Consequences In Richard Flanagan's The Narrow Road To The Deep North

Consequences are inevitable, not one action can be committed without the reward or persecution that follows. Whether in the lives of characters in a novel, or in the lives of those encountered in the street, the lines between right and wrong; moral and immoral, are blurred. What remains constant in all of the blur, are the ramifications of the actions committed daily. Another constant in the world today is the standard of life to which all are entitled. A life free of unjust persecution, unwarranted neglect and depravity. To commit any such offence deserves the utmost punishment. Social customs, however, differ between countries, and are far less universally regulated. Social dictates state what is expected of inhabitants of society, and the price they will pay if they fail to adhere to the policies. From a global scale to …show more content…
In the novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North written by Richard Flanagan, the theme relayed about the importance of accepting the consequences is relevant in today’s society in regard to becoming an active part of society, examining the potential consequences to rethink actions and ensure personal success as well as preventing horrific events from being …show more content…
Prior to marrying Keith, Amy becomes pregnant and at the insistence of Keith, has an abortion. Amy tells Dorrigo that Keith “just didn 't… think it was right to have a baby out of wedlock.” (Flanagan 104). In spite of what either Keith or Amy felt was right, social dictate at the time stated that it was immoral for a baby to be born to parents who were unwed, Amy accepted the repercussions of the actions she and Keith had made, in order to remain respected in the society they live in. Each beating that Nakamura unleashed upon a prisoner; each meal he deprived his own soldiers of; each time he committed a vile act against humanity, he was acting with