Gallows

confession does not save him, but it tarnishes his name ironically when Elizabeth lies to the court to protect him. “She only thought to save my name.” (113) Ultimately, John’s hubris destroys him. He is offered a release from jail and an escape from the gallows if he confesses to witchcraft. He can not give Judge Danforth his sign confession due to his excessive pride. “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life!” (143). John is aware that he will face the noose. He…

Why to be an Abolitionist George Orwell author of the short story “A Hanging” was not always a writer. Orwell from 1922 through 1927 acted as Assistant Superintendent in the British Imperial Police (Rodden 33). In his years as an enforcer of the law Orwell (formerly known as Eric Blair) grew sick of his heartless job and the uncaring bureaucrats who seemed to lack any awareness of the sanctity of human life, so “after five wasted years” he resigned his position (Rodden 33). Following this he…

“Oranges and Lemons” Many of the nursery rhymes that are loved today have a deeper meaning than their lyrics suggest, some of which could be considered quite sinister. The poems and lullabies that are currently used as games, or methods of soothing children, are often based on dark happenings or figures in history, frequently oriented in England around the eighteenth century. Even though the nursery rhyme “Oranges and Lemons” is not as well-known as some of its contemporaries, it too has a…

“The four year old was arrested, kept in jail for 8 months,and watched her mother carried off to the gallows.” Dorcas Good was the daughter of Sarah Good one of the salem witch victims who did not survive. She was only one of the 20 people who did not make it through this time alive in 1692.The Salem Witch Trials were a horrible and devastating time in history because of innocent people being tortured and jailed, society was corrupted and at a low, so called ‘witches’ were being killed.…

From the beginning of the book to the end of this section, it strikes me of how changed Elie and his Jewish companions have become. The instances when Idek attacks Elie for personal reasons, how Franek extorts Elie for his gold tooth, and how Elie lacks sympathy towards some Jews in some instances is part of a bigger picture in my eyes of how the Holocaust destroyed these civilized people to a state-of-nature-like beings. Elie also lacks sympathy for his father after being attacked by Idek,…

The Truth: In January 1962, Reverend Samuel Parris daughter Elizabeth Parris and niece Abigail Williams started to throw horrible fits, and other girls in the town also began to do the same. Soon after the girls began their fits the local doctor, William griggs, was called and diagnosed all the girls with bewitchment. The Girls on February, 29th claimed that three women in the town had afflicted them one of the women was Parris slave Tituba. All three women were interrogated but Tituba…

In the short story “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator is a murderous villain. Drinking to an extent can make a person very violent towards other people. It is clear to say that he has major issues and feels no remorse for the murders he has committed. The narrator is losing his sanity. The reason behind the narrator’s excessive drinking of alcohol can negatively affect him and his decisions. His repetitive drinking caused him to become violent towards his wife and animals, which…

“‘For God’s sake, where is God?’... ‘Where He is? This is where - hanging from this gallows’…” Although these words once came from Elie Wiesel’s mouth, they matched up with what many, many Jews around the world were asking. Where could God possibly be during the time the Jews needed them most. In the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel, readers are introduced to the process that Jews went through that caused Elie to lose his faith, for a long time, if not forever. The theme of Night, therefore, is the…

Eliezer’s Loss Throughout Night Elie transforms from an innocent young boy into a mentally and physically crippled man. He saw more than everything anyone should. Moreover one of the key differences before and after is presence of faith, he lost his faith after a traumatizing experience that took everything from him. Therefore a loss of faith is the major difference and cause of Elie’s transformation. Today Wiesel has rediscovered his faith after time away from his trauma. However during the…

These gallows, in September 1943, were used to execute twenty Belgian prisoners. 747 prisoners, mostly Jews, died between 1943 and 1944. On September 4th and 5th, 117 prisoners were shot to death outside the camp at the shooting range. Children, under the age…