Huck believed that since Tom was brought up well and was civilized, he was always right. Tom agreed to help free Jim, which Huck found very strange. The boys could have easily freed Jim, and Huck knew that, but Tom wanted to do it the way prison escapes happened in books. Tom forced Jim to do ridiculous and harmful things for no reason. He played games and did not even care that he was putting a man’s life and freedom on the line.
He secluded himself from society knowing that few people could relate to him, and certainly not anyone "visible". These two examples show distinct similarities in the lonesomeness felt by both characters. The two characters' levels of forgiveness are key points in both readings. In the secret sharer, the captain would easily see the perspective of Leggatt and quickly forgive him for committing one of the heinous crimes known to man: murder. This is a major part of the story and his speedy thought process in forgiving him is a major character building point.
Hassan’s loyalty is really brought out in the alley before Assef assaults him. By refusing to give the kite to Assef just to keep his promise to Amir, he really shows that he values their friendship more than himself. Despite the cowardice and disloyalty that Amir is about to show, Hassan never stops regarding Amir as a friend which is shown by the letter he writes to Amir later on. Guilt: Amir is constantly plagued by guilt and he can’t stop thinking about and being bothered by everything he does. Neither does he know how to get rid of the guilt, until Rahim Khan gives him a way.
This crime against Hassan and Amir’s subsequent guilt permeate the texture of the narrative. After trying to repress his guilt, Amir finds it impossible, consequently sparking his journey to find peace through atoning for his crime as he begins his search for Sohrab. In the final chapters of the novel, Amir atones for his sin and is finally able to experience forgiveness and redemption. Thus his journey to find peace is complete through the atoning of his sin. The strained father son relationship that Baba and Amir have is the catalyst for Amir’s crime against his half-brother Hassan.
Whilst in prison Andy made a self-distained utopia where he used hope to protect himself from being institutionalized by Shawshank. Many men were driven to insanity, unable to break free from the rules and regulations that were in place. Whereas Andy kept the value of hope so he would not succumb to the temptation of letting the institution consume him. I believe that hope is a powerful moral that everyone should have. As the viewer I realised that prison is a
He wants to continue what Casy started, fighting for inequality, a goal that could only have been set by Tom when he took the time to reflect and think about Casy’s ideas. Tom Joad is unlike most other Americans from this time period, mostly because of his strong will to keep his family together and to stick to his morals. Tom’s morals are one thing that don’t change much throughout the novel - when Tom is first introduced, he has just been released from prison for killing a man who violated his morals, and Tom would have done it again under the same circumstances. When Casy is killed, Tom lashes out and kills Casy’s murderer in turn. Tom killed the man because he had violated Tom’s morals, similar to the situation which landed Tom in prison in the first place.Prompt TwoThe ending of the book did not surprise me.
He sat in jail with Hester and made her promise to keep their marriage a secret. There was nothing he wanted more than to see this man dead. “In a word, old Roger Chillingworth was a striking evidence of man’s faculty of transforming himself into a devil.” Dimmesdale, a man looked at with much respect by the townspeople, asserts his evil in many forms. He watches the woman he loves and his daughter live in shame and does nothing to help, which shows “the portion of him which the devil claimed, and through which he sought to win the rest.” Dimmesdale was the town minister who was supposed to represent the good things God gives us. But, he was said to be a servant of the “Black Man.” He watched Hester stand on the scaffold holding their child, with a scarlet letter embroidered on her clothing for all to see, alone.
Willy knows deep down that he is overall a pretty unsuccessful man but he continues to tell his two sons that he is successful and that all they need in life is to be well liked in order to be like him. Although this is very untrue and Willy is not very well liked and is certainly not successful he puts on a front like its all one needs in life. Willy thinks that his attempts to kill himself are secret but all along Linda knows what he is doing
He also taught him how stealing was the biggest sin. Baba’s teaching Amir how to be independent helped him to receive redemption, because whenever Amir was too scared to do something, or he was stuck, he thought of his father Baba, and found the courage to move on. DeLuca 2 DeLuca 2 Pursuing this further, Amir’s relationship with Assef helped him heal himself of the guilt. While
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.