Theme Of Justice In Sofia Nikolaidou's 'Scapegoat'

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”. -Martian Luther King Jr. Throughout our world, there is injustice and inequality. And although many people may recognize it, they refuse to stand up and fight for what 's right. In the book Scapegoat by Sofia Nikolaidou, Manolis Gris was wrongfully accused and convicted of murder. As time moves forward, the same event happens multiple times over forty years later shown in the case of James Driskell. The abuse of justice shown in the Gris Case found in the novel Scapegoat and the real life case against James Driskell can be recognized by evaluating the trials characteristics. In both cases, each person was sent to prison because of their wrongful conviction of murder. In the Gris Case when an American journalist 's body was found off the bay of Thessaloniki, a quick, speedy trial was wanted. Manolis Gris was blamed because he was a "communist". "Those fascist thugs said our guys pulled Gris into it, to work as an interpreter. No matter how you look at it, the story is full of holes. Why would they need him to interpret when our guy knew better English than he did? They just cooked up …show more content…
In all societies today, people are blamed for things they did not do. In order to to prevent this, people need to look at all the bigger picture. Martian Luther King Jr. had said that "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere". If injustice keeps repeating itself, all justice is threatened, which is not how a society should be managed. It is mandatory that all injustice must be conquered. People must stand up for what is right and fight for what is needed in order to receive proper justice. As said by Martian Luther King Jr. "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that