"Killings" by Andrew Dubus
Title: "Killings" by Andrew Dubus
Category: /Law & Government
Details: Words: 673 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
"Killings" by Andrew Dubus
Category: /Law & Government
Details: Words: 673 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Murder is a crime that can not be compared to any other. It goes against all moral laws and is even goes against the Ten Commandments. However, is there a time when murder is acceptable? Are there situations when someone has the right to take another's life? These are the question posed in the short story "Killings" by Andrew Dubus. "The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy
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explains how society turns a blind eye to what is really going on and sometimes leaves justice up to the victims, Dubus expresses the characters' feelings through their eyes. When a murder is committed, it not only takes the life of the victim but the lives of the family as well. Was justice served for Frank's death by the revenge killing of Richard? Justice can be served in many ways, but killing is never acceptable.