Category Archives: blame

Powers

Posted on June 22, 2007 by mtt3e

Childlike- Usually childlike is used in a positive way, but Powers is childlike in the sense that he lacks foresight, perspective, and a grip on reality. He thinks only of the present. In jail, he forgets that he is about … Continue reading →

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Levi Ames

Posted on June 11, 2007 by mtt3e

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 … Continue reading →

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body of the condemned

Posted on May 23, 2007 by chard3ah

Spectacle- Foucault argues that as the “gloomy festival of punishment was dying out,” one of the first things to go was “the spectacle of punishment”.  He uses the word spectacle to describe the public torture and execution of prisoners used … Continue reading →

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