Sharing In Jake's Crayons Of Robin Hood

A little boy named Jake is coloring in his class. Jake has five crayons because he ran the fastest to the boxes, but the little boy sitting next to him has no crayons because he was too slow to get any. The teacher has run out of crayons, so she asks Jake to share two of his crayons with the boy sitting next to him, so that he could color too. Jake doesn't want to share, because he wants all the colors for himself. The teacher has to intervene and explain to Jake why sharing is good, and take two of his crayons and give them to the boy next to him. This scenario is relatable to the story of Robin Hood, a man who takes from the advantaged, and gives to the disadvantaged. Some would argue that what Robin Hood does is bad, and some would argue that it is good. This leaves a pondering question, is Robin Hood a good person doing bad things, or a bad person doing good things.

Robin Hood would ask people how much money they had on them, if they told the truth no harm would come to them, if they were poor Robin Hood would help them, but if they lied Robin Hood and his band would take everything they had, and give it to someone in need. They were considered heroic outlaws, because while breaking the law they were also doing something good. Robin Hood defending the poor against oppression. If you had nothing, you wouldn’t fear him, but if you were wealthy and corrupt, you wanted him dead. This looks into perspective, the rich hate him and the poor love him. Outside of the story of Robin Hood, you could look at how people view the government. It is often that those with lots of money, dislike the government for taxing them, but for those with little money, they love the government for helping