Morgan And Pemberton

What would a Legal Positivist have to say about the Dudley and Stephens’ Case and why would they say it?

The phenomenological approach is considered holistic, not reductionist. The method is an effort to understand religion and to accurately describe what religious people think there doing. Cunningham and Kelsay insist, “At its simplest, a phenomenological approach leads to an effort to understand religious thought and behavior from the point of view of religious persons.” This means that if a person says that a certain object is sacred, we start to believe them that the object is sacred because of our human conscious. The goal of the method is to attempt to understand the sacred because it is the spirit of religion. One of the elements of religion explained by Cunningham and Kelsay is action. Action is how people behave and it shows the

For example, the text says” I hold Isaac’s hand as we cross the street.” Just a small action like that proves that James doesn’t want Isaac to be in danger or, in hazards of going out, even though being there is dangerous already. Now, I think James has more care for his brother, seeing that he put himself and Isaac at risk. He probably knew that this would be dangerous from the start, but still did it because he wants to be cool. I think James is also regretting his decision of being attractive , and wishing that he just followed the rules and stayed home with

James grew up in a racist and segregated part of history. Often times racial slurs were used to describe people of African descent during the time James was growing up. Even during school James would be called these horrendous names: “...someone in the back of the class whispered, “James is ni**er!” followed by a ripple of tittering and giggling across the room” (McBride 89). The fact that small school children call blacks these names shows how racist the many people are and the hatred and discrimination that blacks face. These experience taught James how people treat those that appear to be different. Another experience that taught James this was when he and his family went to the Jewish store and were discriminated against. McBride had many experiences in which he and his family were discriminated against whether it was by the police or store owners: “Some of these Jews can’t stand you” (86). All in all, incidents with people who have a particular dislike for blacks shaped James into the way

There is an absence of men in the novel. James is one of the few men seen throughout the story and because of this, the story suggests that he holds a lot of power. He is a difficult character to understand because his true intentions and feelings are hidden beneath what is being portrayed on the outside. James begins as someone who is displayed as positive, respectful and loving of women, but as the story progresses, it is revealed that he views women more as a sexual object or a slave to men. He tricks the reader into believing that he values and considers women as equals to

This is fueled by, not only the changing emotions that teenagers typically endure, but also by the death of his stepfather, whom he saw as his own father. After his death, James cannot bear to see his mother suffer, for she no longer knows how to control the dynamics of the family and "wandered in an emotional stupor for nearly a year." James instead turns to alcohol and drugs, dropping out of school to play music and go around with his friends, which James refers to as "my own process of running, emotionally disconnecting myself from her, as if by doing to I could keep her suffering from touching me." Instead of turning to his family and becoming "the king in the house, the oldest kid," James "spent as much time away from home as possible… absolve[ing] [himself] of all responsibility…" As a result, Ruth sends James to live with his older half sister and her husband, in an attempt to straighten her out her son's life. James distracts himself with the life he found there, spending the summers on a street corner with his half sister's husband, Big Richard, whom he adores, and the unique men that frequented the area. During these summers, James discovers "[He] could hide. No one knew [him]. No one knew [his] past, [his] white mother, [his] dead father, nothing. It was perfect. [His] problems seemed far, far away." Instead of facing the realities of loss and anger in his family, James seeks distractions

The book begins talks about other conflicts that arose with James and Ruth. James took a downward spiral during his teenage years,

Two seeds were planted in the same garden. The arid soil gave the seeds little

The speaker also talks of Nell, his ex-wife. Though there were things that annoyed him about her, he still speaks fondly of her. For instance, he remarks, "That's why Nell was good to have ‘round. She could be a pain in the ass, you know, like making me hang those stupid bells, but mostly she knew what to do." This allows the reader to see that the loss of his family has had a deep impact on him. He misses his wife and son and speaks of how families should be together, though his never will be again. This is what provokes him to do what he did next.

James appears to be using limited cross-checking behaviours. Self-correction behaviour is nil, at least in this instance. Evidence shows he is using mostly meaning and visual cues and not drawing on structural cues. As a result of not utilising all the sources of information afforded by the text his understanding and comprehension of the text is quite limited and there is no evidence he has really connected with the text. In recent years there has been much research on reading

In James’ case he knew that if he worked hard at school he could gain his fathers approval. However it seemed that he was in the shadow of his brother, who was also under the same pressure. He had turned to cheating to get better marks to avoid his father’s disapproval. James’ own sense of right and wrong were being clouded by his loyalty to- and competition with his brother, also his need for approval from his father and his sense of duty to protect his frail mother by “not

However, comprehending the deep and unacknowledged dialogue from each of the characters, you realize the undefined meaning behind it. Eventually leading up to the moral of the story and understanding the important factors of the societal codes presented in the novel. The first scene in the first act, character

James is learning to be stronger. He wants to hug his mother and comfort her, and his teeth hurt him so bad he wants to cry. Octavia tells him that crying displays weakness. He knows that his teeth need to be seen by a dentist but he thinks about how they do not have that much money, and that is a sacrifice he will make. James is thinking about the family, and knows that money can go towards something else.

The limited number of characters allows the story to focus on James and Al, and emphasises their motivations. James was easy to empathise with, as his initial distrust is understandable as he is alone and worried about the missing people as well as his own well-being. This is a typical reaction for people in his situation, which makes his character relatable. James’ insights establish setting, his personality, as well as discomfort, and Al’s character. For example, the sentence “The fucking things wont stop looking at him” effectively conveys James’ anxiety and frustration, which readers can identify with (p.1).

James did this simply for the delight of seeing cheerful people living their life without any specific care. James enjoyed families especially, perhaps for the reason that his family life was a blurred part of his history. Mr. Jackson did it as he needed to experience a healthy amount of freedom from the stress of his crumpling business. To feel the early summer breeze brush through his hair, and experience the sun lightly smoothing the worry lines that crinkled his forehead. He also much enjoyed playing with his pet monkey, Waiken.