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Character Analysis Of Koenig In The Film '

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In this passage, Koenig makes Adnan feel uncomfortable. It can be assumed that Koenig means she is attracted to Adnan or that she has a very passionate interest in the case. Since Koenig is simply a impromptu reporter on the case who is not crime reporting, she may be seen as unprofessional. Adnan’s reaction was an appropriate response to Koenig’s statement, because just being a nice guy won’t make him not guilty of committing murder. As Adnan references, he doesn’t know Koenig on a personal level. Koenig only knows of him from after the trial, and doesn’t know of his personality or problems prior to the case. Adnan said, “To be honest with you, it kinda- I feel like I want to shoot myself, if I hear someone else say, I don’t think he did …show more content…

He is saying he is not a nice person because he knows it is true. He doesn’t want to be judged based on the person he is made out to be but by the novelty of the case. He wants the listener to pick apart the evidence and break the case in order to prove his innocence - not because he is a good guy, but because he is truly innocent. Out of the entire podcast so far, this is the moment where I can trust and believe Adnan. Universally a group of people might be good but an individual person is susceptible to weakness. Not every person is morally righteous and Adnan understands this. Adnan knows himself best, therefore, he understands the capabilities of his own wickedness. Although he may not have committed the atrocities he is charged with, he is saying it is not completely out of reach. He states that he is not a good person because he may not have carried out this particular act, but it does not mean he isn’t incapable of other morally wrong decisions. The strongest reason to get rid of his own moral, humane nature is that he did not actually commit the act. Alternatively, he knows that people will be listening to what he is saying so he might be manipulating our emotions with this common evil. Adnan seems so be understanding that his case has become a story of lies, secrets, foul play, and other acts of mischief and deceit. But in reality it should be the simple point that the case does not have, nor

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