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mountain
oraganized – The criminals that Mountain was associated with wherever he went were always organized and maintained a level of professionalism that compared to the military’s. Respect was a must and was valued above all else when Mountain went on … Continue reading
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frost
Justification- Frost admits to killing two people in his narrative. The first, his father, he says that he killed because “I ever thought my father had no affection for her, and used her ill; this induced me to kill him” … Continue reading
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mount
Accomplice- Thomas Mount, along with Herman Rozencrantz, seemed more than willing to sell out his friends for his own gain—a thing that even the most despicable criminals have been proud of avoiding. He states that “I was found guilty but … Continue reading
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Mountain
Touched- Mountain uses touched for robbed throughout the narrative. It seems strange, but it sort of fits in with the modern use of untouchable as someone who is beyond reproach or invulnerable. The people who could be touched were vulnerable … Continue reading
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vagabond – Mount like many of the criminals we have encountered during this class is a man that is constantly on the run. He never seems to stay in the same place, being tired of situations easily or needing to … Continue reading
frost
psychotic – Frost provides an incredible chilling narrative, he begins with the savage murder of his own father whom he attributed with responsibility for his mother’s death . He details how he beats his father’s brains out as he does … Continue reading
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mountain
profession – Mountain, the son of a black woman and a mulatto father, claims to have always had a disposition towards being “susceptible of almost any impression”. This means that he had a natural inclination towards a life of crime … Continue reading
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Frasier
Notorious– “Notorious” seems to be thrown in the title of Frasier’s narrative to attract readers. The seeds of the sensationalism of later works seem to be in place here. Although he seems to be a prolific thief, there is little … Continue reading
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elizabeth wilson
woman – In these time women were not received well and their testimony wasn’t worth much in court. Even after Wilson attesting that her children were killed by her lover who did not have the strength to man up and … Continue reading
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frost
1. retribution– “he thought it no great crime to kill such as he supposed treated him very ill-and did not appear to have a just conception of the heinous crime of murder.” frost’s concept of murder is very unlike a … Continue reading
Posted in death, honesty, retribution
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