Frank Durrenmatt Justice

Justice is a word that means something different to almost every person in the world. Yes, there will be some similarities among the array of definitions, but there will also be a plethora of differences. An American author and essayist, Flannery O’Connor, imbues her short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” with her position on the convoluted topic of justice. O’Connor’s point is that if one practices a just life it will echo into the lives of others which will result in a more just world. However, if one does not adopt the principles of justice, they will not find success. O’Connor’s views on justice are visible through her eldest main character, the grandmother. The grandmother’s manipulative and empowered personality expresses O’Connor’s ideas on equity; she embodies all things that are the opposite of how a just person should act. O’Connor’s convictions can also be translated into the work of Christopher Phillips titled Six Questions of Socrates in which a chapter is devoted to further understanding the meaning of justice. In Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, O’Conner conveys her beliefs of justice through the grandmother; the grandmother’s selfish and entitled attitude manifests throughout the plot displaying O’Connor’s notions of justice.

For example, in The Round House justice is what happens when the scale of morality is balanced out. As such, it is a concept of rightness. When someone does something wrong, they must pay for it. The recognition and consequences of their crime are recognized as justice. Justice has so many aspects to it that many people get caught up in the webs of the justice system. Some would argue that seeking justice

Justice is finding the truth to a particular event that happened. Law is a set of rules that you must follow. Revenge is merely an exact punishment for a wrong behalf. All three of these themes are related to all four stories in one way or another. Together, these stories prove that justice is to law, as justice is to revenge.

Doing justice means to exact retribution- balancing pain caused by an offender

What is justice? Is it a fitting punishment for a crime? Or a court or officer of the law? Is it the law itself? It has many definitions and interpretations, depending on various people. Some interpret it very simply, saying that it is fairness in every situation. Others give the word more complication, saying that it is doing what is morally right and fair. Oxford Dictionary defines it as many things, including, “Just behaviour or treatment...The quality of being fair and reasonable.” Black’s Law Dictionary defines justice as, “The constant and perpetual disposition to render every man his due.” All are various meanings and interpretations of one, single, word, that has been explored in many books and novels, including one by Harper Lee. In her novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses the characters of Atticus and Mr. Raymond to show the meaning of true justice and how it transcends prejudicial divisions.

In Friedrich Durrenmatt's The Visit, the changing definition of justice is prominent, perhaps even the most significant part of the book. To Claire, justice is the same as vengeance she longs for retribution against Ill who wronged her forty-five years ago by presenting false witnesses during the paternity suit that she brought against him. This “justice” is not entrenched in any societal set of rules like religion or the law. Instead, it is something to which Claire, who is driven by self-interest, feels personally entitled. Furthermore, Claire treats justice as a commodity to be bought or sold. When she offers the town a million dollars in exchange for Ill’s death, the Mayor protests that “justice can’t be bought,” and that the citizens of Guellen is “a city of humanist traditions” but Claire responds that “Everything can be bought.” this

The literal meaning of justice is ‘the quality of being morally right and fair’ but there are various theories which can be considered and compared since they all define justice in a different way.

The ways that justice can be defined are almost infinite. It depends on what type of justice applies to a situation, what a person believes in, and even where the justice is being served. In Sophocles’ piece Antigone, justice can be viewed as being served in a number of ways. A key character in Antigone that experiences different forms of justice is Kreon, the king of Thebes. He not only tries as the newly anointed king to establish his own brand of justice, but he also experiences a kind of retributive justice that comes back to haunt him.

What is justice? The meaning of justice is the moral rightness and the act managing the deserved punishment or reward to other people who have earned it. Justice has been the most controversial topic in our society. When most people think of justice they thought justice is the act of fairness and when something is done incorrectly the offender is then fairly punished to create justice. For instance, when a person commits a crime, such as murder or theft, they are punished.

The article “Cool at 13, Adrift at 23” by Jan Hoffman is about how some middle school students perform illegal acts and are popular and how once they get older they leave a bad footprint on their lives from trying to stay popular in an unsatisfactory way. In a study made by Dr. Joseph P. Allen, a psychology professor at the University of Virginia, shows that a boy who was popular at age 14 by doing things that were “cool” has shown that by age 22 he is a high school dropout capable of minor thefts and vandalism with drugs and drinking problems. This shows that as people get older they tend to keep on thinking that if they get themselves into trouble, they will still be popular, and as they grow older they start to become socially incompetent.

Within The Eumenides by Aeschylus, one of the main themes is Justice. Justice is a virtue perfecting the will, which enables one to give others their due. Justice involves punishing actions that are wrong and defending what is right. According to the play, justice is essential for order in society, for everyone must be given their due. Without justice, there would be a lack of order and peace.

Justice, as one definition in the Oxford-English Dictionary, is the quality of being just or right as a human or divine attribute; moral uprightness; just behavior or dealing as a concept of principle. Those that deserve justice can be both good and bad people, but sometimes outside forces affect whether or not that justice is served, or if it is served in the right way at all. Two classic novels, To Kill A Mockingbird and The Great Gatsby both show how justice can work in both directions, even though both books have characters that did not get what they deserved in the end.

Although the debate began many years ago, it still continues to this day. Should the legal drinking age be lowered, or should it not be lowered? The argument has always been massive, with both sides spitting out rebuttals left and right. Despite the fact that both sides showcase decent evidence, only one brings hard-hitting facts that truly make a difference: the legal drinking age should not be lowered because it helps prevents youths from driving drunk, it helps prevent youths from committing violent crimes, and it helps prevent incomplete develop of the brain.

The term justice is used in some of America's most treasured and valued documents, from the Pledge of Allegiance, to the Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence. Everyone wants to be treated justly whether it's in the courtroom or the local bar. Most people would feel confident giving a definition for justice, but would it be a definition we could universally agree to? Given that justice is a very common term, and something we all want, it's important to have a precise definition. For hundreds of years philosophers have argued, debated, and fought over this topic. Justice can clearly be defined as the intention to conform to truth and fairness. This is true justice.

In Hollywood you're not considered a prominent figure, until you drive a Range Rover. For this reason, the Range Rover is the perfect commodity to exemplify a Hollywood myth. A myth as Roland Barthes describes in Mythologies, is a kind of speech, in which the history of an object is distorted to signify a new modern history that feels completely natural to modern society. The Range Rover has been appropriated into Hollywood by celebrities and is predominantly owned by upper class celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Jay-Z and David Beckham. This vehicle, which was was originally used in the military and for off roading terrain has had it’s history drained and filled with a new history that signifies a much different myth than it used to. In this essay, I will argue that the myth of the Range Rover signifies a prestigious and powerful vehicle, designed with royalty and privilege as it is made specifically for the celebrities and the famous upper class personalities of Hollywood.