Sheriff Ed Tom Bell Summary

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would have had to deal with the aftermath consequences.
Sheriff Ed Tom Bell made the decision to locate Lleweyln Moss to try and protect him. Bell doesn’t realize the seriousness of the situation. He explain that he doesn’t understand this crime. Bell knew that Moss was in a great deal of danger but he wanted to help him still. When Moss passed away, Bell feels beaten and scattered; he has no reasons to be in this world. All of his reasons and choices regarding Moss and Carla Jean are based on his sense of obligation to serve and protect. Bell failed in both counts and he no longer feels capable of doing either.
When Bell goes to see Uncle Ellis you can see how he is living with the consequence. Bell speaks about him waiting for God to rescue him suggesting that it is not his responsibility to find God. Bells conviction is that he knows what God thinks and feels about him, he …show more content…

His point of view on life is obscure and he shows us that the choices we make are base on our actions and consequence rather hen just luck and fate. He murders the man that hires him solely because he hired other people to recover the money. Afterward Chigurh kills Carson Wells, the second man sent to kills him. Before killing Wells he beg for his life by trying to pay off Chigurh with cash Chigurh is nearly entertain by Wells frighted to dies, he explains clearly to him that he can relates and understand how he feel. Chirgurh last victim in the novel was the one of Carla Jean. Carla Jean is condemning to death because of her husband Moss choices. Carla Jean is a victim of circumstance, because Moss didn’t do what Chigurh’s asks of him and decide save him as well as Carla Jean. Chigurh kept his words to Moss to kills her. Carla Jean still fear Chirgurh after her Moss died. She wasn’t socked to see Chigurh waiting for her at her home. After begging for her life Chigurh gave her an opportunity to escape death by tossing a

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