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Ek Hornbeck's Religious Beliefs Essay

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Since E.K. Hornbeck mocks religious beliefs, he is a fool. In the first place, people that mock religious beliefs are fools. Nowadays, it is unfortunately common to see individuals and companies that focus on mocking religious beliefs for entertainment purposes. For example, the card game “Cards Against Humanity” contains numerous ideas that reflect an explicit satire towards the core precepts of Christianity like the normalization of adultery and the persistent encouragement to commit sins. Consequently, the developers of this card game are fools because of their mocking attitude towards a specific religion. The same thing can be said of E.K. Hornbeck, a cynical man that constantly ridicules the people of Hillsboro and their “fundamentalist” …show more content…

This comment clearly exemplifies how Hornbeck is determined to mock the people’s religious beliefs since he decides to take the hot dog with a sarcastic attitude in order to strongly undermine the righteousness and wisdom that the Bible provides to religious citizens. Another example that reflects his mocking attitude towards religious beliefs appears when he states that it is impossible to find an apple from the Tree of Knowledge in Hillsboro because they have “A few ignorance bushes” (1.1.33), a comment that explicitly shows how Hornbeck vilifies a group of people just because they decide to stick to their religious beliefs on the controversial subject of evolution. Therefore, E.K. Hornbeck is a fool. For one thing, when Matthew Harrison Brady dies from a busted belly, Hornbeck still continues to denigrate his character and image by saying that he was just a “Bible-beating bastard” (3.125). This comment exemplifies not only his mocking attitude towards the religious beliefs of an individual but also his lack of respect for a person that has passed away and that can not defend himself anymore, something that makes him a fool. Thus, even though Hornbeck serves as a comic relief for the tension that is present in the play, his vilifying comments and attitudes towards the religious citizens of Hillsboro make him a foolish

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