Assume the most significant person in your life is murdered and you now have a chance for revenge, what would you do? Would you kill the villain or not? Facing this type of concussive situation that must be resolved, a decision is obliged to be made. The short story Just Lather, That's All written by Hernade Tellez and the movie Seven directed by David Finder both demonstrate the consequences of the decision made through internal struggles. Under certain extreme conditions, an individual's decision can be largely dependent on their emotional conflicts, leading to further actions that might defeat their belief. However, two characters' opposite decisions tie to their ultimate fate.
Internal struggle is undergone by both of the protagonists
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At the end of Seven, facing John Doe, who cruelly murdered Mills' beloved wife, is now on his knees and without the ability to revolt, Mills encountered inner struggles. As a victim of the case, it is not surprising for him to seek for revenge since “wrath” started consuming his rationality as soon as he acknowledged his wife's death. He raised his gun in tears and aimed at John but he hesitated. Throughout the conversation between Mills and Somerset in the bar, Mills embraced justice and believed in humanity and not to mention he is a policeman. A person like this now considered to commit murdering yet what he was expected to do as the law enforcement power was to perform justice. The conflicting emotion caused by the situation compels Mills to distrust what he used to believe. Although two stories are differentiated by several aspects, the struggle and its substantial influence on the characters are comparable. In Just Lather, That's All, …show more content…
Even if Mills and the barber faced coinciding circumstances and conflicts, they made different decisions and committed themselves on two totally opposite moves. Ironically, Mills, the policeman who holds the firm belief of justice and cares for the apathetic society cannot help but to shoot the psychopath, and turn himself into a murderer, revenging for his love and fulfilling the “masterpiece” of seven deadly sins with wrath. Although murdering John Doe is a reasonable option out of Mills' perspective and personality, murdering in itself is immoral. And is revenge justice? If it is, why is he “taken care of “ by the police? To be honest, both of the options are going to have destructive consequences on him. From the movie, it seems that he will get punished by law and the remaining is unclear, but it is certain that he will suffer and regret for the rest of his life. Facing such a dilemma, which action is justified for him is still a question. In contrast to Mills, the barber decided not to live as a murder and a “coward”, complying with his foremost professional ethic. The barber concerned all the consequences beforehand and eventually made the decision that is the most beneficial for himself, and not for rebels, not willing to take the outcomes. Despite the instant consequence, Caption Torres can potentially kill more rebels. In this
While the lynch mob is being organized, we are introduced to Tetley. The man who ends up being the leader of the mob. The town's judge, Judge Tyler tells Tetley if he finds the rebels who are involved in the murder and theft, he is to bring them back into town so they can stand on trial. Unfortunately Tetley has a completely different plan in mind, he believes that his son, Gerald is too feminine and would like to make him kill one of the rebels in order to make him more like a man. Baard's tells us that a cowboy should never shoot first, hit a smaller man,...
Throughout this particular case the audience learns numerous details about how John 's personal life may have led him to be a killer. John was a part of a group at school known as the "freaks" who were constantly victims of the popular kids ' bullying and taunts. John was even mugged at the young age of only thirteen by some older classmates. John 's father 's response was highly negative and abusive, telling John repeatedly that he was ashamed of him and that he needed to toughen up and be a man, and bought his son illegal weapons and violent video games instead of helping his son confront his conflicts. Later in the case the jury is introduced to Leo Clayton a boy who has experienced numerous of the same traumatic events that John had been tormented with, except for the fact that Leo 's father actually listened to his sons silent cries for help and confronted Robert about John 's inappropriate behavior at school towards Leo. While this did not eliminate Leo 's problems it did open a healthy and communicative relationship between father and son and showed Leo that he was not fighting this battle alone and that he was
Chillingworth, the injured husband, seeks no revenge against Hester, but he is determined to find the man who has violated his marrige: “He bears no letter of infamy wrought into his garment, and thou dost; but I shall read it on his heart.” Chillingworth comments: “Believe me, Hester, there are few things.
Evil exists naturally in the world, and there are many acts that are considered evil. As a result, evil is often a theme in literature. “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” by William Shakespeare, and “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe each rely heavily on evil to portray a message. Out of all of the evil acts that exist, exacting revenge is the evilest act that a person can make, for a person’s rash decision to exact revenge will ruin their sense of morality. The characters of Hamlet and Laertes in “Hamlet” each commit terrible acts of revenge, as does Montresor in “The Cask of Amontillado.”
Many people percieve revenge to be something that falls under justice, as they are driven by emotions, while others consider getting the police involved as serving justice. Moreover, some people find revenge to be pleasing and satisfying, but to argue the point that just because something is more satisfying does not mean it is
experiences with revenge what his actions caused. It shows that getting revenge is never the
All these “wrongs” to John, were making him upset. John tried to give the hospital workers freedom. He threw away their soma, and made them more upset. The workers rioted against John, and he realized he could not change society. John argued with the Mustapha Mond about the way society was, but it seemed Mond had a response to everything. John decided to indulge himself in the Brave New World’s lifestyle. John tried sex, and soma, and enjoyed it. John knew he had sinned to his own religion, and he felt so wrong, that he murdered himself.
The choices people make lead them to where they end up, which may be interpreted as the opposite of fate. However, when some people believe something is meant to be, they are determined not to stray from where they think they should end up, even if it means throwing away their principles and values in the process. Through Shakespeare's Tragedy of Macbeth, Macbeth’s original character and values are destroyed because of the influence from the witches' prophecies, Lady Macbeth's greed, and his own hidden ambition.
Emotions are the cause of making bad decisions and never leads to where one thought it would. In the stories “Celebration” by W.D. Valgardson and “The Snake” by Edvin D. Krause, this statement became very evident. Both stories showed examples of letting their characters’ emotions control them and become a very out-of-hand situation as it escalates rather quickly. They both come to regret their decisions as soon as they see the consequences given to them by the choices that had been made early on. Therefore, compulsive decisions can only lead to unwanted consequences when not thought out completely.
Have you ever noticed that a decision you made was because you wanted or needed something? This happens because it drives individuals to make decisions, whether that be the possession that you have wanted since you were younger or that dream trip you have wanted to go on since you were a teen. These sublime acts can cause both undesirable consequences and delightful experiences. Not only does this happen in real life, but it also can be illustrated in books or short stories, including “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, “Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe, “The Golden Touch” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Need an outside source!!!
“You misunderstood, sir…. It is not just” (Miller 233). This conveys dramatic irony because Danforth is trying to keep the system just, when in reality, the entire system is unjust. He has chosen to give justice to those who have already died than to those who are still living. “It is a providence. Reverend Hale has returned…” (Miller 231). This situational irony draws the reader’s attention to the unexpected situation. Parris and Hale, up to this point, were against each other because Parris felt challenged. Parris agreed with the accusers on finding anyone possibly related to witches. Hale was in search of the truth, no matter what outcome occured. Now they are both trying to achieve the same thing, postponement for justice. The juxtaposition of the motives of the characters adds to the contrasts tone. The irony and changes in the story causes chaos in the
First, murder as a means of revenge is unjustifiable in the short story "Just Lather, That's All" because the barber is too proud to kill. The barber loves his profession and admitted in the short story "I am a good barber, the best in the town, if I may say so." (Tellez, pg 2-3). This quote helps prove the thesis because the barber is proud to say that he is the best barber in town so he would not like to jeopardize is career to murder someone as a revenge. Secondly, the barber is too proud of his profession than to be a rebel, and has told the readers "Yes, I was secretly a rebel, but I was also a conscientious barber, and proud of the preciseness o...
In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, the theme of revenge is very palpable as the reader examines the characters of Hamlet himself, as well as Laertes, son of Polonius, and Fortinbras, prince of Norway and son of the late King Fortinbras. Each of these young characters felt the need to avenge the deaths of their fathers who they felt were untimely killed at the bloody hands of their murderers. However, the way each chose to go about this varies greatly and gives insight into their characters and how they progress throughout the play. Hamlet, Laertes and Fortinbras are similar in the fact that each had love, or at least respect, their fathers. Enough to make an attempt to wreak revenge upon their fathers murderers at the risk of their own reputation, freedom, and souls.
Revenge almost always has the makings of an intriguing and tragic story. William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a perfect example of how revenge unfolds and what it unveils. The play tells the story of Hamlet, the prince of Denmark. Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle, marries his mother soon after his father’s death. Hamlet greatly disapproves of the hasty marriage and suspects foul play. His suspicions are confirmed when the ghost of his father appears and tells him that Claudius murdered him. Hamlet’s father asks him to take revenge upon Claudius, and soon everything takes a drastic change. The courses of revenge throughout Hamlet surround each character with corruption, obsession, and fatality.
Juvenal probably had D.H Lawrence's short story "Tickets Please" in mind when he said, "Revenge is sweeter than life itself," because revenge is exactly what Lawrence focuses on in this story (Quoteland). Lawrence writes about how a few women, after having gone through a similar experience, get together and avenge a common enemy, John Thomas Rayner and have fun doing that, because beating Rayner is their sport. By doing so, Lawrence makes it a game betweenn John Rayner, the man, and the opposite sex, comprised of the women. In fact after a certain point the story ceases to be a game between John Rayner and the women, but rather becomes, according to Paul A. Wood, a "Battle of Sexes" (Wood, 77).