Evil and its control
Not all people are evil. Many of us are upstanding citizens that contribute positively to society. Yet, we are shown how normal, average people are put into position where lying and chicanery are in order to save their own life (A Good Man is Hard to Find). Seemingly, innocent people have the capability to commit murder their best friend such as George in Of Mice and Men. While others, whom seem to be quite well educated or devoted to God, seduce total strangers for kicks (Good Country People). In The Postman Always Rings Twice, our protagonists attempt and, eventually, successfully murder an innocent bystander. Deep down people, whether it is voluntary or not, have the ability to commit heinous crimes when the situation calls for it. These stories have many similarities to them. All take place in America, they all have unfortunate incidents that occur that changes their paths in life, and in three stories somebody ends up being killed. In Good Country People, badness and evil seems to have cursed Hulga's life. Starting from an accident when she was still Joy, Hulga's life has been quite miserably and negative, although she has attained a Ph.D. in philosophy. Yet, she lives at home and gets harassed, according to
In Of Mice and Men, George kills his best friend in order to save him from the wrath of Curley. Lennie kills Curley's wife, purely by accident, since Lennie does not know any better. One could believe that George killed Lennie because he was sick and tired of putting up with Lennie's mistakes, which in turn, were very costly ones. George could have let Curley killed Lennie, but if one was in George's position, would they have let someone as angry and angst-ridden (perhaps related to his shortness) as Curley kill their best friend? Perhaps, George's act was one of mercy. Since George is the only one who realizes that the things that Lennie does are not on purpose, it is his position to 'punish' him whenever he does something wrong. Is Lennie's death by George excusable? In the sense that it is evil and amoral, no. But, was it necessary for it to happen? Yes. When Hulga realizes the dark nature of Pointer, she exclaims, "You're a fine Christian! You're just like them all - say one thing and do another. You're a perfect Christian, you're..." She realizes that Pointer is actually turning the tables on her. She wanted to seduce the apparently pure Christian and destroy his values and morals. She wanted to break him and humiliate him. But she was the victim of her own evil desires. In Flannery O'Connor's A Good Man is Hard to Find, the fact that the Misfit does not believe in inherit good or evil means that he should not feel remorse for anything looked upon as being evil? So, in the mind of the Misfit, the Misfit looks reprehensible crimes such as theft and murder as we would view jaywalking. This dark and shocking story deals with how morals and values can be thrown away in a moment's notice. It is an evocation of the psychotic mind. Essentially, the grandma is at fault for getting the family killed. She told them to go on the trip. She told them of the non-existent house. She r
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Approximate Word count = 1288
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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