Violence In A Good Man Is Hard To Find

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What Does Violence Do?

when I read “A good man is hard to find” and “There will be blood” I have nothing in my head but the thought of violence. In my opinion, violence can be, and most often is, the strongest element in a story. as we see in “A good man is hard to find” the story revolves around violence, being there from the beginning where they have an emotional violence in their mind to the point where they experience physical violence, getting killed. Now you might be asking,

“But why is violence so important about that? could you not create the same story without violence?”

Heck no you cannot. The violence in the story is essential for the emotions and feelings you would get. Violence creates a way stronger emotional arc for the characters

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