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
This quote describes the story of a man who knows he is guilty of the sin of murder, yet still feels he can benefit from
The first reason I believe adnan is guilty is because he got heartbroken when he heard hae got a new boyfriend. The reason makes sense because he was different after the break up. This part of the story is when adnan get's sad and angry about
In the movie Silver Linings Playbook, Pat Solatano, Sr., the character of the father, a sixty-five year old male, exhibits symptoms and meets the diagnostic criteria for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), as explained in the DSM-V (CITE APA). He also participates in gambling. The character presents with extreme organization, in his study, by numbering envelopes, and organizing the recordings of the Philadelphia Eagles football games in precise order. He is obsessed with the Philadelphia Eagles football team and their success. His symptoms present as ritualistic and repetitive. He exhibits attachment to his son Pat, Jr., and feels he brings the football team good luck. The symptoms present daily, and many are specific to the Philadelphia Eagles football games. He wears special clothing that is the team color of green, and
“Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives.” By B.R. Ambedkar who is a jurist, economist, and a Politician. People do many things to fit in with the cool friend group and in society. Why do people treat each other the way people do, why do people most of the time have more than one identity, and why do people want to change their identities.
Have you ever been accused of something you did/didn’t commit? That is one question, Meursault and Josef K. can answer for us today. Meursault an ordinary man from “The Stranger” is accused of his mother’s death while Josef K. a young man on his birthday from, “The Trial” is accused of a crime he isn’t even aware of. These two young men’s cases and experiences have much in common as well as they differ.
Initially most men have taken the stance of immediate verdict—guilty. This was simply a fallible response by several of the men due to responding to their gut and not considering that memory is imperfect (Ruggiero23, 35). Once our main protagonist exposes some flaws in the case against the boy who is being put onto trial, critical thinking takes hold, and we start to see who has morals or lack their off. This man does act as a virtuous agent in this circumstance, as he refuses to accept an immediate rushed decision that would ultimately lead to the execution of the boy's life (Ruggiero 65). He fully exercise these virtues to appeal the humanity of his peers in the room and there can be no doubt he would find any type of eudaimonia without first examining the all the facts. The second man to show most of the virtuous is the eldest man in the room.
Could you imagine living in a place that was always divided, and the blame for problems always being thrown around everywhere? The Outsiders, a novel by S. E. Hinton is the story of two groups of people: The Socs, which is short for Socials, and the Greasers. In the story both of the groups are surrounded in conflict between each other and soon leads to many bad decisions made by the groups. The character who is telling the story is a Greaser named Ponyboy whose life is very challenging as he goes through the rivalry between his gang and the Socs. Both groups face life and death situations as they encounter many battles between each other, while one or the other always end up on the top. In the novel, The Outsiders, the Socials are the cause for all the brawls and hostile attitude between each other.
This morally ambiguous nature is quickly absolved by analysis of his own guilt, which is most apparent in
When readers read, The Outsiders, there are many diverse characters that they can either be obsessed with or utterly hate. When this book, the Greaser, Ponyboy Curtis is by far if not least one of the best characters in this book and be a readers BFF. On another note, Cherry would be the perfect example as frenemy. Cherry was not loyal whatsoever as a Social, she was confused and betrayed her group, although, it did benefit a better cause. A character who would be a readers enemy is Bob. He threatened Johnny and Ponyboy when he encountered them on Greaser territory.
This novel begins with an interesting premise using symbols normally thought of being destructive and dangerous, are seen as tools to bring about change, cleaning out the dusty old and ushering in the bright shiny new. The protagonist, Guy Montag has been going about his life as a fireman whose job it is to start fires and extinguish the past is suddenly interrupted by a young seventeen year old girl by the name of Clarisse McClellan. A young girl whom appear to not respond and act as the majority of society. Montag feels conflicted that even though Clarisse is an odd ball in their society, she make him feel special, a feeling he 's not use and attempt to fight the urge of needing her acknowledgement of him as an individual who is special and unique. I would consider Clarisse sort of a positive antagonist.
Harold Krebs returned from Germany in 1919, after spending two years enlisted in the Marines.(Hemingway 166) Hemingway does not give many details as to what Krebs overcame while at war but whatever he dealt with overseas made it hard for him to adjust upon returning home. Krebs’ main conflict was from within and was only a conflict Krebs himself could resolve. When Krebs first arrived home from war he did not receive the same greeting as the military personnel that had returned before him. Krebs felt as though he had to lie about what happened and what he done while at war in order to feel welcomed. (Hemingway 166) Another conflict that Krebs has is with his father. Hemingway does not provide the readers with reasons as to why Krebs and his
Driving to the courtroom with no idea how the day would finish, my brother pulled over a few blocks prior. “Sarah,” he uttered, “I know exactly what you’re thinking and I need you to stop. Justice isn’t as simple as right and wrong, nor honesty and distrust. Sometimes… in order to obtain justness – you need to blur the line between morality and corruption. There’s a lot riding on this case, for our family and Elizabeth’s. We’re all looking for closure. I understand he might be innocent in this case, but that doesn’t make him an innocent man.”
Some characters are like oil and water, exhibiting contrasting qualities and desires. This contrast stems from the contemptuous relationship these characters have, which drives a character’s actions and emotions. For example, in his novel, Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe describes Okonkwo’s contemptuous relationship with his father to show its effect on Okonkwo’s character and his actions. Achebe included Okonkwo’s relationship with Unoka to shape Okonkwo as an outwardly strong yet internally weak character and to clarify Okonkwo’s murder of Ikemefuna.
But Chris replies that he admits that Joe is no worse than most men in the country, but that he had thought Joe to be better than most men. The demands of social responsibility as represented by Chris have triumphed over worldliness and monetary greed as represented by Joe Keller. Thus, the very theme of the play has been developed and brought to a conclusion by means of the contrast between Chris and Joe which runs through it. The interaction between different members of a family, such as in the Keller family and Deever's family, has been closely analysed and shown by Miller in this play. The ill of the judicial system under which an innocent person like Steve Deever has to spend several years in jail, while the guilty man like Joe Keller goes scot free, has been presented for our
In the novel ”Things Fall Apart,” by Chinua Achebe, Okonkwo is a character who shows the difficulty of staying true and saving his religion. Okonkwo is a very strong man. At times he may be very stubborn, like most men. With many occasions he is very impatient and struggles with controlling his anger. In the book, he is exiled for seven years. During those seven years missionaries come into the village and try to make all of the Ibo tribe convert into Christianity. Since he,Okonkwo, is not there to kick them out they have managed to convince a few people, including his son. This leads him to be very upset and angry when he comes out of exile. The author, Chinua Achebe, is trying to show culture and strength