When there is a tough situation in the life of others, they are left with themselves to fix bad situations, also to define justice or revenge. The short story “Bargain” by (A.B Guthrie, Jr) an example of a person seeking a type of revenge by using his knowledge as power. First thing to remember, Mr. Baumer did what he had to do, for him it was necessary. In addition, Slays actions towards Mr. Baumer was very unpleasant, he despised him for being an immigrant, and also hated the fact he was being charged for the merchandise that was stolen at the time when he worked for Mr. Baumer as a freighter. In fact, the first situation that occurred was when Mr. Baumer tried to give Slay a bill of the whiskey he had stolen, he knew it was Slay who did it, because Slay was known by the town’s people as an alcoholic and a thief, also as a mean stubborn man that doesn’t think much of respect but only of destruction. As a result, Mr. Baumer was abused and beaten up badly, he felt so broken and humiliated by Slay, and yet he still had his pride and eventually ignored the problems with Slay. Although, Mr. Baumer’s worker and good friend Al tried to convince him to get authorities to handle the problem he simply refused the help. …show more content…
Baumer keep his thoughts to himself, soon it lead him to hire Slay again on a harsh weather around a busy time. Then, the death of Slay occurred, he had frozen during his route because of drinking himself to death, but without knowing how to read he had taken a large amount of wood alcohol poison. At last, all Mr. Baumer can tell Al was that the wood alcohol was a bargain and that it was good to know how to read. (“Bargain” page 11 last paragraph). Towards the end, people will question the act that he has done, but then again people think that Mr. Baumer is a wise man that did not lift a finger to hurt Slay, what he did was trust his knowledge of knowing what would happen to
Evil exists naturally in the world, and there are many acts that are considered evil. As a result, evil is often a theme in literature. “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” by William Shakespeare, and “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe each rely heavily on evil to portray a message. Out of all of the evil acts that exist, exacting revenge is the evilest act that a person can make, for a person’s rash decision to exact revenge will ruin their sense of morality. The characters of Hamlet and Laertes in “Hamlet” each commit terrible acts of revenge, as does Montresor in “The Cask of Amontillado.”
In paragraph 3 and 4 the narrator explains, “ And every night, about midnight, I turned the latch of his door and opened it. . . I did this seven long night-every night just at midnight. ” This shows that he was a calculated killer because of the time he took to watch the man before killing him. It shows how the narrator thought it through. Also shows how he was going to have to study the old man's sleeping behaviors in order to have to kill him.
Many people percieve revenge to be something that falls under justice, as they are driven by emotions, while others consider getting the police involved as serving justice. Moreover, some people find revenge to be pleasing and satisfying, but to argue the point that just because something is more satisfying does not mean it is
For the meek, vengeance pleasures the soul; however, it is only temporal. Like an addictive drug, revenge soothes anger and tension by sedating the mind with ephemeral comfort. Despite the initial relief, pain ensues and conditions seem worse than before. Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the non-violence movement in India, stated once that “an eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” There is no such thing as a sweet revenge.
experiences with revenge what his actions caused. It shows that getting revenge is never the
In the short story “Bargain” by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. Mr. Baumer is guilty of murder he knowingly poisoned Slade which caused him to die.
Revenge is best served cold or so says the well-known expression. This idea of revenge that they seek is usually to restore balance and take an “eye for an eye” as the Bible says. Revenge, if by chance everyone were in Plato’s perfect utopia, would be in a perfect form, where justice and revenge would be one, and the coined phrase “eye for an eye” would be taken literally. By taking an eye for and eye, and punishing those who did wrong equally as they did wrong, there is justice. However, this revenge sometimes goes too far and is consequently not justice.
Assume the most significant person in your life is murdered and you now have a chance for revenge, what would you do? Would you kill the villain or not? Facing this type of concussive situation that must be resolved, a decision is obliged to be made. The short story Just Lather, That's All written by Hernade Tellez and the movie Seven directed by David Finder both demonstrate the consequences of the decision made through internal struggles. Under certain extreme conditions, an individual's decision can be largely dependent on their emotional conflicts, leading to further actions that might defeat their belief. However, two characters' opposite decisions tie to their ultimate fate.
Norms of Revenge. 4. Blackwell Publisher, 1990. 862. eBook. . Bar-elli, G. and Heyd, D. (1986), Can revenge be just or otherwise justified?.
It has been said that it is good to have knowledge. This is seen to be very true in The historical fiction story Bargain by A.B Guthrie, when when in a small town a rivalry between two men leaves one of them dead. We must make the choice, was Slade’s death justice, or revenge. Mr. Baumler is responsible for Slade’s death. Therefore, making this an act of revenge.
Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once declared, “It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it.” In other words, when one is suffering, the desire to reap revenge without consideration as to who is being harmed in the process is innate. This is a common theme within the poem The Epic of Gilgamesh, Euripides tragic play, Medea, and Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Hamlet. Characterization is used in these three works to exemplify the revenge seeker’s disregard for anyone but themselves in order to take vengeance on those who committed an act against them.
... lack of need for it as his negative qualities seal his fate and the old sage shows the benefit of having faith and forgiving those who have betrayed them. Rather than focusing on getting revenge, one should strive to move forward with their life. All that revenge does is slow down the personal growth of an individual; the consequences far outweigh the benefits.
The narrator wrestles with conflicting feelings of responsibility to the old man and feelings of ridding his life of the man's "Evil Eye" (34). Although afflicted with overriding fear and derangement, the narrator still acts with quasi-allegiance toward the old man; however, his kindness may stem more from protecting himself from suspicion of watching the old man every night than from genuine compassion for the old man.
...out each other knowing of it. The element of payback is more profound in this story and supports the quote “What goes around, comes around”.
...d the rational explanation is that the narrator wanted to kill the old man for his own indulgence. The liberation the narrator describes after the murder of the old man shows that violence was truly the key motive for his crime.