Right And Wrong In A Tale Of Two Cities

There is no Right or Wrong
There are no two people in the world that have the exact same thoughts and feelings. Each person forms their own ideas on certain subjects, that others will disagree with. Many aspects of a person’s thoughts are based on their background. From as early as childhood, a person’s thoughts and opinions start to form, and change based on influences, such as parents or teachers. For example, if a child’s parents raise that child a certain way, that child will likely choose to raise their children the same way. This does not necessarily mean that the parents raised their child the right way, but they raised their child the way that they felt was right. This is to prove that there is no right or wrong. People will develop their own ideas on right and wrong based

on society, and influences around them.
Ideas are constantly changing today for a number of reasons. Between the news, social media, and other sources, if something happens, people from all around the world will know about it in seconds. Celebrities and news people are constantly stating their opinions on tv and on social media, which much of the world hears. This means that many people will go along with other people’s ideas. An example of this is in The Lottery, where people were randomly chosen to get pelted with stones. None of the people cared that these innocent people were dying at random. Everyone went along with it, without thinking about whether it was morally right. It was not until they were chosen that they realized how wrong it was. A woman named Mrs. (Tessie) Hutchinson gets chosen, and she then realizes that what they were doing was not just. She says, “it isn't fair, it isn't right.” If many people believe something is right, than others will be pressured to go along with those beliefs. Mrs. Hutchinson went along with the stoning while she was not a victim, but she realized the true horror of it when she is subjected to the stones being pelted at her. Basically, if one person believes something is right, and convinces others that they are right, others will be pressured to go along with that person’s ideas and thoughts. This is especially true when the person is a celebrity, or someone of importance.
Much of a person’s beliefs are based off of what their parents and other childhood influences have taught them.

Many people look up to their parents, especially while they are children, which is why their ideas on right and wrong often come from their parents. This also includes things that have happened to people as children. If a person has a bad childhood, that may reflect on their future thoughts and opinions. In A Tale of Two Cities, Madame Defarge was raped, and her family was murdered. She says, “that peasant family so injured by the two Evrémonde brothers, as that Bastille paper describes, is my family.” (Dickens 3-12) These events are the reason that she believes that it is right for her to get revenge during the French Revolution. Because of the murder of her family she believes that killing her enemies is the right thing to do, while others may not. Though many thought her actions were extreme, she believed her actions were justified because they made up for her horrific childhood. From a young age, children begin to absorb everything they hear, which helps them to form their own opinions on right and wrong, and they often form these ideas based on their parents’

beliefs.
Lastly, ideas on right and wrong can often be swayed by feelings and emotions. Feelings and emotions can typically cloud one’s judgement, causing them to believe that something is right, rather than that thing being wrong. If love is involved, opinions on right and wrong can change also. An example of this is with Lenny and George in Of Mice and Men. Lenny and George worked together for a long time, developing a strong bond between them. Although a great worker, Lenny was very unintellegent and lacked basic common sense. Lenny was always causing problems for George and himself. Towards the end of the book, Lenny does something bad, and the other workers are going to kill him because of it. Lenny runs, and runs into George, who kills Lenny, but so that he dies peacefully. It says, “He pulled the trigger. The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again. Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering.” (Steinbeck 53) For the audience, Lenny’s death was very controversal. George felt that i was the right thing to do since Lenny would most likely be killed anyway. George thought that this was the right thing to do because Lenny died peacefully, and happily, instead of terrified while the other workers killed him.
Human beings are very opinionated, and have their own ideas and thoughts. These thoughts can be swayed based on a variety of things. One of these ways is by parents teaching a child their own ideas. A person will have a lot of the same opinions on right and wrong as their parents and other people that strongly influenced that person as a child. There will never be a right or wrong, because it is different for each individual person. Pressure to go along with others’ ideas also is a strong factor. Celebrities and famous people often post their opinions and thoughts on social media, so that half the world knows about their ideas in seconds. The average person will be inclined to go along with these ideas considering how celebrities are so successful. Lastly, emotions will have a big art in feelings of right and wrong. These opinions will change depending on how a person feels about another person. There are lots of factors that go into thoughts on right and wrong, and that is because of the reasons given previously.