Analysis Of Theodore Dalrymple's Frivolity Of Evil

In Theodore Dalrymple’s Frivolity of evil, Dalrymple’s main argument is on the elevation of unnecessary evil throughout Britain, and the enabling role welfare plays in this increase of evil. He reflects on his experiences with British society, having spent 14 years in hospital and prison work in a run-down neighborhood causes him to question why people commit evil. Evil does not only exist in the streets where the slums are run by drug dealers, but begins in the homes of families. Dalrymple begins supporting his main argument by comparing the atrocity of political evils, which Britain had escaped, such as mass murder in Guinea, Liberia, and North Korea, that he witnessed while touring the world, to his experience with frivolous evil in his medical and prison work. He tells the story of a young single mother, who had been kicked out at the age of 14 by her own mother to please her current boyfriend. The young girl then falls victim to the destiny her mother had chosen for her, and later has 3 children by 3 different men, all of whom were deadbeats and left her to repeat the behavior of her mother. In other words, she is one of Dalrymple's usual suspects. …show more content…
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