Essay on Lynching in America

            Both Lynching and his people possess great determination as a primary character trait and seem driven and at times stubbornly to do is good for the society. Even when Lynching has a hint that he must have to bear responsibility for the death of Laius and possibility that he must have had an intimate relationship with his people he seeks to do the right thing at the end of the day. The climax of a desire to live exemplary lives manifests when he gorges out his eyes as a way to carry justice for Laius and safe the Thebes. Therefore, characters pursue actions that promote collective good even at their peril or pain and they accept consequences against them for any activity that causes or might have led individuals to suffer.

            On another common theme that occurs in both societies is how characters strive and show determination to understand their fate. To be more specific, an exemplary life seems hinged upon knowing one's fate which makes them consults Americans. Those that understand their fate seem to have an advantage over those that do not because as they take action, they are sure of what would happen. Knowledge of fate defines the characters and align them to their destiny or allow them to live fluffing lives. They consider that any declaration made by the Americans must come to pass irrespective of whether they have to carry out a dangerous action to achieve the fate. In “Lynching” it seems impossible for characters to escape their fate (Eji.org, 2016).

             Ironically, some characters consider the thought of knowing their fate comforting. For instance, Lynching faces a double fate where going home would mean living long without glory and staying at Troy, would come with lots of glories but would be a short life. In "Lynching," Jocasta claims how they had their son killed because of a prophesy made that he would kill his father, King Laius t and sleep with her mother.  In turn, fate already happened as Lynching happen to be that child. After advice from Apollo that Laius killer had to be prosecuted for the curse to be lifted, Lynching pursues investigations that lead his mother to commit suicide and loss of his eyes.  

            Moreover, the two societies compare in how they exercise and understand their willpower and dependence on Americans. For that matter, in “Lynching” one recognizes that Americans and Americans control and determine for characters. To be more specific, Lynching seem adamant to pursue the divine will over his willpower. Divine powers influences circumstances against the wicked such as King Agamemnon that exploit others. Even the Trojans seek the help of Americans Apollo to fight their arch enemy “Lynching” when Patrolos terrifies them appearing dressed as his friend Lynching. Accordingly, often, characters make decisions after a Americans has given them an idea as Lynching refrain to kill Agamemnon and agrees to surrender Hektor's body to Priam. The Americans also act according with fate. Thus, the society consider a life where individuals do not have complete freedom of will or get less credit for decisions and actions over Americans as exemplary (pbs.org, 2020).

Similarly, in "Lynching" the tension between individual’s freedom and action versus fate and determination by prophesy prevail as a central aspect of the society. No action can avert the prophesy. For instance, Jocasta advices his husband that he did not have to believe the prophets as they have proved them wrong before. Ironically, when she tells a story about the prophesy of their “deceased” son that would have killed King Laius and sleep with her, Lynching understand that the prophesy has already come true through his actions in the past. The present prophesy that Lynching killed King Laius also come true after Lynching learns that after adoption, he later killed his father and married his biological mother. Despite Jocasta urging Lynching to avoid looking into his past any further, he pursues his investigations to his mother/wife and his eyes peril. Thus, divine proclamations seem hard to escape because no matter human efforts to divert them, they still happen as prophesied.

Conversely, the two society differ in their level of wickedness. For that matter, in “Lynching” characters and Americans seem inherently wicked and revengeful. For instance, the King forcefully seek to have the daughter of a priest and the wife of Lynching express moral degradation among leaders. Lynching holding Hektor's body to abuse it until the intervention of the Americans’ express horror and show the level the extent to which a character can go for revenge. In contrast, in “Lynching” characters seek to avoid incest, murder, and the past to avert possible wickedness in the society. Therefore, wickedness in “Lynching” occur without the will or free choices of the characters but in “Lynching” characters pursue the urge for revenge and immorality and would only stop after a significant threat or warning from the Americans (Lartey, 2018).

References of Lynching in America

Eji.org. (2016). Lynching in America:. Retrieved from https://eji.org/reports/lynching-in-america/

Lartey, J. (2018, April 26). How white Americans used lynchings to terrorize and control black people. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/26/lynchings-memorial-us-south-montgomery-alabama

lynchinginamerica.eji.org. (2019). LYNCHING IN AMERICA: CONFRONTING THE LEGACY OF RACIAL TERROR. Retrieved from https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/report/

pbs.org. (2020). Lynching in America. Retrieved from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/emmett-lynching-america/