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. For example, Mr. Baumler seems like he is in disbelief that Slade is dead, although the remark he makes after Al notices the poison makes it seem otherwise. “Dead!” … “Not Slade” … “Not Slade” “Al glanced at the barrel, it read Wood Alcohol - Deadly Poison.” … “Then ye go home Al. Is good to know to read. Based on this information, we can see how Mr. Baumler just asks like he is in disbelief that slade is dead. Although we also know that He is the one …show more content…
However, this theory does not take into consideration how at the time of Slade’s death, the wood alcohol had appeared in the store and that Mr. Baumler knew that Slade could not read the label on it and it would appear as whiskey to him. Again, when Al noticed that the barrel read “Wood Alcohol - Deadly Poison.” And Mr. Baumler soon after made the remark “Hurry now, is late. Is good to know to read.” We really see that Mr. Baumler knew the whole time how Slade truly died. This evidence show us how Slade’s death was planned by Mr. Baumler. We see how he used Slade’s weaknesses against him and how Slade's lack of knowledge and greed led to his untimely death. Mr. Baumler knew that slade could not read and after his hand was broken by Slade, he learned to write with his left just so he could order the poison and Slade would end up drinking it. Overall, this shows how Slades lack of knowledge and greed, and Mr. Baeumler's superior intelligence lead to the death of Slade which was really an outcome of Mr. Baumlers mental advantage over
A reason Mr. Baumer is guilty of Slades murder is, Mr. Baumer hired Slade back a little afore christmas time so Slade so he could haul his freight. Mr. Baumer had other plans like poisoning the barrel he was hauling so when Slade imbibed out of it he would die. On page 51 of the short story “Bargain” Al says” then, a month and a moiety afore christmas he hired Slade to haul his freight for him. This shows that Mr. Baumer intentionally hired Slade so he could poison his barrel and kill him. Mr. Baumer kenned Slade could not read and he capitalized on that by superseding the alcohol barrel which Slade customarily hauled and superseded with wood alcohol, a lethal poison kenning Slade would embezzle it and drink it without reading it because he could not read.. Withal Albeit
Sherlock Holmes was not accountable for the demise or killing of Dr. Grimsby Roylott. The story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Dr. Roylott had intimidated Sherlock Holmes after his daughter, Helen Stoner, had gone to Holmes about a whistle she heard. Helen Stoner appointed Holmes and Watson to assist her from mysterious happenings. Sherlock Holmes could not have anticipated that Dr. Roylott was sitting in a chair in which the ventilator was right on top of the chair. Even though Dr. Roylott used to be a generous, polite man, he was now an ignoble and arrogant man.
At the end of the story, readers learn the shocking twist that very few could see coming. Slade being dead, was it an accident or a sneaky plot? In order to know this answer, people would have to read and pay close attention. “For a flash, and no longer, I saw through the mist in his, eyes-- saw, you might say, that hilly chin repeated there, “Then ye go home, Al. Is good to know how to read” (Bargain pg. 11). As shown is this quote and many more before that, Baumer urges repeatedly that's it’s good to know how to read and write.If Slade could read,does that mean he would still be alive? This story teaches students many things that they need to know and understand about when reading material in
Baumer. Mr. Baumer in the first place didn’t favor Slade, at all. This is due to Slade usually stealing from Mr. Baumer, he would always treat himself to his bosses goods along the way. Also, maybe Mr. Baumer yearned to get back at Slade after he injured him. In the story it states, “That Slade. He steal whiskey and call it evaporation. He sneak things from his load. A thief, he is. And too big for me. (372) “From behind us, Dr. King said, “I think you’ve broken this man's hand.” “Lucky for him I didn’t kill him,” Slade answered. (374) “Told me this morning to go out and locate him if I could and bring him in...like Baumer had told me to, and there was a quart of whiskey right there in the store for him if he’d come and get it.” (375) Mr. Baumer was having many problems with Slade, I believe that Baumer wanted Slade to have a taste of his own medicine, and use Slade’s disadvantages against him. Mr. Bauner himself said that Slade was too much for him to handle, also why else would Bauner ask Slade to come back and work for him, denying the fact that Slade would most likely steal liquor from him. All in all, there are two sides to the death of Slade. The different sides of the story are that Slade might have caused his own death, or Mr. Baumer caused his death. After reading this short story and analyzing the case, I have come to a conclusion that Mr. Baumer most likely caused the death of his foe,
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.”
it is seen that knowledge can hurt. It is also shown that sometimes one can know
experiences with revenge what his actions caused. It shows that getting revenge is never the
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
THESIS: Although some historians believe that Silas Deane committed suicide, it is without a doubt that Edward Bancroft murdered Deane. Deane could not have not committed suicide, for he was not depressed, Bancroft was nervous that Deane would expose his secrets while traveling back to America and Bancroft could have easily poisoned Deane before he got on ship.
Our knowledge is a key to our success and happiness in our life to give us personal satisfaction. Knowledge is power but not always. Sometimes our self-awareness and growth as an individual gives us negative thoughts that make us want to go back to undo it. Everyone wants to unlearn a part in our life that brought us pain and problems. Good or bad experiences brought by true wisdom can be used for our self-acceptance, self-fulfillment and these experiences would make us stronger as we walk to the road of our so called “life”, but Douglas’s and my experience about knowledge confirmed his belief that “Knowledge is a curse”. Both of us felt frustrated and sad from learning knowledge.
She is best known as the famous notorious British serial killer. Her crimes horrified and sickened many British families. I first heard about Beverly Allitt when I was watching TruTV. The show had a feature on Allitt and her crimes, this instantaneously caught my attention. The fact that a nurse would intentionally harm children seemed immensely ironic and riveting to me. In my eyes, a nurse was someone who cared and showed concern for a patient. Not someone who intentionally caused anguish and trauma upon innocent children.
Revenge is best served cold or so says the well-known expression. This idea of revenge that they seek is usually to restore a 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 an “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 to far and is consequently not justice. This notion of Revenge and justice is often in literature, one of the better-known being the novel The Count of Monte Cristo, written by Alexandre Dumas. However, literature is not the only time that revenge and justice is discussed in. Works and Rules and real-life events that took place like the Bible, Hammurabi’s code, Twelve Tables, and others each have something different about the topic. More religious texts seem to forbid violence, while laws, such as the Hammurabi’s code, recommend revenge, but equal revenge. By judging from literature, it can be concluded that most authors have different opinions on the matter at hand, and revenge is sometimes justice, but usually not, and tends to lead to violence that was not intended.
One should learn from the situations present in the novel because life comes with an enormous amount of knowledge; going after the unknown is an act of rebellion against God. Works Cited knowledge of the aforesaid. " Merriam-Webster.com -. Merriam-Webster, n.d. -. Web.
Agatha Christie depicts a descriptive, fictional murder mystery in the novel ABC Murders. With the help of the narrator, Captain Arthur Hastings, Hercule Poirot solves the murders of four victims who are killed in alphabetical order by Franklin Clarke, more commonly known as ABC. The story elicits copious high points but the rare low point as well. Examples of these aspects can be found within the plot, setting, characters, conflict, and theme of the book. According to Stanford’s Suggested Reading List, the book is considered a “must read.” ABC Murders definitely holds up to the reputation placed upon it by Stanford and would be a favorable choice for anyone wishing to read a well written novel.
Mr. Baumer is guilty of killing Slade, but why would he kill him? What did Slade do to Mr. Baumer? Slade had put in a couple punches and kicks on Mr. Baumer, but he didn’t nearly kill the man, and if you say that is self defense then you do not know what self defense is. Let’s get to the actual date of the incident now, shall we?