The Kitchen House By Kathleen Grissom: An Analysis

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In every society and community, people with different ethics interact with each other and conduct themselves distinctly. Evil and wicked people tends to hurt and harm others with no sympathy, and they never care the consequences of their behaviors. However, those people who have performed evil action on others will never get away with their misconducts. In the book, "The Kitchen House" written by Kathleen Grissom, it reveal the certain truths about the behaviors of the wicked people and their outcomes. In the book, "The Kitchen House" written by Kathleen Grissom, Mr. Waters, Marshall, and Rankin will be held responsible for what they have done, and will be paid back for their vicious actions. Initially, evil people will pay off their …show more content…

Although Marshall is not aware that he is raping his older sister, it is still very vicious to force a slave to have sex with him. His evilness turns his misunderstanding opinion about Belle into a violent and unethical rape with someone who is biologically related to him. In chapter 53 of the book, "The Kitchen House" written by Kathleen Grissom, Belle says that the some slaves escape and other slaves decide to burn down Marshall's big house(p351). From this intended incident, Marshall lost everything he has in tall oaks since all his possession are gone due to the escape and the fire. In the last chapter of the book, "The Kitchen House" written by Kathleen Grissom, Lavinia writes that Marshall is killed by Jamie, the son made from his rape of Belle, with a shotgun and dies.(p358) It proves that vicious people with die because of their cruel conducts and that raping their own family members will their his life. Leviticus 20:16-18 says " If there is a man who takes his sister, .......it is a disgrace; and they shall be cut off......"(NASB p134). The quote which are the holy words of God testifies that a wicked person who has sex with his sister will be put to death and it shows how God is against evilness and …show more content…

Lastly, if a despicable person has been doing all kinds of evil actions on the people he controls or around him for a long period of time, the least punishment he will get is being exiled from his community and losing all of his status. In the last chapter of the book, "The Kitchen House" written by Kathleen Grissom, Lavinia asks the whereabouts of Rankin but nobody knows where he is, and Papa and Ben are armed in case Rankin comes back(p360). From Lavinia's words, we can predict that Rankin must have gotten the news of armed people in Tall Oaks from someone and he knows he will be killed if he ever get back to the Tall Oaks. The case is equivalent to a banishment since he dare not to get back to Tall Oaks again and loses all his power and status that he has established over the years. This demonstrates that an evil person will be banished from a community for what he has done. Job 15:19-21 says" The wicked man writhes in pain all his days, and numbered are the years stored up for the ruthless."(NASB p569). The quote from God exemplifies that Rankin's exile is God punishment on the wicked people who has been ruthless for years and now they will be in pain and misery since they have lost

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