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Mount
Escape- Almost more than a thief, Mount seems to be a skilled escape artist. Somehow, he manages to escape from several jails. Instead of lying and pretending to repent and welcome punishment, Mount says “when i see that every attempt … Continue reading
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powers
escape – “…but as Providence had ordered it, she did not go home that night, and so escaped the snare I had laid for her.” This quote is explaining a night in whichPowers had plotted to hide in the bushes, … Continue reading
powers
Sin- Powers’ narrative is extremely concerned with sin. He explains that a woman when he is young teaches him “that awful sin†(343). The rest of his narrative is largely concerned with sexual crimes, and we see how he blames … Continue reading
bloody register
friend – This term is used in the beginning of this serialized narrative to describe God. This is included in a letter that was written to John Sullivan which urged to him to begin to build a relationship with the … Continue reading
buchanan, ross, and brooks
1. escape– to get away. “who have for this time escaped punishment.” Buchanan, ross, and brooks like the other narratives we have read, want to escape. this desire to escape punishment is indicative of the fear that the penal system … Continue reading
frasier
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 … Continue reading