A Christian Worldview: The Ransom Of Red Chief

Sam’s death was brutal and totally uncalled for. Sam was executed because he was falsely accused of cattle theft; “‘Timmy, get Colonel Parsons,’ he cried. ‘They’re taking me in as a cattle thief ’”(180). Tim went through great lengths to try and get him out. Sam was a great soldier on the battlefield, you would expect that he would get some telling points, but it didn’t matter. It’s ironic that he was killed even though he showed loyalty throughout the whole adventure. Since Sam was on the Patriot side, he was threatening the splitting of his family. He dedicated so much of his life to the Patriots, that he even went against his father’s wish, which was seen as a sin. Sam deserved more than he had originally

Every character in works of literature are subjected to criticism and critique by its readers. In the short story, “A+P”, the protagonist, Sammy has been subjected to criticism for his actions of quitting his job, a reaction of seeing young ladies be disrespected in his workplace for wearing bathing suits. Many readers depict Sammy as immature and ignorant for quitting his job. However, the author, John Updike contradicts this assumption, portraying Sammy as a nineteen year old, who demonstrates strong morals, ambition, defiance, and a promising future, characterizing him not as an insolent teen but a developing young man.

In the book, My Side of the Mountain, there are many conflicts in it. They include a boy who lives in the woods and survives on his own. One of the conflicts is about an old lady and strawberries. This conflict happens when Sam is making his bed. This conflict makes me think about how Sam handled the conflict, how I would have handled it, and how God would have handled it.

“Sir, It’s worth dying to be free.” “That made Father shout.” “Free? Free to do what, Sam? Free to mock your king? To shoot your neighbor?To make a mess out of thousands of lives? Where have you been getting these ideas?” (Collier and Collier 7). Sam’s idea or “principle” is to be free without realising the reality like Mr. Meeker describes that freedom is not really a good thing. In fact, Sam’s idea of freedom is actually killing and disorder. Sam has to face his principal of everyone being free and getting what they want with the reality that life does not have true freedom. “It’s not the money, it’s the principle” “Principal, Sam? You may know principle, Sam but I know war. Have you ever seen a dear friend lying in the grass with the top of his skull off and his brains sliding out of them like wet oats? Have you ever looked into the eyes of a man with his throat cut and the blood pouring out between his fingers, knowing that there was nothing he could do, in five minutes he would be dead, yet still trying to beg for grace and not being able because his wind pipe was cut in two? Have you ever heard a man shriek when he felt a bayonet go through the middle of his back? I have, Sam, I have.” (Collier and Collier 21). This quote is Mr. Meeker explaining to Sam that war is not just all fun and you win with no cost. War really is if you win then people die, if you lose

In Barbara Kingsolver’s work, The Poisonwood Bible, Nathan Price is a character which responds to injustice in some significant way. Out of all the other characters, Nathan is the one who responds the most to an act of injustice by going on a campaign halfway around the world to somehow repay his obligation to God. He plans to do this by spreading Christianity, or at least his version of Christianity, to the native people of the Congo. The whole reason for him doing this is that he believes being wounded and leaving battle right before the rest of his company dies is an act of injustice and feels as if though he should have died there with his men. Nathan feels like he is a failure and is guilty for not dying with his brothers on the battlefield.

In Lawrence J. Dessner’s dissertation on John Updike’s short story “A&P”, he mentions that the main character Sammy was made “enviously defensive by his notion that the underclad younger shoppers inhabit a higher social station than his own.” However, while elaborating on what made the main character have such adverse thoughts on everyone else in the store, and such poor decision making, Dessner blames Sammy’s innocence. I believe that Sammy’s awareness of the “social hierarchy’- and, according to that, everyone else’s social hierarchy- is the underlying issue of the short story. I also believe Irony plays a part in this story, in that by trying to stand up for higher class, our main character

Although Sam is a secondary character, I believe he experiences the most character development in the book. Sam is a boy who shifts between a wolf and a human, depending on the conditions. The first implication that Sam still remains with a grip on humanity, would be in the beginning of the book where he is manifested as a wolf, despite showing human emotions. During this scene, Grace, the main character, has been pulled from from her backyard into the frigid atmosphere of the woods by a pack of wolves. Despite Sam’s animalistic impulses and intense hunger, he does not attack Grace, but rather saves her from certain death. In Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, Grace has existed in her human world for seventeen years despite the strong pull she feels

As Joe’s excitement mounted to give rides on his newly purchased boat, his joy soon turned to dread as one of his beloved passengers tumbled into the water. The author, Horatio Alger Jr., of “Joe’s Reward” writes a story of a hero named Joe, who rescues a wealthy man’s niece that ends with an offer of a reward. The text consists of Joe’s actions that happen to drive the plot using specific events. Throughout the story, Horatio uses myth-like elements, such as a damsel in distress, a heroic act, and the hero receiving and turning down a reward, to assist the plot in moving forward.

Many individuals are motivated by a variety of concepts that give them a strong desire for their goals. Dashiell Hammett, author of The Maltese Falcon, shows how the characters of his novel, including Sam Spade, are motivated by money. Although each character denies this pecuniary greed, Spade reveals multiple situations where he is influenced by money.

The movie “Friendly Persuasion”, depicts the struggle of a young Quaker as he begins to question his parents ' beliefs, his beliefs, and who he is as a person.

In the story “The Gold Mountain Coat,” By Jody Fong-Bates, Sam Sing is a stingy, demanding and controlling man, whose actions posed the question, was Sam Sing capable of compassion? Each evening, after his restaurant had closed, Sam, a tall and bleak Chinese elderly man with many wrinkles wearing gold rimmed glasses that matched his gold teeth, would be found sitting alone in a booth in the back, carefully calculating his daily profits of his prosperous business. If the day’s profits were successful Sam would feel generous and he would cheerfully invite his sons to share a glass of whisky, but, if the profits were meagre, Sam would sullenly drink alone while his sons diligently finished their duties.

In the novel The Maltese Falcon, the motif of greed is used to exemplify the destructive influence potential wealth has on one’s morals. This is shown through Sam Spade’s decision to hand over Brigid to the authorities, Brigid’s deceit throughout the novel, and Gutman's choice to use Wilmer as the fall man to avoid his own prosecution for crimes committed. Sam is portrayed as someone who is willing to deviate from the law, is extremely intellectual, and is prepared to go to any extent in order to get the treasure he desires. Sam Spade is entangled in the pursuit after the falcon by Brigid’s scheming. Sam falls in love with Brigid even after he discovers her dishonesty. Sam detects that Brigid is the one that killed his partner, Archer. Sam

Kraft explores worldview functions in appendix A of “Christianity with Power.” He starts by overviewing worldview functions and universals. The four worldview functions are explaining, evaluating and validating, assigning and prioritizing commitments, interpreting, integrating, and adapting. The “explaining” function discusses how we, as a society, develop our picture of what REALITY looks like. The “evaluating and validating” function is to enable people to evaluate what goes on and around inside of them and validate common perceptions and behaviors. The “assigning and prioritizing commitments” function serves to enable us to sort out, arrange, and make different commitments, allegiances, or loyalties the the things we assume, value, and do. Interpreting is described as a complex process; the function serves to help people interpret and assign meaning to life. The “integrating” function is to relate each aspect of culture to all others. Lastly, the “adapting” function discusses adapting to internal and external pressure for

In the scenario of Karl and Bob, they are both wrong in their actions. Their problem started when they decided to flee town in order to run away from their problems. As a result, Karl and Bob’s situation became more severe because Karl decided to steal a thousand dollars from a store and Bob decided to cheat an old retired man into giving him a thousand dollars. Karl’s actions may seem worse in the eyes of society and the law; however, when considering the morality of the situation, I am convinced that Bob was worst in his actions to cheat the elderly retired man.

I remember when I was little girl and I would always ask myself what the meaning of life is and is they’re really a god. But I was never able to answer my own questions until now. I was born and raised in a Christian household and we was taught never to ask questions of that of nature or doubt our faith. The world is the way it is because that is how god made it. I’m quite religious, so I tend to find meaning in life through service and allegiance to god. We all have our personal thoughts and view of philosophy of life.