Indledning
Many people fear it, and even though it is ever so present, it often comes with overwhelming surprise. It is evil. It is the selfish, heartless act of, to some extent, terror, against an entire population or even as little as a schoolyard bully.
The definition and degrees of evil will often vary, as everyone observes situations differently. In this essay I will try to demonstrate how evil can arise through my analysis of ‘Hostage’ by Andrew Vachss, 1989, by breaking down the text and exposing behaviours and actions that can help solidify the reality of what evil is.
Evil can often be seen in an individual’s personality traits, although mostly when looking back on the person’s actions, when it is already too late.
In the text, the main character Walker, whom is a hostage negotiator, is very casual as he describes his past occupations and engagements. Some of his behaviour was horrid, but he shrugs it off as if he does not care about the consequences.
“I caught two guys coming out of a bodega, stocking masks over their heads, one had a shotgun. I cut the both down. Turned out one was thirteen years old. How was I supposed to know?”(p157,line 16) He clears his own conscience and moves on without a care.
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