Posted in Authenticity, Implication of the Master, conscience, family, hierarchy, passion on Jun 17th, 2007 No Comments »
Implication of the master- In class, we have discussed at length the importance of the hierarchy in early American society. Rebelling against a master is a small treason. Barrick has an irreverent attitude, however, and does not pander to that tradition. He describes his first master only briefly, but it is [...]
Posted in Personalization, Recompense, blame, conscience on Jun 11th, 2007 1 Comment »
Recompense- Ames repays people he steals from with other stolen goods. He does not elaborate on why he chooses to recompense certain people for their losses. Maybe he only repays people who know he stole from him so they won’t report him to the authorities, but still it seems like a stranger bartering system. Perhaps, [...]
Posted in conscience, list, love of money, money on Jun 6th, 2007 1 Comment »
conscience – the awareness of your actions and the consequences that should morally follow; Williams chose to suffer the punishment due to his crime even though the evidence was not strong enough to convict.
list – throughout the entire register there is a recollection of the crimes that each individual has committed. These lists appear [...]
Posted in conscience, disobedience, habitual on Jun 6th, 2007 No Comments »
conscience – Ames seems to have a fairly distorted view of his own deeds at the outset of the narrative because he credits himself with having a conscience that keeps him from thieving during certain stages of his life. He is a habitual offender in every sense of the words. Although, he does [...]
Posted in conscience, forgiveness, warning on Jun 5th, 2007 No Comments »
Forgiveness- Levi Ames expresses two forms of forgiveness at the end of his life: one he has given and one he has received. He asks “May God forgive me of my dreadful wickedness committed both against his and many worthy men”, and also states that he forgives one of his accomplices, Joseph Atwood, who apparently [...]
Posted in conscience, love of money, money, warning on Jun 5th, 2007 No Comments »
Money- Mr. Spooner is apparently murdered for money, hired by Mrs. Spooner, and paid with cash kept in a box which is split up among the murderers, a few hundred dollars for each. They also split up some his belongings, such as clothing and his watch. The concept of money, and the willingness [...]
Posted in conscience, flame, notorious on Jun 4th, 2007 No Comments »
1. conscience- this is the first text in wich this inner sense of right and wrong is the main focus. Frasier’s conscience was a key component in his crimes. it is also a word that helps us to under- stand the effects of an action on the mind. it links a mental state, often guilt, [...]
Posted in conscience, engl375mm, nature, stealing on Jun 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Nature- Frasier is always referring to his true nature as one of wickedness: he seems to see himself as a naturally evil person, held back from time to time from committing evil deeds. First his mother instills in him a sense of honesty (although this is quickly undone by a later mistress). When [...]