1. Pudd'nhead Wilson & Those Extraordinary Sins
But though she has great justification for what she has done, and the reader must partially sympathize with her, her action injures many innocent people and cannot finally be justified. ... Her child, now her master, becomes a sickly and pernicious person who takes particular delight in treating Roxana with open contempt. ... But the impossibility of openly addressing these sins by humans, who are so decidedly not innocent, forces society to operate within a web of lies that enables the civilization to limp along without complete anarchy. ...
- Word Count: 3141
- Approx Pages: 13
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate