This week, we read a short story called "The Lady, or the Tiger" by Frank Stockton. This short story was about a "semi-barabaric" king who ruled over his people. He made an arena that served as their court, if you will, and whenever someone was convicted as a criminal, he would send them there, where they would have to choose their own fate. There were two doors, one containing a tiger, and the other containing a lady. No one, besides the king, knew which creature was in which door, making this whole trial focused around chance. Now, if the criminal chose the door where the tiger was held he would die, but if he chose the door where the woman was held, he would be married to her instantly, and forced to leave his life behind. However, the king had a daughter and the daughter had a secret lover. The king found out, and threw the lover into the arena, making this our conflict. I would give you the ending to this interesting and well-written story, but I think that would just take the fun out of it, plus I'm not a spoiler. Anyways, what I am trying to get at is, if you picked the tiger, you were seen to be guilty, and if you picked the woman, you were innocent. This is completely unfair and a ridiculous type of judgement.
During the week, we were shown a quote by Clarence Darrow (quote will be on the side!) and, it connected to the whole story, but it also connected to a certain novel we have been reading, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The Tom Robinson case, something that I personally found to be very interesting, was surrounded by the fact that the convicted criminal was an African American, and because of this, Tom Robinson was found guilty. This is social injustice. Back then, this was normal, if you were an African American and you were convicted of a crime you may or may not have committed, you were found guilty because the pigmentation of your skin. Many people say we have evolved from that time period, that our system has improved significantly, I disagree.
This week, my English/Writing teacher, gave us a prompt, and we had to write what we thought the word "justice" means and whether or not its is real or good. My blog for this week, will be my answer to her prompt.
Justice is such a complex word don't you think? I mean when you really think about this seven lettered word, you learn that this small word, has been the cause for protests, wars, arguments, and rebellions, things that makes up our country. All of these things make this word seem full, it makes people think they know what this word means. To me, this word is empty. This word causes so much commotion and to be frank, I'm pretty sure most people don't even know what it means. Now I know I am only thirteen and I know I haven't been on this world very long, and I know I shouldn't be one to judge, but this is my process of thinking. Whenever I think of the word justice, I now think of To Kill A Mockingbird.
As I have mentioned before, the Tom Robinson case showcased social injustice. He was found guilty because the jury decided to overlook the evidence that pointed to Bob Ewell, and they instead found him guilty for his race, something that gets my blood boiling. Yes we have evolved in religion, technology, communication, and travel, but, I sometimes feel like justice itself, has not changed one bit. We are now in the 21st century and wrongly accused men and women are sent to jail for a crime they didn't commit, while the actual criminal gets to walk free. The whole word justice is so complex that I can't give you a definition that I believe suits the word, especially since I am only thirteen.
Now I don't want to leave this blog with an unanswered question, but I will leave it on a question. What do you think justice means? Is it freedom? The right to say what you want to say? Or is it the complete opposite of social injustice? Leave a comment telling me your thoughts and I promise, one day, I will answer this question with an exact answer, and not just a cliffhanger.
During the week, we were shown a quote by Clarence Darrow (quote will be on the side!) and, it connected to the whole story, but it also connected to a certain novel we have been reading, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The Tom Robinson case, something that I personally found to be very interesting, was surrounded by the fact that the convicted criminal was an African American, and because of this, Tom Robinson was found guilty. This is social injustice. Back then, this was normal, if you were an African American and you were convicted of a crime you may or may not have committed, you were found guilty because the pigmentation of your skin. Many people say we have evolved from that time period, that our system has improved significantly, I disagree.
This week, my English/Writing teacher, gave us a prompt, and we had to write what we thought the word "justice" means and whether or not its is real or good. My blog for this week, will be my answer to her prompt.
Justice is such a complex word don't you think? I mean when you really think about this seven lettered word, you learn that this small word, has been the cause for protests, wars, arguments, and rebellions, things that makes up our country. All of these things make this word seem full, it makes people think they know what this word means. To me, this word is empty. This word causes so much commotion and to be frank, I'm pretty sure most people don't even know what it means. Now I know I am only thirteen and I know I haven't been on this world very long, and I know I shouldn't be one to judge, but this is my process of thinking. Whenever I think of the word justice, I now think of To Kill A Mockingbird.
As I have mentioned before, the Tom Robinson case showcased social injustice. He was found guilty because the jury decided to overlook the evidence that pointed to Bob Ewell, and they instead found him guilty for his race, something that gets my blood boiling. Yes we have evolved in religion, technology, communication, and travel, but, I sometimes feel like justice itself, has not changed one bit. We are now in the 21st century and wrongly accused men and women are sent to jail for a crime they didn't commit, while the actual criminal gets to walk free. The whole word justice is so complex that I can't give you a definition that I believe suits the word, especially since I am only thirteen.
Now I don't want to leave this blog with an unanswered question, but I will leave it on a question. What do you think justice means? Is it freedom? The right to say what you want to say? Or is it the complete opposite of social injustice? Leave a comment telling me your thoughts and I promise, one day, I will answer this question with an exact answer, and not just a cliffhanger.