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- 1531: Symbolism In The Scarlet Lette
- ... conspirator or bear the consequences of the deed alone. Due to her doggedness, the townsmen sentenced her to wear a scarlet letter *A* embroidered on her chest. The A served as a symbol of her crime, was a punishment of humiliation, gave her constant shame, and reminded her of her sin. Hester*s penalization was a prime example where deception led to negative consequences in that she would have been spared the entire encumbrance of the crime if she did not deceive the townspeople. Although seemingly, her paramour did not escape punishment. In fact, the father of her bastard child took a more severe sentence. Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale seemed to be an ... self on the outside. Never having revealed his true identity to everyone, he died without solace and alone. Although Charles Dickens is not so severe in the castigation of his characters, he too makes the crime of deception punishable even by death. In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Darnay is an example of one who escapes punishment for his offense. Charles Darnay was his first line of deception. Darnay ...
- 1532: Symbolism Of The Scarlet Lette
- ... Prynne. Young Hester lived in New England, about the same time witch trials were still conducted, and she is found guilty of carrying a baby whose father she refuses to confess. The punishment for this crime is from then until the rest of her life, Hester had to bear a stitched A on her breast. This A carries the namesake of the book, The Scarlet Letter. Although thought to be an ... of symbol in this book was what the scarlet letter becomes for Hester. This punishment which was branded into her soul for eternity starts to shift gears as the novel progresses. The sentence for her crime starts to become more a part of her than she would ever have imagined. Although the origin of the A to the public was, is, and always will be for her crime of adultery, which was at that time considered illegal and immoral, but it also gives her public recognition. The recognition was of course bad at first, but it was still a way that turned ...
- 1533: Smerdyakov
- ... his passionate wrath is not explosively exhibited to anyone. On the contrary, he cunningly plots and schemes, manipulates and tortures, with a mask of apathy and innocence. He tempts Dmitri to the scene of the crime like a child to candy. Smerdyakov sets-up an easy chance for Dmitri to commit the crime that he has been threatening for some time. Knowing his character, Smerdyakov is aware of Dmitri's cowardly inability to carry out his threats. However, impassioned by the chance, Dmitri, Smerdyakov knows, will certainly present ... Smerdyakov commits his crimes out of passion. He does not wait for the jury to consider his case. Like the "mysterious visitor," he has convicted himself of murder and sentences himself death. Smerdyakov's vicious crime and brutal punishment complete a full life of violence starting at his conception. His passionately violent nature erupts implosively beneath a mask of implacable calm.
- 1534: The Vesus The Heart In The Sca
- ... they had committed. These laws also influenced society. After Hester Prynne had stood on the scaffold and put on the Scarlet Letter, people would have nothing to with her. Though many had committed the same crime, Hester was shunned all the more because of the law's horrible depiction of her crime. Not only was Hester shunned, but her child, Pearl, was as well. It was not until Hester proved that despite this isolation she could still work, raise a child, and keep her sanity, that society ... his reputation. It was also hard on Arthur because everyone considered him to be a sinless, holy man. Roger Chillingsworth also tormented the Reverend because he was one of the few that knew of his crime. All of these factors piled on to the back of Arthur Dimmesdale leaving him in a decrepit state and on the brink of insanity. The war between the law and the will of the ...
- 1535: Oedipus 4
- ... Oedipus, is a severe victim of fate, ".... damned in his birth, in his marriage damned, damned in the blood he shed with his own hand." The hero Oedipus is tormented by the punishment of a crime that he did not commit. At birth, it was said that he would " lie with [his] mother, breed children from whom all men would turn their eyes; and that [he] should be [his] father s ... justification for the punishing, " murdering sea," that Thebes has been thrown upon. The city is being punished by the gods for an offense that has been committed by a criminal who does not know his crime. The question of justice arises and is dismissed just as fast because, "...justice is a concept. Muscle is the reality." The action of the gods may not have seemed fair, but, to coin a phrase ... His country now lay in suffering because of the hypocritical curse of the gods, "...the herds are sick; children die unborn, and labor is in vain." Why do the gods punish a city for a crime that only they had caused. Had the gods mentioned this fate, or only killed the cursed child, the lives of the people and the power of the kingdom would have remained strong. Oedipus meets ...
- 1536: Corruption In Cry The Beloved
- ... represent this wide spread illness of society, John Kumalo, Gertrude, Abasalom, just to name a few. Johannesburg itself is the summary of all that is wrong with cities of today. There is corruption and poverty. Crime runs rampant, and law-abiding citizens are forced to survive as they can. One of the most typical products of corruption in Cry The Beloved Country is John Kumalo. He has a woman living with ... victim of circumstance. Allan Paton presents Johannesburg as a nest of corruption in the book. As a matter of fact all the other corruption mentioned in the story is stemming from Johannesburg: John, Gertrude, Abasalom, crime, prostitution, racism, segregation. Johannesburg isn’t only corrupt in itself; it corrupts all most all that it touches. This city is very much a downscaled version of anyone of numerous major cities in the world ... and white out this blot on the beauty of our civilization. In Cry the beginnings of this are shown. A white man is helping a black community; in turn these people will not turn to crime in order to survive.
- 1537: Netiquette
- As we enter the age of computer technology, more and more people are relying on the computer for communication. The main medium of computer communication is e-mail. When using e-mail there are some basic unwritten rules that one should follow. E-mail protocol, better known as netiquette, is the list of rules that are generally followed. ...
- 1538: Leggatt As An Independent Char
- ... as though he were some sort of a surprise guest, rather than a fugitive. The captain hides Leggatt in his personal quarters, and they spend as much time as possible whispering together about Leggatt's crime, the situation on board the ship, and any other pressing information that must be discussed. The captain sneaks in food for Leggatt, and visits him at every opportunity. The captain expends so much energy in ... s (Karl 203). The skipper of the Cutty Sark helped Smith to escape, but later committed suicide. Smith was eventually arrested in London and convicted of manslaughter. Conrad purposefully lessened the severity of Leggatt's crime compared to Smith's by making the situation much more stressful than that of the Cutty Sark. Leggatt's ship, the Sephora, was in such violent waters as Captain Archbold had not seen in his ... I just took it in my own hands...It wasn't a heavy sea--it was a sea gone mad! (Conrad 171-172) Although the consideration of all of the external pressures surrounding Leggatt's crime do not make his behavior acceptable, it does make it more understandable. The reader gets the feeling that, given the right circumstances, the same thing could happen to anybody under pressure...especially the captain. ...
- 1539: Last Days Of Socrates
- ... social or political stature. In “Euthyphro,” the reader learns that sometimes an Interpreter is consulted when dealing with certain criminal behavior. Also, we realize that the Athenians regard a son accusing a father of a crime, no matter what the charge, as very odd and of great annoyance to the family. I believe this is still true today. Family loyalty is considered, in some cases, more important than the laws of the country. One example is the crime families that operate in the country. These families are known to be patriotic, but their patriotism stops when family and money are involved. In “The Apology,” the reader sees some of the Athenian court system ... trying to put a man to death unjustly” (54). Socrates seems to be saying that the court is trying him on charges that really have no proof and that he is not guilty of any crime. Maybe he is speaking for freedom of though. Either way, it would be injustice to convict him. Plato uses all of these reasons to help the public to understand Socrates’ defense and hopefully cause ...
- 1540: LES MISERABLES
- ... he is released by prison. Although, he has served a sentence of nineteen years, he is still chased and wanted. In that period of time when a person commited theft it was viewed as a crime against the community and that person should be punished to the most extremes. That theme can be seen in modern America. When a person commits a federal crime he\she cannot hold a public job or teach for the rest of his\her life. Also, when a person commits a crime, that person and that person's career is scarred for life. The theme -doing what is morally right- can be seen in many instances in the novel. One instance is Valjean gives money to ...
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