Hundert And Sedgewick's Interaction In The Palace Thief

Throughout the centuries, there have been an infinite amount of literary works written by a sea of authors that write a variety of genres. All of these works are precious in their own way, and even if their theme is similar to that of another, the author always ads a bit of his/her own flare in order to make said literary creation unique in some way. William Wordsworth’s “London 1802” and Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “Douglass”, although quite similar in form and sentence structure, do add their own flare through the use of specific details. Through the use of these devices, the speakers show their disgust for the evil deeds humans do and

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In the “Saboteur” the Tone of the story is direct and harsh. Throughout the entire story we read about an innocent man being blamed for a crime he didn’t commit simply for the entertainment of the policemen. The Policemen are cruel and arrogant “… the stout policeman at the next table stood up and threw a bowl of tea in our direction.” (288) and set the tone of the story to be quite depressing and miserable. Two poor men are wrongly accused and mistreated by men who are supposed to prevent such situations. The Tone makes the theme of abuse of power evident through its brutality and injustice.

While on the river, Huck comes across the duke and the dauphin, two individuals that represent selfishness and greed in the community. These “liars aren’t no kings nor dukes at all, but just low-down humbugs and frauds” (125) and take advantage of innocent

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Furthermore, the important Tournament of Roman History is almost won due to Sedgewick Bell's cheating. The headmaster at the time trickles under the weight of the powers and tells Hundert to ignore the cheating and move on. There were higher-ups at the school as well as Sedgewick Bell's senator father continually badger Hundert and prevent him from taking any action against Sedgewick Bell. Perhaps Mr. Hundert draws some ironic encouragement from his self regard that he has failed to reshape Sedgewick Bell's personal character. But I believe he also overestimates the influence on his character building coaching might have on students like his. Hundert has a clear sense of his own identity that he cannot always stand up to others.

“The third stage of narrative development was characterized by the appearance of rogues… relying on cleverness more than force, and motivated more by profits than by passion” (Williams 14). Rogues defied whatever came in between their pursuit, whether it be law or authority (Williams 14). In the third stage of criminal literature, the protagonists were all rogues despite of their unlawfully ways, they “aroused reader sympathy” (Williams 16). Williams described these rogues as “outsiders, existing apart from the social structure either by choice or by fate” (William 16). He also described these rogues as “individualistic, opportunistic, self-reliant” as well as “defiant of authority and entirely free” (Williams 16). William argues that the evolution of these narratives took place in three stages: the first being the “early execution sermons and final confessions”, the second being “the incomplete narratives of life and, finally the full length rogue narrative” (Williams 17). Williams’ article describes how criminal literature changed from “promoting obedience, [to] encouraged defiance” (Williams

Mr. Hundert agrees and gets to catch up with is old students and when all the focus is directed to Sedgewick Bell, Mr. Hundert locks himself in his room, like a child. Then after the whole event Hundert thinks about how he has affected his student’s lives in a very selfish way. Almost like he wants applaud for his achievements and he wants his students to see him as a king. Alas, it is Sedgewick Bell whom they see to be the king making him The Palace

In the story "The Palace Thief", by Ethan Canin, Hundert the main character of the story develops over a series of events that cause a change in him that lead him to be a humble, respected, and caring Man. Mr. Hundert is a man word and principle in which he does not acknowledge until the series of events occur that start with the arrival of a student of such low intelligence and no self principle and he is Sedgewick Bell. The development of Mr. Hundert as the main character in the short story is developed starting with his introductory of how the series of events tended to change the well known man that he was but yet despite that, he kept his principle of self indulgence of the great teacher that he was. For example, when Mr. Hundert had started the first day class, he was

Mr. Hundert realized that Sedgewick was cheating, so he gives him a question that’s not in the course’s material so that he is penalized for his wrongdoing. Furthermore, this act can also be seen as justice. Additionally, justice can be seen when the older Mr. Hundert and Sedgewick were talking in the bathroom. Mr. Hundert was speaking poorly of Sedgewick and asking him questions on why he would cheat, once again. This forced Sedgewick to say his real, unjust feelings about the “real world,” not knowing that his child was in the stall, close by. Although Mr. Hundert did not know the child was nearby, he tried to persuade Sedgewick to think in a morally good way, but it ultimately failed. Lastly, honesty is shown at the end of the movie when the second Mr. Caesar ended. Mr. Hundert runs into Martin, and he lets him know that he was supposed to be competing for Mr. Caesar, which breaks Martin’s heart. From this movie, one can see that Mr. Hundert is a man that teaches many virtues, but his teachings have been inflicted by trying to help a man by the name of Sedgewick

On the other hand, Julian was Constantius' kryptonite. Julian who, at a young age is very submissive and obedient follows the reign of Constantius for his own safety. Struck with fear from the death of his father, Julian never reveals his true beliefs until the proper moment. Sly and witty with his life, Julian makes alliances with other paganistic believers as he ventures into philosophy and sciences, only to suppress his wishes on being any sort of leader. With mentors and friends like that of Oribasius, Libanius, and Priscus, Julian is molded into a very intelligent person; His intelligence with the sciences assist him greatly later on in his persecutions of the Christian faith. Julian is successful at keeping his secrets regarding his true beliefs, which keep him in the good graces of Constantius, ensuring his protection into adulthood. After the death of his brother, Julian was promoted to "Caesar" due to the necessity of command for the armed forces [pp 184-185]. Being a natural at military command, Julian was able to experience what power can do to a person. With his successes against the Germans, the people who fought under his Caesar-ship revolted at the order of Constantius and forced Julian to the seat of Augustus [pp 257-262]. Julian still remained careful in his choices, nearly refusing his newly appointed position at first and still claiming Christian faith, at least until

If Tom heard, he made no acknowledgment. His eyes remained dull, his expression vacant. Somewhere, in the midst of the chaos that was the harshness of reality, he had managed to build a protective wall, a refuge in his mind where he was no longer a victim, no longer a weak, pathetic excuse for a man. He was Tom Hanson the cop, the loving son, the loyal friend; he was a man free