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APPrompt:2011.

InanovelbyWilliamStyron,afathertellshissonthatlifeisasearch
forjustice.
Chooseacharacterfromanovelorplaywhorespondsinsomesignificantwaytojusticeor
injustice.Thenwriteawelldevelopedessayinwhichyouanalyzethecharacters
understandingofjustice,thedegreetowhichthecharacterssearchforjusticeissuccessful
,andthesignificanceofthissearchfortheworkasawhole.
SampleKKK
Lifeisasearchforjustice.Somepeoplefindit,othersspendtheirwholelifelookingforit,and
someneverfinditatall.Inthenovel,TheScarletLetter,ArthurDimsdaleisperplexedbyadesirefor
atonement.Heistheillegitimateloverofheroine,HesterPrynne,whobearsthescarletletteroverher
breast,andhedesirestorevealhissinbutistoafraidtodoso.
ArthurDimmsdale,intheeyesofthePuritansocietyinwhichhelives,istheepitomeofperfection.
HewasanOxfordgraduate,agoodlookingman,andaverypopular,young,Puritanminister.Assuch,
hisdesireforjusticewasnotreceivedeasyinthenovel.AfterHesterwaspubliclycondemnedand
forcedtoweartheletteronherclothing,theonlythingDimmsdalewantedwastorevealhissinaswell.
HegavepublicsermonsbeggingHestertorevealhimasherlover,andreachedaboutwhatasinnerhe
himselfwas.Thepeople,however,onlytookthisasafurthersignofhisholiness.
Dimmsdaleturnedtophysicallybeatinghimselfbecauseofhisdesireforjusticetobebroughtunto
him,andsuchadesirestartedtoliterallyeathimalive.Attheendofthenovel,Dimmsdalestandswith
Hesterandtheirdaughter,Pearl,onaplatform,andrevealshissin.Indoingso,hefreeshimselffromthe
oneburdenhetrulyhadinhislife,andwhenPearlkisseshimonthechest,hedies.Hypothetically
speaking,thereisspeculationastothedegreetowhichhissearchforjusticewassuccessfulashesimply
diedafterhissinwasrevealed.However,onemustrealizethatDimmsdaleenduredagonizingpainwhile
hewasalivebecausejusticehadnotbeenbrought.
Dimmesdalesexperiencesillustratethesignificanceoftheworkasawholebecausetheauthor
desiredtorevealthecorruptionwithPuritansociety.
SampleG
Althoughwellknownforitshumoroussatire,Catch22exploresdeepcomplexitiesofthehuman
condition.Theprotagonistofthenovel,Yossarian,respondssignificantlytotheideaofjusticeandhowhis
forcedserviceintheairforceisunjustandundeserved.
Putsimply,Yossariansunderstandingofjusticeisthathehasservedhisrequirednumberofmissions
forhiscountryanddeservestogohome.Heispresentedasparanoid,asheclaimstheothersideisout
togethim,yethisideasholdmeritinthattheothersideisindeedtryingtokillhim.Yossarianthinksitis
justtoprotecthimself,andsincehehasdonehisduty,fairandsquare,feelsnoremorseinmovingthe
attackassignmentsofhissquadronsshouldersinthemiddleofthenight.
Yossariansattemptstosecurejusticearenotsuccessfuloverall,asheremainsstuckservingintheair
force.Still,hesecureslittlevictoriesthatrobtheinstitutionofhisskillsasabombardiersuchastaking
monthlonghiatusesintothehospitalorslippingsoapintomealstomakethecampsickandpostpone
potentiallyterminatingaction.
ThesignificanceofYossariansquestforjusticeliesinthemorepoignantscenesofthenovel.The
tragedyofSnowdensdeathandNatelysdemisereverberatesdeeplyinYossarian.Bothdiesuddenand
unexpecteddeaths,andYossarianisangryattheinjusticeoftheirtermination.EventhoughYossarian
doeswhathethinksisrequiredforSnowden,cleaningandwrappinghiswound,thereisstillanotherone
adirectparalleltotherealwaysbeingmoremissionsandSnowdendies.Natelydiessoonafterfinally
findinghappinesswithhiswhoreYossarianlaterwalksthestreetsandcantbringhimselftohelpa
womaninneed,ashehaslosthopeinjusticeandfairnessintheworld.Yossariansunresolvedsearchfor
justiceoverallilluminatestheinjusticeofauthoritarianinstitutionsexercisingunwarrantedpower.Heis
stuckunderthepowerofridiculousmanwithnomeansofescapehethereforehasnochoicebuttorun
awayfromthesquadronattheendofthenoveltohaveanychanceofescapingulitarianinstitutionalism
andfindingjustice.
SampleGGG
RaskolnikovfromCrimeandPunishmentchangesthecourseofhislifewhenheseekstobringdown
theinjusticeofthepawnbroker,AlyonaIvanova.Hisunderstandingofjustice,though,isslantedduetohis
excessivesocialisolationandhistheoryaboutsupermen.
Raskolnikovislivinginatinydirtyapartment,havingstoppedschooling(presumablyforfinancial
reasons)whenheinventsanawfulplantomurderIvanova,ameanpawnbrokersaidtocheatherclients.
Hemustconvincehimselfthatthemurderwillhaveapositiveimpactonsociety,thathercontinued
existenceisaninjustice.TheplannedmurderofAlyonaIvanovaandaccidentalslaughteringofhersister
Lizaveta,however,destroyhislifeashemustlivewiththeguiltandconsequences.
ToRaskolnikov,justicewshavingthesuperiorabilitytoaffectchangeinhissurroundings.Atthe
sametimethough,Raskolnikovisseenperformingmorallycommendabledeeds,suchasleavingmoneyfor
Sonyasfamilyandgivingmoneytothepoliceofficertocareforthewomanonthestreet.Thereisa
dichotomyinRaskolnikovsnaturethatconfuseshimastowhatrightandwrongreallyare.Afterhe
murders,hisquestforjusticebecomesaselfexaminationofhisactionsandatoningforthem.Justice
becomesreconciliationforRaskolnikov.
ThroughthesupportofSonya,Raskolnikovissomewhatsuccessfulinhissearchforjustice.Herlove
andfaithallowhimtobehonestwithhimselfandheconfesseshiscrimetoherandtothepolice.Theend
ofthenovelfindsSonyavisitingRaskolnikovathisimprisonmentinalaborcamp.Thoughnotcompletely
atpeace,Raskolnikovcomestorecognizethathispunishmentandguiltarejustgivenhisactions.
Eveninthetitleofthework,CrimeandPunishmentsuggestsapowerfulthemeofjusticeand
injustice.Dostoevskysworkportraysthesearchforjusticeofadisillusionedman.Inamorallycorrupt
society,thereadermustwrestlewithquestionsofrightandwrong.Raskolnikovssearchforjustice
seemstobeapplicabletotheeveryman.Notthatmurderisatallcommonplaceorshouldbe,butitishis
journeythatissignificant.Whenwetrytorectifywrongs,correctinjustices,weshouldexamineour
motives.Arewetryingtohelpourselvesorbettersociety?Regardless,Dostoevskyimpliesthattheline
betweenjusticeandinjusticeisjagged.Wemustdealwiththeconsequencesofouractionsaswetryto
endurelifeshardships.InRaskolnikovssearchforjusticeandreconciliation,hediscovershimself.As
wemoveforward,CrimeandPunishmentsuggeststhatwemustreflectonoursearchesanddiscover
whatourdefinitionofjusticeis.
SampleYYYY
ThoughthepeopleofAmericaproudlyhailpresidentObamaasourfirstAfricanAmericanpresident,
alivingsymbolofthecountrysracialtolerance,itisoftheutmostimportancethatpeoplerememberthe
adolescentnatureoftheUnitedStatesnewfoundsenseofacceptance.Helpfulinremindingusofthe
direstateofracialaffairsinthenotsodistantpastisRalphEllisonsInvisibleManItspoignantdepiction
ofthesuffocatingnatureofwhitemenofpowerandtheirhypocriticalstandards,againstwhichthe
protagonistfightsbutfailsatprogress,standsasamonumentalreminderoftheinjusticesufferedby
AfricanAmericansduringthattimeperiod.
Intheopeningpagesofthenovel,themaincharacterisdescribedaspromisingandfullofknowledge,
arecepientofascholarshiptothefirstAfricanAmericancollegebutevenasanintelligentblackstudent
heissubjecttotheirongripofaffluentwhitemen.Ataprogramsetupfortheinvisiblemantogivehis
acceptancespeech,heisforcedtoparticipateinaBattleRoyalewithotherblackboys,fightingeachother
withflailinglimbsandwithoutvisiontheyareblindfoldedinacrueldisplayofinfluenceasthewhitemen
forwhomthepresentationisbeinghelddemandedtheyfightblind.Thefightingconcludeswhenthewhite
mentosscoinsonanelectricallychargedmatandlaughhystericallyastheboysgrapplewitheachother,
theirbodiesshakingviolentlywithelectricalsurges.Themaincharacteristhenforcedtostandinfrontof
theonlookers,bruisedandbeaten,butmostofallembarrassedasheacceptshisscholarship.Whatshould
beacrowning,vindicativemomentforhimisdiminishedbythemeninpower,whoteachhiminthat
momentthattheywouldalwaysbeincontrol,nomatterhiseducation.Herecognizestheinjusticebutis
powerlesstostopit,forfearoflosinghisscholarship.
ThewhitemenclaimtheywanttheBlackPopulationtobeselfsufficient,notfortheBlackpeoples
benefitbutfortheirownitistheirsecrethopethattheblackpeoplewillselfseggregate,andthusthey
sendstudentsliketheprotagonisttoschool.However,whentheyfearthatgainedknowledgemight
jeopardizetheirdictatorship,theypanicandpulltheladderoutfromunderthepromisingstudents,andthus
developsthedoublestandardwhichresultsintheexpulsionofthemaincharacterfromhiscollege.
HefindsworkinLibertyPaints,anallegoricalfactoryrepresentingtheUnitedStates,which
explainsthenatureoftheoccurringinjustice.Theprotagonististaughttomixpaint,andhelearnsthatthe
premiumwhitepaintisturnedwhiterwith10dropsofblackgraduate,defyingalllogic.Thereadercomes
tounderstandthatbycontrollingthefunnelingofAfricanAmericanassimilationintosociety,blackculture
isdyingandsocietyisbecomingwhiter.Themaincharactersubconsciouslychoosesadarkergraduatein
defianceandturnsthepaintgray,andhissymbolicattemptatequalassimilationresultsinhisfiring,an
expressionofcontrolbythewhites.
Theprotagonistfightsbackasaspeakerforaproracegroup,butultimatelymustconcedeto
invisibilityratherthanfightheisforcedtogiveuphisidentityandsocietyaswell.Thewhitemenareso
constrictivethatsocialmobilityisimpossible,asisrealexistanceinsuchahypocriticalenvironment.The
bookservesasanuglybutnecessarymomentothatwewerenotalwayssotolerantandwillpreventus
fromslippingonceagainintothesetreacherousways.
SampleAAA
InCrimeandPunishment,Raskolnikovbattlesthedilemmaofextraordinaryversusordinarypeople,he
strivesforextraordinary,indoingsohebelieveshecanservejusticebyhisownhandsthroughmurder,
however,healsocommittedaninjustice.Raskolnikov,ayoungstudentstrickenbypovertyisforcedto
seekapawnbrokertogetsomemoneytopayhisrentandcontinueliving.Yettheoldladyimplements
highinterestratesthathecantpay.Raskolnikovfeelstheneedtotakemattersintohisownhands,and
makejusticehisway.Thoughheissuccessfulineliminatingtheinjusticecreatedbythepawnbroker,
Raskolnikovcommitsaninjusticeaswell.Althoughhehadthestrengthandcouragetomakejustice,the
consequenceswerefatal.
Povertyoftenleadspeopleintotakingdrasticmeasures,speciallywheninjusticeisplaceduponthem.
Raskolnikovonceheardaconversationbetweentwomen,theyspokeofhowtheoldpawnbroker
deservedtodie.Raskolnikovkeptthatideainmind.Shewasvileandwasunnecessarytohumanity,and
someonehadtogetridofher.Indoingso,thatpersonwouldbedoingafavortoeveryonewhowas
underherfangs.Therefore,Raskolnikovcarriedouthisplanofjustice,hemurdertheoldwomanandtook
whatbelongedtohim,thatshewithherabsurdinterestrateshadtakenfromhim.
Raskolnikov,beingastudent,wasintelligent,heknewtherewerelawsandpoliceofficers.Afterthe
murderthepolicewasafterthekiller,tryingtoservejusticeforthemurder.Yettheywouldnthavehad
servejusticeforhimifhehadtoldthemoftheoldpawbrokersexaggeratedclaims.Raskolnikovbelieved
therewereextraordinaryandordinarypeople.Ordinarypeoplehadtosubmittheiractionstolaws.While
extraordinarypeoplecoulddoandundoasmuchastheypleasedandansweredtonoone.Raskolnikov
triedtobeextraordinary,doingthejusticenooneelsewoulddaretodo.Atthatmomenthefeltitwashis
dutyandthathehadthepower.Apowertodojusticehisway,andescapethepolice.Raskolnikovdidnt
giveupinfoolingthelaw(police)forsometimeuntilherealizedhewasntandcouldntbeextraordinary.
Raskolnikovsgoalwassomewhatachieved.Heservedjustice,tookwhatbelongedtohim.Yethe,in
theprocessofjusticecommittedaninjustice.Hekilledaninnocentwoman,Lizaveta,theold
pawnbrokerssister.Itwasntthemurderofthepawnbrokerthatshatteredhisactofjustice,itwasthe
murderofLizavetawhowasthereatthewrongtime.Shedidntdeservetodie,shehaddonenowrong,
shewasinnocentdespitehersistersactions.Beinganextraordinarypersonmeantbeingabletomake
mistakesandnotworryaboutit.Raskolnikovfailedtodoso,hismindwentintodelirium.Hissearchfor
justicewasonlysuccessfulingettingridofahumannotusefultosocietybutmurderinsocietyisan
injustice.
Thereisnoreasonvalidtokillanyone.Aperson,assick,anevilmindedasitis,orkindhearted,
deservesandhastherighttolive:Justicewontalwayscomeinthespeedoflight,ittakestime,andno
oneshouldtakematters(justice)intotheirownhands.IttooktimebutRaskolnikovwenttojailfortrying
tomakejustice.

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