“Look at yourself, Darrow, and you’ll realize that you are a
good man who will have to do bad things”… “See. That’s what I don’t get. If I
am a good man, then why do I want to do bad things?”(pg.102)
This novel is about a boy needing
justice for his wife. When Darrow’s wife was taken from Darrow, it was as if it
was his own life. The only way Darrow could get justice, was by turning into
the thing he hated the most; the Golds. Darrow started his crusade with burning
rage and hatred for those who run the society. This meant that he would have to
do things that were against his good intentions. During his entire crusade, he
would have to lie, cheat, and betray everyone, including his own family. Darrow
had good intentions, but in order to execute those he had to do bad things. I,
myself have been in many situations like this where; in order to do the right
thing I have to take the wrong path, for example tell a white lie in order to
protect someone dear to me. One thing I always have to remember is that one
certain aspect of a person doesn’t define them; its many things put together
that do. This quote is important to me because I have been faced with many
situations like this, in which in order to do the right thing, I have to take
the wrong path. In life this also
happens to many people, where in order to do good they have to do bad. This quote
really gets one to reflect on whether what they are doing is correct or not. Nobody
is perfect, and in one point in time everyone tends to do something that’s not a
part of their values or what they believe is wrong, and that is okay. Our imperfections
are what make us human.
No comments:
Post a Comment