributions and therefore deserve to be remembered. In any case, they are people who are not responsible for killings of native Americans or the suppressing of minorities. Despite the popularity of Zinn’s views and of “A Peoples History of the United States”, there is an opinion that Zinn is overly pessimistic in his interpretation of the past. Further, some people complain, as he states himself, that they feel “thoroughly alienated and depressed” after reading the book.
“We are pleading. We are begging you” (9) Oedipus comes across as an innocent man and is in need of help and is shameless to admit it. “then- only then will we find release from our suffering” (9). Oedipus is seen as just wanting to do best for his city and he is desperate to do so. He is suffering with the people and wants to put an end to everyone’s suffering.
He struggles with humiliation. His illness is the result of his wounded pride. Porfiry’s reasons for most of his methods he used was he saw the intellectual potential in Raskolnikov and wanted him to see that in himself. In the beginning of the book, Raskolnikov views himself as sort of a “Superman,” or above the moral rules of society or above what is socially acceptable. This viewpoint compels if not encourages him to separate from society or the established Russian social order.
For Meursault, the execution saves him from suffering and provides him a chance to escape from the absurd society. The main conflict in the book not only results from external factors but also contradicts to the American society philosophy. Meursault, like most of the people in the society back in World War II, poses a challenge to the contemporary philosophy of caring each other, a challenge on which varying degree of hostility