Dempster. He had kept the stone which had been the cause of Mrs. Dempster=s fall. That stone was a constant reminder to him of what had happened back in Deptford when he was only ten years old. Dunny felt responsible for Mrs. Dempster like a father would feel responsible for a daughter; AI never saw her without a pang of guilt and concern about her@ (Davies 38). Taking care of Mrs. Dempster made Dunstan feel better about himself because he was helping to >fix= a problem that he believed he had caused.
While Dunstan took care of Mrs. Dempster they became very close and he learned to love her. His guilt was so powerful that he A.must hate her or love her.@ (Davies 24) and he loved her. After his close relationship with Mrs. Dempster, he never had any others like it. He felt that loving another woman would be betraying Mrs. Dempster.
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Boy Staunton had been the cause of the whole incident when he wrapped the stone in snow and threw at Dunstan, but missed and hit Mrs. Dempster which led to the premature birth of Paul. Percy knew that he was to blame for the problems the Dempster=s would encounter, however, he chose to hide his knowledge and to act as though he felt no guilt. When confronted by Dunstan after the birth, Percy threatened him by saying, AI threw a snowball at you. and I guess it gave you a good smack. you bet it=s what I think. and it=s what you=d think too, if you know what=s good for you@ (Davies 16). Dunstan knew he had no choice but to go along with Percy=s lie. He explained, Awe looked into each other=s eyes and I knew that he was afraid, and I knew also that he would fight, lie, do anything rather than admit what I knew. And I didn=t know what in the world I could do about it@ (Davies 16). As far as Percy was concerned it was better to have a respectable social status and live with a nagging guilty conscience than to admit what happened and potentially be looked down upon.
Percy lived his entire life ignoring his feeling of guilt.
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Guilt is not always controlled by us, one can create guilt. ... Guilt can also be a feeling. ... Raskolnikov suffers from guilt, and he is unable to escape guilt. ... This guilt of Raskolnikov connects to the guilt of Gregor Samsa in The Metamorphosis. ... Before he opens his door, he is curious to see other's reaction to his transformation. ...
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Grief can be described as a healthy reaction to any loss. ... I also believe that guilt is a big part of this stage. ... This stage can be very damaging to a person who is grieving and they should try to let go of any guilt they have. A person who gets stuck in the guilt phase will have a very difficult time moving on to acceptance. ... After this stage comes depression which can be just as devastating as guilt. ...
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Symbolism of Edgar Alan Poe's "The Black Cat" In Edgar Alan Poe's, "The Black Cat", symbolism is used to show the narrator's capacity for violence, madness, and guilt. ... Because of the cats fearful reaction the narrator becomes angry and pokes out one of the cat's eyes. ... The black cat two is symbolic of the narrator's guilt. ... Black cat two following the narrator is symbolic of the guilt that follows the narrator. ... The second black cat gives the reader an insight of the narrators guilt for what he has done to Pluto. ...