McCarthy uses many characters through the novel. Although he uses many characters many of them are killed off but, the Judge and almost the Kid make it through the whole book. These two characters have differing personalities and these differing personalities cause them to clash. The judge knows thinks that the Kid has the potential to be like him but the Kid shows mercy and that is unacceptable in the Judge’s eyes. Despite the Kid s opportunities to kill the Judge in the book he does not take them because he is merciful.
The Judge is a seven foot tall man who is bald all over his body. He is an instigator and he is successful at this because of how persuasive he is. When the reader meets the Judge he convinces the church crowd that their
Nathaniel Hawthorne strategically reveals Judge Pyncheon’s seemingly good side to the reader in order to show how “fake” Pyncheon really is. Judge Pyncheon is a man of “eminent respectability” (line 3), who is always “faithful to his public service” (line 8) as Judge and “devoted to his party.” (line 9) The Judge also has “unimpeachable integrity” as the treasurer of a club for widows and orphans. But Judge Pyncheon was unlike any of the characteristics afore mentioned. Truly, Judge Pyncheon was the man who “cast off” his son and only forgave him when forgiveness was useless, in the final fifteen minutes of his own son’s life. Judge Pyncheon definitely wanted to cast a good impression of himself onto the public so he said his pra...
Can someone be two contrasting ideas at once? It seems possible for Cormac McCarthy as through his novella Child of God, he considers this question with the use of the protagonist, Lester Ballard. (). (). Ballard’s animalistic descriptions and amazing feats juxtapose his non-humanness against his super-human capabilities.
Yet with the help of one aged yet wise and optimistic man he speaks his opinion, one that starts to not change however open the minds of the other eleven men on the jury. By doing this the man puts out a visual picture by verbally expressing the facts discussed during the trial, he uses props from the room and other items the he himself brought with him during the course of the trial. Once expressed the gentleman essentially demonstrate that perhaps this young man on trial May or may not be guilty. Which goes to show the lack of research, and misused information that was used in the benefit of the prosecution. For example when a certain factor was brought upon the trail; that being timing, whether or not it took the neighbor 15 seconds to run from his chair all the way to the door. By proving this right or wrong this man Juror #4 put on a demonstration, but first he made sure his notes were correct with the other 11 jurors. After it was
In the play “Inherit the Wind” by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, the defense faces numerous societal injustices, which is why they never had a chance to win the case. One example of the town’s bias is presented through the town’s love for Matthew Harrison Brady. A second example is the extreme conformist and pious attitude of the town’s people. The last instance is the narrow-mindedness of the judge and the jury, which resulted in an unfair trial. In conclusion, the defense suffered through many unfair circumstances throughout the drama “Inherit the Wind.”
Juror number eight is the main protagonist, he also a reserved with his thoughts, yet very strategic with them. He is the defender of the down trodden victim. He has a calm rational approach to everything and he reveals the gaps in the testimonies placed against the defendant. These examples would be; that the old man couldn’t have seen the boy run out of the house, as the old man had a limp and therefore could not make it to the door in time. The old lady across the road could have never saw the boy stab his father, due to she wasn’t wearing her glasses and it was pitch black. Number eight is a man that s...
In Cormac McCarthy's Child of God, Lester Ballard is a recluse who is shunned by the people of his community. Because of his morose nature and his bizarre habits, he stands out among the small rural community. The rejected Ballard turns from being a harmless recluse to a murderer. While he is clearly a victimizer, he is also a victim himself. He is the victim of his own ostracization from the community that he was a part of. While the victimization that he suffers cannot justify his violent actions, it provides some explanation of how Ballard has reached the point of being a victimizer himself.
Juror three is a short brown-haired man who appeared to be wealthy and a man with many personal issues. Although it wasn't very obvious at first, his attitude lead the reader to believe that he did not tolerate the opinions of others. He is a man who always looked for power and wanted to get his ideas across
The Judge traumatized five-year-old Peekay at his first boarding school, Peekay was given unusual and cruel punishments just for being English. These series of events altered Peekay’s perception of himself, it caused him to camouflage himself by hiding his intelligence and changing himself in order to fit in. For example, Peekay who at first seemed to be a sensitive child and who grew up in the arms of his Nanny conditioned himself to never cry after being harassed and humiliated by the Judge. The Judge affects the plot because Peekay keeps the camouflage for years to come, and for a big part of the book the main question is, “Will Peekay ever learn to accept himself?”. After over a year of torture, Peekay is free of the Judge but we later find out that he has harbored hate and vengeance for years, and he releases it
Fear and confusion plays a huge part in the criminal justice system because of the huge number of cases and facilities unable to handle them. The building is condemned and they have new judge had begun his position as the new supervising judge. His name is Roosevelt Dorn. Beckstrand is excited to be working on Duncan's. His case is a well known infamous one and Beckstrand almost hated the kid. Offenders in this case are used to a substantial number of setbacks in the system and and finding her main witness is becoming trouble for Beckstrand. Ronald, along with the other young delinquents, doesn't seem to care about anything.
To encapsulate, the character of Judge Danforth, initially thought off as the voice of authority. A person on whom Salem depended the most, for justice. His inappropriately actions due to his misconceptions and self-righteous mentality wiped off the communal trust and social bonds of the people of Salem. Thereby making him the most responsible for the tragedy Salem.
The conflict through the duration of The Road has been survival. The man has always known he was going to die, but the man never gave up because he had to keep his son alive. In this final section of the novel, the man finally accepts that he is going to die. After being shot with an arrow the man’s health rapidly deteriorates even more than it has. The father and son switch rolls in this final section of the book. The boy starts caring for his father as he approaches death. Now the boy’s main concern is his father’s health. This transaction of responsibility shows that the boy has grown and become more mature. McCarthy’s use of foreshadowing the man’s death built up throughout the book, and it made the audience believe that the man would finally die of his mysterious sickness.
When you first meet the judge you probably wouldn’t expect him to be a major character, but he is. From all of the harassment and bullying, he caused Peekay to become stronger. “I was a rooinek and a pisskop. I spoke the wrong language. And now I was obviously made differently. But i was still alive, and in my book, where there’s life, there’s hope.”(pg. 7) With this statement made by Peekay after his first encounter with the judge showed that he wasn’t truly broken yet and that his hoped still gave him confidence. But as the story goes on the
Who is the lawyer you may ask? What kind of person is the lawyer throughout the story? The lawyer doesn’t mention anything about himself except the fact of his job and age. He doesn’t even give his name nor the name of anyone in the story. Through the words that he speaks, the lawyer is a person who like to have structure. The enactment of dealing with people on a personal base is to much of a confrontation for lawyer. Through the ordeal of his interaction with each of his scriveners we learn that the lawyer plays it safe.
... believed in the innocence of the young man and convinced the others to view the evidence and examine the true events that occurred. He struggled with the other jurors because he became the deviant one in the group, not willing to follow along with the rest. His reasoning and his need to examine things prevailed because one by one, the jurors started to see his perspective and they voted not guilty. Some jurors were not convinced, no matter how much evidence was there, especially Juror #3. His issues with his son affected his decision-making but in the end, he only examined the evidence and concluded that the young man was not guilty.
The Trial is centered on the life of the easily recognizable protagonist, Joseph K. While K. is clearly rendered as the protagonist in the novel, the delineation of the protagonist is obscure. Consequently, the antagonist simply changes as one progresses through the text. Throughout the first couple of chapters, one might have believed K.’s adversaries to be the two warders. Although this may have been true in the initial chapters, the magistrate, Dr. Hold, or even the court of law itself could easily have been argued a...