Saturday, December 17, 2011
Can someone please please please edit this paragraph ? thanks?
For decades formalities ingrained within society have forced people into conformity; consequently causing one to smother their own beliefs for personal gain. This conflict between self-righteousness and moral righteousness formality is examined within the short story, “The Firing Squad” by author Colin McDougal. Captain John Adam is given the unwanted task of carrying out the execution of fellow Canadian soldier Private Sydney Jones. The young soldier is charged with being a deserter gangster who was present during the murder of a U.S. military policeman. The task of both arranging and leading the firing squad is a formality which societal custom has burdened upon John Adam as he would be most obliged to do so after his own folly as a soldier who ran amidst battle. The personal struggle of John Adam to follow his own moral against the standards of society is established through the tactful use of both perspective and setting. The application of both play crucial roles in framing the journey of a man flourishing into a hero by demonstrating true courage in the face of adverse cirstances.
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