Ned Kelly was a notorious bushranger in Australia. People formed thoughts on Ned Kelly after his death. Some doubted him, as a villain who committed all behaviours of crime. Some believed he was a hero who fought for the fairness of people. Whereas, many saw him as a victim with no community status. I strongly believe that Ned Kelly was indeed a victim, who suffered unjust sentence and whom police treated very unfairly. He had low economic status and he was not able to defend his rights. If you look back and read through his history, you would find the pages of evidence and the numerous reasons why Ned Kelly was the dreadful person everyone thought he was. But... there is also evidence that indicates that Ned was not a ruthless person- but …show more content…
rather, a boy who went down a bad path with no help. As a young boy, Ned had no guided path. His father had only just passed away and his only close role models were his ‘larrikin uncles’ and family members with histories of crime. As years went by, Ned fell deeper into the hole than ever, where there was no way up.
From the age of 12, Ned was a victim who toiled for his family desperately struggling to provide a decent living for his family. “The Kelly’s were poor people….” “The conditions in Victoria, from droughts to floods...” Things didn’t improve but instead got worse each time. “Ned was in trouble with the law since the age of 12.” Any historical event of good fortune didn’t last for long. This evidently states that Ned Kelly was having a really rough time during the adolescent years. The Kelly’s were unfortunate people who had little money to purchase and live comfortably. I believe that Ned had a criminal history because he found no other way out to help his family but to turn to crime. He stood up to the immoral, arrogant police force in Victoria because he was always targeted by them. Some people might see this character as irresponsible and ill-behaved and they were right to do so, but what they don’t see is how absolutely desperate Ned was to help his family survive. He felt concerned about his family so much to the point where he was willing to steal or kill just for him and his family to live …show more content…
by. Imagine you and your family crowded into a small home with hardly enough food and water to grow by. Ned fraught this and he decided that to help his family, he would go to extreme measures for this. He was a heroic, fearless man who fought for the justice of his people. I understand that he had criminal records but looking at it from Ned`s perspective, the community at large together with the biased and corrupted cops were never willing to give him a chance to turn his life around. Ned Kelly possessed great natural ability, under favourable circumstances he probably would have become a leader of men in good society. This evidence proves how cruel some people were to Ned Kelly and how hard they made his life. Despite young Ned getting off at a ruthless start, he was also a naturally gifted horse rider and a boy who not only desired to help his family survive, but was also recognized as a local hero when he saved a boy from sinking/drowning according to the book ‘’Black Snake –Daring of Ned Kelly ‘’ by Author Carole Wilkinson Sourcing from this book – We learnt that Ned at the age of 12, ended up in jail for the first time. This jail sentence was for 6 months. Ned doesn’t only have a bad reputation but also saves lives. “Ned happened to pass by and jumped in the river to rescue the drowning lad.” He pays respect to others by helping them out in difficult situations. Ned helped his family out and … when he didn’t, this is what happened… “He arrived home in February 1874 to find his world has changed. One of his sisters was dead; another was married. His brother Jim was serving 5 years jail sentence… his mother was remarried and now he had a new baby half-sister… he wanted to get his revenge.” He was home free now seeing that his world has turned upside down and was ready to take revenge for what they did to his family while he was away. Sure, Ned’s actions don’t brand him as a champion/hero, but those actions in itself are courageous.
He didn’t deserve to die, nor did he deserve any of the persecution or ill treatment that he ended up getting. He deserved a chance to say to the world that he was not an immoral man and to prove his explanations behind his movements. Ned was in fact a victim- and if only he had additional time to evidence that, perhaps the world would open up their eyes to the fact and possibly- just maybe they would be able to see what those 32,000 people saw in him. Sure, Ned Kelly’s surprises died with him but his story? It is clear to the world that Ned’s story will live on for forever. Ned Kelly`s had only wanted the good out of people and never even dreamed to have a career as theft. No child these days gives enough respect to their hard working parents who brought them up. This respect for elders only lasted for the 1990s and since then every child has no respect or discipline for their loving parents. Ned was only trying to help his parents out. The community only looks at the police`s perspective not
Ned`s.
On Page 66-69 of ‘The Black Snake The daring of Ned Kelly’ he took hostages but never hurt them and treated them with care. After the robberies, he took the hostages and treated them to tea and entertained them. He to treat them cruelly but chose not to out of his own will. This proves that Ned Kelly is a kind-hearted man and is very astonishing. he was also an entertainer and rode into the town with unbroken horses on pages 72-73 which shows his perseverance. Although Ned was a Hero he was also villainous.
The police officer is a fundamental illustration of how stereotypes are created by discrimination and fear when he was described as “nervous because of the neighbour-hood, who is suspicious because of the car and because he has been trained to see an unshaven man in blue jeans as a potential thief” The main character expects to be helped by the police officer but instead he is seen as a thief because he is unshaved, he wears expensive clothes and drives a Mercedes Benz. All those things together got him in trouble. Because of that he gets shot trying to show his identity. His mistake was that instead reaching for his wallet it was to put his hands up when the police officer told him that. The police officer was sure he is a “typical street thief” and thought he was reaching for a gun and shot him, which ended the character’s life. He was just wanting to prove who he really
...g him, the ending of this story would be much different. The more high-class society refuses to help those in need, and care only of their own gain the less lower society will have increasing criminal activity. Criminals have to do their part also, staying blind and letting societies inner workings manipulate them does not help anyone especially not themselves. By over expressing society and making a simple-minded hero, Callaghan creates an extreme example of what can happen when society denies rehabilitation. If everyone in this story had worked together in a positive way Red Ryan’s life and Kip Caley’s fictional story may have had a happier ending
...id not expect that this case would turn cold, and the world would move on. Van der Sloot’s goal was to be unforgettable, but now this case is forgotten, and so is he.
Twenty lives were lost, including two of the striker’s wives and eleven children, but only one of these lives belonged to the National Guard. With this in mind, it can be debated whether or not this event should be considered a battle or a massacre. Some have argued that, because of the striker’s retaliation, the event should be considered a battle, but because of previous abuse and the guard’s disregard for who they were firing at it and careless destruction, it should be considered a massacre.
If you think Ned Kelly was a bad guy, you’re wrong, so what if he killed a few people, he was just protecting himself! On page 52 it states that when Ned was hiding from the police, the police were looking for him and eventually they found Ned, The police started shooting at Ned and he would try to hide behind trees
As the film progresses, Gillespie moves from a desire to maintain peace to a realization that justice is better than peace. This is evident through two separate occasions during the film. The first event was when Virgil Tibbs was arrested solely based on the fact that he was black. After searching Virgil they found over $100 in his wallet. The second event was when the Chief arrested the suspect who stole the dead mans wallet. Since the man had his wallet, Gillespie laid the murder charge on him without further investigation. Through Virgil and the course of the film, Gillespie realizes that there is more to being a police chief than maintaining civil order.
This story really allows you to understand different philosophies, perceptions, and differing opinions of morality and justice.
For example, Ned “joined a committee” (75) that would report on how “the colored was living” (75) in parishes. Ned told the committee that African Americans were not treated any differently than in slavery. He then had to leave Kansas due to the possibility of him being killed for being on the committee. When Ned came back to the south, he built a school. He also told Jane about Mr. Booker T Washington and Frederick Douglass, and what message they propagated. Many people did not like the idea of Ned preaching and educating people like he did. For example, when he had a sermon by the river two weeks before his death, he said,”Your people’s bones and their dust make this place yours more than anything else”(113) this made white people mad enough that they told Albert Cluveau they wanted Ned dead. Albert listened and did brutally kill Ned soon after. Ned was killed simply because he wanted, and did, make a change in society by preaching and educating many
Of the inmates that were killed most were viewed to be snitches. Most prisoners hated these other prisoners. Most of the killed inmates were tortured both mentally and physically before being killed. One inmate had his skull crushed repeatedly with over 200 pounds of weight. Out of all the guards taken hostage only one was killed; Officer Robert Vallandingham. He was selected to be the first officer killed because t...
Growing up Jack’s dad’s had a “keen eye for spotting criminals of all stripes was impressive” because he would always point out people that he thought were druggies, criminals, or ex-convicts. He would tell him as a kid that there is no coming back from certain things and being in jail was one of them (Gantos 7). “His eye “wasn’t perfect. He never pegged [Jack] for being one of them” (Gantos 7). Along with his dad trying to help his son not become a criminal his high school tried to help the community as well, In the town's high school there was a presentation where criminals came to share their stories and how they regret doing the things they did because doing the time and wasting their life was not worth it. Jack believed this to be useless, “What could they say that could possibly change my life? I was enjoying my life just fine. I wasn’t going to become a criminal. I was going to be a writer. And if not a writer, I wasn’t sure what I might do, but I certainly had no interests in becoming a criminal,” (Gantos 28). Little did he know that later in life he would become a prisoner
...ned in a boating accident. Abandonment seems to link her life together with the deaths of three children, her mother, her husband, and the suicide of her half-sister (Cliff Notes 2-3).
...we can connect to the fear and discrimination Ned, his family, and all the Irish are feeling. We are repeatedly reminded throughout the novel of the racism the Englishman manifest. The theme of racism is effectively developed in the text as the readers can feel what Ned feels. Because of the first person point of view, this story has a certain vibe that allows us to recreate different scenes of racism Ned Kelly and all the Irish went through.
“The traveller was thinking: it is always questionable to intervene decisively in strange circumstances. He was neither a citizen of the penal colony nor of the citizen of the state to which it belonged. If he wanted to condemn the execution or even hinder it, people could say to him: You are a foreigner-keep quiet. He would have nothing in response to that…” (Kafka 9). In In the Penal Colony the traveller was invited to witness an execution and provide his opinion. However, he is not aware of the influence that is opinion has. Travellers are used to observe societies, without directly altering them. He arrives at the penal colony unaware of it’s political state.. The passing of a leader, and the induction of a New Commandant has caused tension.
If an individual is familiar with their surrounding “they are more likely to help” (Altruism and Helping Behavior. Print). In the essay, the authors state “the scene of the crime, the streets, in middle class society “represents all the vulgar and perilous in life” (Milgram, Stanley, and Paul Hollander. Paralyzed Witnesses: The Murder They Heard. Print.). In society, the streets, especially at night, represents the dangerous and negative sides of society due to the crimes and chaos that occur on the streets (gangs, drive-by shootings, robberies, murders, large crowds walking, etc.). The crimes and dangers of the streets cause many people to fear being on the streets alone which leads to external conflicts. When the murder was occurring, the witnesses’ attitudes of the streets prevented them from calling the police due to the fear of the streets and since the witnesses were middle-class, they believed that Genovese was poor, a criminal, or someone who has nothing else to do and was expecting for the=is to eventually