Posted in education, guilt, warning on Jun 5th, 2007 No Comments »
-Warning- Rachel’s first mention of warning is to her husband, who “enticed me to leave my service and take to bad company” (284). Although she says that she forgives him, she hopes that her “unhappy fate will be a solemn warning to him” (284). She continues to say that “I hope my awful and untimely [...]
covetous – Frasier compulsion to steal as he admitted was due to a burning desire within to become rich. HInstead of attempting to do so by legitimate means the “easy” money of thievery seemed much more appropriate for his condition although he did seem to express sorrow over the fact that his life of [...]
Posted in education, experiment, poverty on Jun 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Education- Isaac Frasier blames his upbringing and education (or lack thereof) on his criminal history, combined with his “thievish nature”. John Jubeart, however, seems to have been well brought up, by parents who “were honest industrious people and gave him as genteel an education as their circumstances would allow” (163). John’s fall into crime is [...]