Crime And Punishment In John Steinbeck's The Book Of Job

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It was obvious to Job’s friends to conclude that Job must have earned his punishment by committing at least one evil sin. “God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evildoers.” (Job 8:20) Basically, his friends were explaining that good people are rewarded, while evil people are punished on the other side of the spectrum. These men were assuming that life is fair in dispensing discipline to Homo sapiens. Therefore, they impeached Job during his misery. Perhaps these men were desperately searching for a stable amenity, because they were fearful that they may meet the same fate as Job if there were no set rules to act as a safety net below themselves.
The book of Job aroused some intimidating questions about the perception of justice and integrity on life. People typically generate a similar assumption that people of decorum should receive a reward and the
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First part of that subject, he would have confronted how they should have performed their obligation as Job’s friends by putting their own uneasiness aside, instead of being committing their own sin of selfishness. Subsequently, he would have communicated his beliefs that they should have comforted Job appropriately to his personality type. His friends must have perceived Job as the religious man that he was. Therefore, they should have attempted to find a spiritual means to compensate for the tragic situation.
Furthermore, Victor Frankl would cautiously convey recommendations on treatment arrangements for Job’s emotional and mental state. Based on how he advocated his fellow Jews to keep faith (Part Two of Man’s Search for Meaning), it is safe to hypothesize that he would advise the friends to encourage Job to do the same. In addition, he would inspire them to undertake lengthy group prayers. He would probably condone group worshipping sessions as

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