In the novel, The Power of One, Bryce Courtney creates Jaapie Botha a.k.a the Judge to show a sadistic character yet at time a cordial one too. Since the Judge was introduced in the first chapter, he was shown as a kid with a tattoo and a bad attitude. Peekay being an English boy in South Africa makes the Judge angry and he uses violence to harm Peekay. But at times when Peekay does something nice for him, the Judge is nice right back and shows some of his rare friendliness. Even though the reader only sees the Judge for a few chapters, he makes a standing impression. My first impression of the Judge was that he was a rude bully and very sadistic, but at certain parts he could be nice and show some kindness to Peekay. In the first few chapters …show more content…
When the Judge was failing maths, he wouldn’t tell anyone, but one day Peekay saw him struggling and decided to help. After helping, the Judge complimented Peekay and called him clever/smart: “The Judge looked relieved and then grinned slyly. “Jy is ‘nslmmertije, Pisskop,” he said. The Judge called me clever”(40). Calling Peekay clever is complimenting him and his is a sign of being friendly. Even though there is an insult in the quote, the Judge is still being nice and kind to Peekay. Also, throughout the whole chapter, the Judge says that he will turn Peekay into Hitler because of his origin, but because Peekay is helping with his homework, he decided to hold it off: “The Judge looked at me blankly, then suddenly grinned, understanding the reason for my question. “Okay man, you got me there. I will say nothing to Hitler about you until I’ve passed at the end of the year”(41). This quote is showing the Judge being cordial in his own way. Without turning him in to Hitler, this is a way the Judge is going against the main point he has been saying to Peekay and the rest of his council. Even though this doesn’t seem so nice, to the Judge it is being as nice as he can be. Another instance of this when Peekay hurt his shoulder and the Judge said that he did not have to carry his books. While doing this, the Judge is showing a soft and caring attitude toward Peekay and his injuries: “The Judge had been quite nice to me over this past week and, because of my sore shoulder, hadn’t required that I carry his books to school each day”(37). This quote shows the Judge being cordial to Peekay throughout the whole week and allowing Peekay to not carry his books because of his hurt shoulder. The Judge is doing a complete 360 with his attitude toward Peekay during these
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...
The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a short film where cruelty functions as a crucial motivation and a major social factor. In the film there was a lot of cruelty going on and helped shape the theme. There were some cases in the film that cruelty showed characteristics of a victim or one of the characters. Cruelty was apart of puritan aspects and it revealed that John didn’t care what he had to go through to save his soul.
Kip is a real go-getter person he likes to take action. Because of this he wants to be on the parole board to change some of the faults in the system that he saw while still on prison. Kip also want to do this so that he can get on with his new life. But latter in the novel he finds and falls in love with Julie. He fights himself trying to decide what it is in life that he really wants. He tries to get the judge on his side so that he can get what he wants, at the time it is to be on the parole board: “Whispering Joe used to be the best fur thief in the country. He’s just like you. In his own way he says all those things. He’s got a great line, too. See, he’s good. Maybe you’re a dam good judge, too, but the part of you that makes you tick is just the same as the part of Joe. You can’t believe in anything. If you didn’t you wouldn’t be able to si...
The Anti-hero in The Crucible A hero is defined as "someone admired for his bravery, great deeds or noble qualities". There are three categories to which all heroes can be classified into, one of which is the anti-hero genre. An anti-hero has the role of a hero thrust upon them.
Peekay's brutal encounter with the Judge and Jury at the boarding school encourages him to revenge by being stronger and more powerful. The Judge and the Jury are Peekay’s bullies at the boarding school, they often “punish” Peekay. One time after being beaten by the Judge, Peekay describes how he feels: "Stars, just like in the comic books, were dancing in a red
The first vote ended with eleven men voting guilty and one man not guilty. We soon learn that several of the men voted guilty since the boy had a rough background not because of the facts they were presented with. Although numerous jurors did make racist or prejudice comments, juror ten and juror three seemed to be especially judgmental of certain types of people. Juror three happened to be intolerant of young men and stereotyped them due to an incident that happened to his son. In addition, the third juror began to become somewhat emotional talking about his son, showing his past experience may cloud his judgment. Juror ten who considered all people from the slums “those people” was clearly prejudiced against people from a different social background. Also, Juror ten stated in the beginning of the play “You 're not going to tell us that we 're supposed to believe that kid, knowing what he is. Listen, I 've lived among 'em all my life. You can 't believe a word they say. I mean, they 're born liars.” Juror ten did not respect people from the slums and believed them to all act the same. As a result, Juror ten believed that listening to the facts of the case were pointless. For this reason, the tenth juror already knew how “those people” acted and knew for sure the boy was not innocent. Even juror four mentioned just how the slums are a “breeding ground
The one beacon of hope the juvenile court has is Judge Roosevelt Dorn. Judge Dorn is known in the court systems as one of the toughest judges. He was known for harsh sentences and often trying children in the adult courts. However, Judge Dorn may seem cruel he is merely doing what he feels is best for the child. He sees the same cases and scenarios day in and day out. He knows that stability is the thing these kids need most.
Cruelty is actions leading to the pain or suffering of others, sometimes intended. Throughout society we use cruelty as our reaction to another’s mistake. Cruelty may also act as the source of these mistakes resulting in social, political and personal motivators to others to be cruel. In the movie, The Crucible cruelty acts as crucial social, political, and personal motivator. The antagonist Abigail Williams utilizes cruelty to hide her past faults. Abigail’s cruelty was stimulated by cruelty from John Proctor, the protagonists. Cruelty reveals more about the victims of her than Abigail herself. Cruelty is a continuous cycle that plays a key role in the movie’s overall message on reputations, power, and guilt.
These two jurors are almost the plain opposite of each other. Juror 3 appears to be a very intolerant man accustomed of forcing his wishes and views upon others. On the other hand, Juror 8 is an honest man who keeps an open mind for both evidence and reasonable doubt. Since these two people are indeed very different, they both have singular thoughts relating to the murder case. Juror 8 is a man who is loyal to justice. In the beginning of the play, he was the only one to vote ‘not guilty’ the first time the twelve men called a vote. Although his personality is reflected on being a quiet, thoughtful, gentle man, he is still a very persistent person who will fight for justice to be done. Juror 8 is a convincing man who presents his arguments well, but can also be seen as manipulative. An example would be when he kept provoking Juror 3 until he finally said “I’m going to kill you" to Juror 8. He did this because he wanted to prove that saying "I’ll kill you" doesn’t necessarily mean that Juror 3 was actually going to kill him. Juror 3 is a totally different character. He is a stubborn man who can be detected with a streak of sad...
Juror #3 is very biased against the 19-year-old boy that is being tried, and this affects all of his thoughts and actions regarding the case. He has this bias because his own son hit him in the jaw and ran away from home at the age of 15: “I’ve got a kid…when he was fifteen he hit me in the face…I haven’t seen him in three years. Rotten kid! I hate tough kids! You work your heart out [but it’s no use] (21).”According to this quote from the text, this juror condemns all teenagers and feels resentment towards them. He especially feels strongly about the boy being tried, because the boy grew up in the slums, and this juror is also biased against these people who grew up there. It is because of these feelings that he is strongly cemented in his vote of guilty.
The Chicago World Fair brought about through the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus landing in America has posed significant value and worth to the city of Chicago. Over a six-month period, more than 26 million visitors from all over the world would flock to the fairgrounds to experience the rebuilt and vibrant city of Chicago. The 600-acre fairground would have housed 200 buildings that showcased new food, art, technology, and entertainment. Chicago became known as the White City, a place of freedom, grandeur, and security. But unbeknownst to fairgoers, there was a serial killer among them. While Dr. H.H. Holmes lured his innocent victims to his “Castle”, just blocks away architect Daniel Burnham built up the dream city of Chicago. Both these men operated at the same time in history, simply blocks apart, both creating legacies that carry to this day. Burnham and Holmes are two side of the coin of human nature. In “The Devil in White City” Erik Larson’s juxtaposition of Burnham and Holmes, and the Black City and the White City, contributes to the understanding of human nature, that one cannot be good without having done evil, and that good and evil are viewed as complementary in their mutual dependence.
At the end of the day it is clear that women hold all the cards and have a lot of power. Although there were many people with and without power in The Crucible, people went to to extremes to either gain power or stay in power for their own selfish motives.
There was many themes displayed throughout “The Crucible” like cowardice, honesty, and greed but one theme overthrows all of them and that’s hunger for power, authority, and respect. The hunger for power is shown the most in this play because many people wanted to keep the power they had. Countless people had shown this but we are only going to talk about Reverend Parris, Abigail, John Proctor, and the Danforth.
In his introduction to Miller's speech, Director of the Loeb Drama Center Robert S. Brustein called Miller "our theater's elder statesman."
The movie “The Other Son” was about two families one from Palestinian and the other one Israeli. The movie consist of two babies who were switched at birth a later on, the families found out that the babies they raised and loved all this time it’s not their own. The two main characters of the movie are Joseph which was raised in a Palestinian family and Yacine which was raise in an Israeli family. Everything start when Joseph who were raised with a Palestinian family is trying to get in the military and in a blood test they, found out that he is not the same blood type as his parents. Joseph is a teenager that loves music and wants to become a singer. Joseph’s father is an army commander and his mom is a doctor which, she is from France. Joseph