Analysis Of The Hammer Of God

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In G.K. Chesterton 's story, "The Hammer of God", a quaint village by the name of Bohum Beacon is caught up in the suspicious death of a young man, Colonel Norman Bohum. Throughout the story, we are introduced to different characters that may have had the initiative to kill Colonel Norman. One of the first accusations made in the story was against Simeon Barnes, the town 's blacksmith. Due to the blacksmith 's physical attributes and skills, the town was quick to draw the conclusion about him being the assailant—without carefully analyzing the fact that the blacksmith did not have to be the one to kill the Colonel. Although the blacksmith was the better fit as the murderer in the story, the people in the village did not realize that there was more to the murder rather than force it. They decided to take the easier route and look for the most effortless answer, rather than analyzing the situation carefully and making sure all the pieces of the murder fit. The blacksmith shows us how the easy answer is not always the right one, and if you follow up on the simple answer, it might cause conflict between the innocent.
In the story, Simeon Barnes is portrayed as the blacksmith of the town. He appears to …show more content…

When conclusions like these are made, it tends to create conflict between other innocent people, specially in such a small town—where the story was told. In this story, the blacksmith is portrayed as a strong good Christian man, but due to the people 's laziness, they were drawn out to the easier conclusion. It also caused conflict between the blacksmith and the officer because both were very authoritarian figures and created some heat in between them. That 's why the easy answer might not always be the right one, and it could cause other people to get in trouble because of

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