Character Analysis: The Damage Done

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Throughout the novel of “The Damage Done” Warren Fellow’s experiences and hardships he finds himself faced with cause on-going anguish both mentally and physically. These aspects of his unjust life in prison and the events preceding convince Warren into believing that his punishment was not justified, or even remotely equal to his crimes that led to his arrest.

There are multiple excerpts from book that can confirm and justify his beliefs of unjust incarceration. One of them includes a quote from page 137 that follows,
“Suddenly, my punishment seemed way out of proportion and I couldn’t see the lesson that was to be learned. How much suffering was I to go through before the world agreed that I had paid my price?”

I believe this confirms Warren’s point of view on the conflict’s being
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The conflict arises when “The Old Man” pulled Warren aside and warns Warren of being involved with the man, The Old Man then goes on to say that Neddy is a bad man and one who must be kept at a careful distance.
Warren states “Coming from The Old Man this was a pretty admirable reference, so Ned and I proceeded to hit it off” this conflict of viewpoint comes from Warren’s experience of The Old Man being a shady character, or a “bad man” as stated by The Old Man. Warren is not in the position to believe or listen to The Old Man as what he is describing seems to be a portrayal of The Old Man himself. Warren’s impression of him being of dodgy character can be confirmed on page 20 from the quote, “In my absence, however, The Old Man had heard of my trouble and seized the opportunity to sully my relationship with The Bookmaker, telling him that I had pocketed the money myself and could not be

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