The author creates a lack of sympathy for Mitchell stephens all over in the chapter that he narrates, by the things that he says and how he acts. On the very bottom of page 90 Mitchell says, “The real satisfaction, the true motivation, is the carnage and the smoldering aftermath and the trophy heads that get hung up on the den wall. I love it”. It is almost as if he does not care if he turns neighbor against neighbor, and that he almost enjoys ripping communities apart if that is what it takes to win a lawsuit. On page 99 paragraph two, Mitchell also says, “Besides, the people of Sam Dent are not unique. We’ve all lost our children”. Mitchell shows not an ounce of sympathy for the parents and community members of Sam Dent, which should make
