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The Laws Will Get Em “Some day they’ll go down together…But it’s death for Bonnie and Clyde” (Guinn 313). The quote from above was the last poem written by Bonnie Parker, but the question remains: was Bonnie a cold-blooded killer that deserved to die, or was she just a girl who fell for the wrong boy? This eventually leads to her joining in to a life of crime. A look at the life of the “Cigar-Smoking Gun Moll” as everyone referred to her, will prove that the ambush that took her life was unjust. In the early stages of Bonnie’s life before she met Clyde, Bonnie was a loving and caring child, but that does not mean that she let people walk all over her. Bonnie Elizabeth Parker was brought into the world by Mrs. Emma Krause Parker, on the …show more content…
She had a chance to leave Clyde, and though she might have thought about it she always remained by his side till the end. The last time Bonnie saw her mother she asked but two request: “’When they kill us, don’t let them take me to an undertaking parlor, will you? Bring me home…it’s coming. You know it. I know it…Bring me home when I die’” (Milner 136). All Bonnie ever want was to be home instead of being on the run. She wanted to be with her family. The last time she spoke to them she gave her mother: “The Story of Bonnie and Clyde” it was the last poem she penned. When Bonnie and Clyde were ambushed near Arcadia, Louisiana Clyde was driving shoeless and Bonnie was munching on a sandwich. They pulled over to help a former gang-member’s father but it was all a trap. When asked what happened; former Texas ranger Capt. Frank Hamer replied; “’…when they came along we hollered at them to stop. They both reached for their guns, but were kind of slow’” (“Shot”). As Clyde was shot and died instantly, and just imagine Bonnie seeing that image and knowing in her mind and soul that she was going to die also: “In those few seconds Bonnie screamed, a high shrill wail that haunted the men about to kill her for the rest of their lives” (Guinn 340). The image of a girl four foot eleven inches, with strawberry blond curls, blue eyes her body riddled with bullet holes, and blood all over her
From her association with outlaws such as Jesse James and the Younger brothers, she reached a level of fantastic infamy that today leaves the facts of her life not always distinguishable from the fiction. Belle's life is an odyssey of many marriages and affairs with felons, petty criminals, and unsavory characters. Belle Starr’s legacy will live on forever, reminding us of the past events that still connect with current society events.
This statement also emphasises much of Blanche’s own views on sorrow and explains how it has affected her life since she has made the comment from personal experience. To conclude, Tennessee Williams’ dramatic use of death and dying is an overarching theme in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire,’ from which everything about Blanche’s character has formed from. Without the death of Allan, Blanche would not have resorted to prostitution and the brief affairs with strangers, also the deaths of her family have driven Blanche to Stella’s where she is “not wanted” and “ashamed to be”. Therefore these dramatic deaths have lead to the past which comes back to haunt
Bonnie Parker grew up with a normal childhood went to school every day was an above average student. She was born in Rowena Texas on October 10, 1910. Her father Charles Parker was a brick layer, but he died when bonnie was only four. After her father’s death the family moved in with her grandparents by Dallas Texas. She met Roy Thornton and soon after they got married, but Thornton got in trouble with the law and sentenced to five years in prison leaving bonnie on her own. She had a waitress job but was unhappy after Roy left. Until went to visit a friend in West Dallas where she then met Clyde Barrow. Clyde was born March 24, 1909 in Telico Texas. Clyde Barrow’s father was Henry Barrow who was a share cropper. He was one of eight children in the family. Clyde’s academics was anything but consistent. When his father quit farming the family moved to West Dallas which was were his dad opened a service shop. Clyde started high school but that was short lived he dropped out of school. Bonnie and Clyde met in West Dallas at a mutual friend’s house .Bonnie’s life prior to their crime spree was completely normal for a teenage high school student job at a café, showing no signs of becoming a notorious robber. Clyde on the other hand was the complete opposite. After dropping out of high school he went out with his brother selling stole...
Molly’s mother handled her captivity with a lot of sadness, and she did not speak until the Indians started to take Molly away from her, where she said her last words to Molly. Her father handled his captivity with guilt and sadness. Also, he gave up of escaping, and then said something right before he dies.
In the month of August, a married couple was murdered inside their own house and their own daughter, Lizzie Borden, was accused and trial as if she committed the murder. Lizzie Borden was found innocent even though many found her guilty due to evidence against her. Some might say that justice was done but was it truly done? During the trial, a famous poem about the case was made, “Lizzie Borden took an ax, gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one.”. This poem was written about Lizzie Borden, who was accused of the murder of her father and stepmother on August 4, 1892. Both her father and stepmother were violently murdered within their own home at the fall of an ax. Even though the poem did
Bonnie and Clyde Barrow the famous love struck robbers of the 1930s . Bonnie Elizabeth parker was born in October 1,1910 in Texas .Clyde C. Barrow born March 24,1909 . The dangerous couple met January 5 ,1930 . This is where it starts…
Clyde's parents farmed and many times did not make enough money to feed the starving children and the children were sent to live with relatives many times during the rough times. At the twelve years of age clyde's parents quit farming and moved away to west dallas where his father opened a gas station. West dallas was known for being rough and rough was the definition of clyde so he fit right in and was often in trouble with the law for stealing and other crimes. Clyde was average weight and height. He had two good relationship until he got together with bonnie, he never got
Have you ever heard the phrase, Love is Blind? When you’re in love, you tend not to see the bad side of someone. The major point, which was apparent in this book, was Blanche Caldwell Barrow’s true and undying love for her husband, Buck Barrow. There was certainly nothing intriguing or appealing about Buck, but to Blanche, he was her everything! Blanche was a victim of circumstance- drawn into a world of hatred and revenge of the law. Clyde was certainly the master-mind and ring leader of their life on the run. He had a personal vendetta with the law, stemming from his time in prison. Although the Barrow gang was guilty of capital offenses, the young, love-struck Blanche was guilty by association. It was a tragic story of being on
Clyde Barrow, born March 24, 1909 in Telico, Texas to a very poor farming family. Under the influence of his older brother, Clyde was inducted into a life of crime at an early age by beginning with thievery and gradually ascending to stealing automobiles, carrying out armed robberies, and eventually murder. Already by age 20, Clyde was a fugitive with an extensive list of robberies. He was then arrested for a long sentence, when his new lover, Bonnie Parker, smuggled him a gun to escape. Clyde first met Bonnie, who was 19 at the time they met, through a mutual friend, and he immediately fell madly in love
At the beginning of the story, Clyde states that, “Most people mistake me for a small, kindly Italian grandfather….They never guess that I am a vampire” (Russell, 407). Clyde’s kindly appearance makes the readers feel like he is a friendly grandfather who quietly enjoys his time in the lemon grove. Although he tells the readers that he is a vampire, the readers have no reason to believe that Clyde has a darker side. Later in the story, when Clyde describes his feelings toward Fila, he says, “I feel a well of love for the girl” (Russell, 408). The readers can feel Clyde’s sincere affection for the girl, and because of his friendly appearance and his love for the girl, the readers cannot believe that he will do anything bad to her. Also, the book mentions that his wife has taught him that killing people is not necessary and can be stopped. However, at the end of the story, Clyde loses control of his actions and says, “It seems my hand has tightened on the girl’s wrist, and I realize with surprise, as if from a great distance, that he is twisting away” (Russell, 421). He disappoints the readers by killing the girl he once liked. From the quote, the readers can feel that Clyde splits into two sides, a side that is evil and another side that is normal. However, he seems to be
The police knew that they would come this way after visiting their family and lay in wait on a secluded dirt highway near Sailes, Louisiana. The group in wait included local police officers as well as Texas Rangers. As Bonnie and Clyde approached the hidden policemen, the officers and rangers opened fire on their car instantly killing Bonnie and Clyde on May 23,1934. (“Bonnie and Clyde”) Clyde Barrow was shot seventeen times and Bonnie Parker was shot twenty- six times. This was the end of their run. They were finally caught by the law. Always on the run knowing that there wasn't a better life for them back home. They never got back the money that Clyde said was his, but they always held onto the dream. Even though they were called murders, they were also in love. They never went anywhere without the other. The great depression hurt many people in many different ways, but Bonnie and Clyde tried to not let this stop them. Even in the end Bonnie was a poet. She was never an actress, but she will still always be known for her poems. Clyde was brave and always faithful to Bonnie. Although he was wanted for murder, he was always the honest and upright man that Bonnie said he
Through her work she attempts convey the message that her and Clyde are not as cruel as the media makes them out to be: "There's a lot of untruths to these write-ups; they're not as ruthless as that". In one part of the poem she states that it is not Clyde's fault that he is the way he is but in fact the law's fault: "But I say this with pride that I once knew Clyde, when he was upright and clean. But the law fooled around; kept taking him down, and locking him up in a cell. Till he said to me; "I'll never be free, so I'll meet a few of them in hell"". Bonnie does this to build up the sympathy of the public and to get them on the gang's side so that they would not be exposed when they were moving to new locations. The message makes it appear as if the gang just had a problem with the law and would only take on large establishments like banks, but W. D. Jones' account tells otherwise in his voluntary statement from
The philosophical residue of Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom The Bell Tolls reveals the impact of love, duty, and relationships on the main character’s ideas about death.
“Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is to be received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him (Bierce 1-2).” Death was ultimately present throughout much of both short stories, his sudden and striking hand took the life of many during the Civil War. Each moment of battle was soiled with sweat, blood, and tears of the soldiers. The bodies of fathers, brothers, and friends littered the battlefield, and often the death passed over members closer to home. Not only were those whose lives were lost affected, but the families of the brave men were affected devastatingly as well. The author Mark Twain approached the suddenness of death in his story “A Private History of a Campaign that Failed”. Ambrose Bierce also captured the sharp essence of death in his tale of Peyton Farquhar in “An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge”.
Clyde was able to get out of prison and come back in as he pleased which means he was able to plant bombs and kill people while everyone thought he was in prison, but that was not the case since no one was checking on him because he was in solitary confinement. Clyde had disguises to get through the city without being spotted, but Nick found out that Clyde had bought a car garage across the street from the prison and that is where his tunnel had started and led to the solitary confinement cells and that is where he stored his explosives and his disguises. Clyde was ready to go to war with nick and he had the armory hidden under the prison to do it