Good versus Evil in the Movie Unforgiven Directed by Clint Eastwood

Violence in the short story is very interesting because its so apparent and yet so deep. Towards the end of the story, the Misfit says to Grandmother “She would of been a good woman . . . if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life.” Flannery O’Connor doesn’t say that being exposed to violence makes them better people, but the message is clear: violence changes us as a people (both in the story and in the real world). Up until the very end, each member of the family, mostly Grandmother, acted egotistically and only focused in herself. None of the characters take a minute to evaluate whats right and wrong for themselves or anyone else. They all react based on their instincts without thinking things through so much. But when Grandmother is put in a life or death situation where she’s forced to carefully pick her words and actions, she is suddenly capable of a being more selfless and spiritually sound. The Grandmother’s everyday considerations probably have nothing to do with her son or the kids, really anyone in her family, but when she is faced with her own mortality she has this moment of “grace”—she calls the Misfit her own son, and reach makes an effort, emotionally and physically, hoping to save herself or comfort him. In the end, however, the Grandmother’s moment of “grace” ends up getting her killed. O’Connor

In life you encounter both good & bad. This is the same case in a play called The Crucible. Which a few girls change the lives of the town of Salem, Massachusetts where 19 people die including a farmer named John Proctor because of those few girls. There were 2 people who loved Proctor, his wife Elizabeth & one of the girls in the group named Abigail Williams. Elizabeth is a nice, truthful, & innocent person. While Abigail is a mean, lieing, & guilty person.

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The 1992 American western film Unforgiven, is directed and produced by the leading role in the film, Clint Eastwood. The film exemplifies many plays upon notions of ideology. In order for the film to be valid, the viewers must examine and understand the differences and similarities between the historical and cultural aspects of the American West. Hollywood portrays the West to be adventurous, action-packed, mysterious, and the opportunity for freedom and profit. Unforgiven is a film that portrays a typical Hollywood setting of the wild west, with bandits, sheriffs, prostitutes, alcohol and guns.

A person’s house is often reflective of who they are as a person. It gives insight into their personality, values, fears, among others. Armando J. Prats, in his article “Back From the Sunset: The Western, the Eastwood Hero, and Unforgiven,” analyzes the character of William Munny, and how much of him is grounded in myth and how much in history. Unforgiven uses symbols to discreetly give its audience insight into its characters and their motives. In particular, Unforgiven uses homes as symbols for Will Munny, Ned Logan, and Little Bill’s true character. Understanding how the houses reflect the characters of Unforgiven supports and strengthens Prats’ argument that Will Munny is more than who he seems at the surface.

In the western Unforgiven staring Clint Eastwood we embark the journey of a legendary gunslinger coming out of retirement in order to provide for the one’s he loves and holds dears to his heart, his kids. Throughout the film the idea of killing and the justification of doing so is continuously questioned in the minds of each of our three gunslingers. As in all westerns the use of violence is displayed to solve and extinguish any conflicts that arise. Violence is incorporated within this film in order to powerfully portray and strengthen the way in which we depict and understand the morals of each of the key characters. We start with the Schofield Kid, after all if it wasn’t for him Will Munny would have never even thought or questioned the idea of coming out of retirement.

During the scene, Will’s only friend, William Munny later finds out that, Ned Logan a man who has done no wrong in the entire movie, has fallen victim to the vicious beatings of the sadistic lawman Bill. In Richard Schickel’s definitive biography of Clint Eastwood, Schickel interviews Gene Hackman on the set of Unforgiven in which Hackman tells Shickel that he needed to excuse himself to go do his “Rodney King” scene (461). Additionally, the sadistic viciousness of Bill’s actions shows the atrociousness of America's violent expansion into the West, but also subversively reenacts a present day (at the time) sociopolitical event. In my opinion, Eastwood is showing the present situation juxtaposed with the past to accomplish two goals: show the

Cormac McCarthy’s thriller, No Country for Old Men, is a story exploding with violence, drug deals, greed, murder, and the ongoing battle between good and evil in the world today. Driven by the pessimistic belief that little can be done to right the wrongs in the world, Sheriff Ed Tom Bell continually compares the world today to the world he grew up in -- one where good always triumphed evil. It is clear that Sheriff Bell believes that evil is a side of human nature that little can be done about to fix. Llewelyn Moss is a man caught in the midst of this great battle, often having to choose one side for the sake of his life. Although he frequently chooses evil, he is overcome by the guilt eating away at the back of his mind and performs virtuous

The listener and the speaker in the story, have different constraints for a person to be considered good or evil. Bruce Holland Rogers’, short

Around the world, people often classify as evil with negativity and loss. However, despite a short period of sadness and loss, it is followed by sunshine. Evil forces to make decisions they never would that often brings out the best in mankind. This is seen often in the discussed texts, movies, and real-life events. Overall, through a variety of relevant literary pieces, current events, and visual it is apparent that evil will always be apart of our lives, however good will always prevail through several events of conflicts. This is relevant to many mediums such as the article about hurricane Harvey and the relevant snapshots from the movie “Maleficent” directed by Robert Stromberg. The community came together as one in order to make

Joe Wright’s Atonement is an Academy Award winning romantic drama released in 2007. Based on a novel of the same name by Ian McEwan, Atonement depicts the happenings and aftermath of a single, selfish act committed by the main character, Briony Tallis. Briony is an intriguing, masterfully crafted character who possesses a myriad of layers and subtleties that compound into the core of her personality; vain, proud and cowardly. In many ways, Briony is not just a character. She is a symbol, an example of the extent of human pride and selfishness. While most movies have definite lines of black and white and right and wrong, Atonement bleeds into shades of grey as it challenges the viewer’s interpretations and perceptions, with the paradoxical question being, “Can one ever atone for a sin that destroyed somebody's

Naturally, horrible and crude things might happen to certain people. These things should be expected and even anticipated. Nonetheless, the world goes about in its own way, and men must reciprocate this natural idea. Men are more than capable of knowing the difference between an action that is just and one that is unjust.

It is with no surprise that evil is lurking all around us. We live in a world that is unpredictable and dangerous. There are two categories of evil. The first is natural evil, which focuses on nature. The second is moral evil, which focuses on harm among others. The problem of evil is known to object the existence of God. Many atheists will say that if God is so good, then why do bad things happen to good people? Not to mention why did God create a bad world? We are often left speechless by the acts done onto others, whether it’s through natural evil or moral evil. The question is why does evil exist and why does God allow evil to exist? The problem of evil challenges our beliefs and makes us think twice about humanity and God. I intend to evaluate the problem of evil through the following theories, The Free Will Argument, Evil as a Privation of Good and Evil as Therapy.

The fictional movie, … And Justice For All, by Norman Jewison shows many different aspects of social justice along with different social theories that are expressed throughout the movie. In addition to this key players also demonstrate these aspects not only in the court system, but outside the court system. Some key forms of justice are retributive, transformative, and restorative justice, along with real world situations, and different aspects of criminal justice theorists.

In the novel No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy, there is a battle between two versions of justice. In typical western narratives, the Sheriff is the strong hero who perseveres through battle with the antagonist, and the “good guys” always win. However, this novel disrupts this usual ending with the introduction of a unique antagonist, Chigurh. Chigurh breaks the mold of the typical old western villain in how he manages to outsmart the law and escape. His escape is a disastrous blow to the system of justice the Sheriff has spent his life trying to maintain. Through this, the author displays a twisted, unhappy version of justice in Chigurh and how it compares to Sheriff Bell’s typical, objective notion of justice on the western frontier. This interpretation showcases that sometimes justice is not between only good and bad, and good does not necessarily always win. With its alternative versions of justice, the novel illustrates the changing morality of the western frontier, the weakness of moral-driven justice and how these opposing views create individual interpretations of justice compared to an objective standard.