Reflection: Bernard Williams The first example William mentions involves a George who is finding it difficult to get a job. George needs a job and gets an offer to work for a company doing chemical and biological warfare. George is opposed to this, but his wife sees nothing with CBW. The older man talking to George brings a good point. If I ...
Sep 02, 2019 · Bernard William's account of George : George is offered job in a job scare situation for chemical and biological warfare. George has a family to look after and needs a job for that. now here is dilemma , as either George can work for creating chemical or biological warfare tools or reject it due to the nature of the job. Bernard account of Jim :
Maximizing and Demandingness An example of the point ... George the Chemist Jim and the Indians Williams’s point has to do with ‘negative responsibility’ - the idea that utilitarianism holds us responsible even for the things we choose not to do. ... Course Hero, Inc.
Huck introduces himself as “Sarah Williams” from Hookerville. The woman chatters about a variety of subjects and eventually gets to the topic of Huck ’s murder. She reveals that Pap was a suspect and that some townspeople nearly lynched him. Then, people began to suspect Jim because he ran away the same day Huck was killed.
After all, Huck, though a child, is a free, white child who could turn in Jim at any time and collect a large reward for doing so. Although this idea seems never to cross Huck’s mind, it lurks beneath the surface of Jim and Huck’s interactions and reminds us of the constant fear Jim lives with as an escaped slave.
Of Mice and Men Example: A major theme in the novel is friendship. Even though Lennie and George have their conflicts, they remain the closest of friends. And, of course, George exacts the ultimate act of friendship at the end of the novel. George says to Lennie, “‘Because I got you an’—’. ‘An’ I got you.
General Example: In a play, the main character in the first act might show the audience he has a pistol by placing it in his pocket. Later, in the third act, he is attacked and is able to defend himself with the pistol.
Tone—The writer's attitude toward the material and/or readers. Tone may be playful, formal, intimate, angry, serious, ironic, outraged, baffled, tender, serene, depressed, etc. General Example: Judy, nervous and sweating bullets, felt the world closing in on her as the cop questioned her.