Monday, February 24, 2014

Thompson Blog #3

Male characters from good to bad.

1. Scholarly attorney.
Although he was a relatively small part of the story what he did when he was involved left an impression. He devotes a lot of his time helping people and trying his best to improve peoples lives while asking for nothing in return. He prefers not to gossip or share peoples private business and is a genuinely good person.

2. Willie Talos
A generally honest man who works hard trying to improve the lives of others while attempting to advance his career as much as possible. Although he does mostly good Willie lives by the rule that you have to do some bad to do some good. This results in him getting his hands dirty as a way of self preservation.

3. Jack Burden
 He is a smart and witty character who has been with Willie since the begging and developed a sort of unshakable loyalty to Willie because he senses that Willie is a genuinely good person. The only thing that I don't really like about jack is that he has managed to stay an integral part of the story while not doing very much.

4. Judge Irwin
Judge Irwin is a good hearted man who dedicated his life to his work and to the pursuit of justice. Although he may have procured his wealth in an unorthodox and potentially frowned upon manner he has been all uphill since then.

5. Sugar boy
Sugar boy is a simple character who is fiercely loyal, almost to a fault, and can see no wrong in Willie. He seems generally harmless and will do almost anything to please his boss.

6. Tiny Duffy
I hate him. Tiny Duffy is the worst kind of person because he attempts to manipulate while so easily being manipulated and strong armed into changing his ideas. Although he is Willies opposition Willie had no problem changing Duffy's mind whenever he wants

Female

Lucy Talos:

 Lucy had followed and loved her husband with a blind and sometimes ridiculous sense if loyalty, even when he didn't deserve it. She also seems like a very good mother to Tom and a good wife to Willie and seems to be the cornerstone of the Talos household.

Sadie Burke

She is the driving force behind Willie's campaign and sucsess. She in cunning and extremely intelligent yet is very stubborn and opinionated. She is also very independent and has a sort of jealousy against Lucy which becomes apparent very early on.

Lois

Lois is a very interesting charecter. She and jack have been in what seems to be a long term relationship yet they also seem very distant. She seems very controlling and hard to talk to but also seems like she has the best intentions in mind

Jacks mother

Jacks mother is an evil witchy character who believes any and all issues can be solved with dollars. She is also a scary black widow who has an unfortunate habit of marrying men right before they kick the bucket.

2 comments:

  1. I find your hierarchy of the male characters a little strange. You placed Sugar Boy second from being the worst yet you seem to have no reason for doing so.
    I do agree with you that Sugar Boy is,"fiercely loyal, almost to a fault". However is his loyalty a trait that can place him below a Judge who accepted a bribe? Secondly, I love your analysis of Jack's mother. As you said it seems strange that she has "an unfortunate habit of marrying men right before they kick the bucket". Possibly this is no coincidence. Lastly I am unsure of placement of the "Scholarly Attorney". Undoubtably he has become a kind and generous man seems to be saintlike. However I get the sense this man is hiding something from his past. He left Jack and his mother when he was a child, but I feel there was something beyond this. The way the Scholarly Attorney declares every word Jack speak about his past "foulness" seems questionable.

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  2. I agree with Owen on your organization of the male characters. The Scholarly Attorney basically gave up on his life because he couldn't deal with his guilt (pretty lame if you ask me). Also Judge Irwin is one of the most morally sound characters in All the Kings Men to me. While he does take a bribe, it's a little more understandable because of the difficult financial situation he was in, and since then he's been an exemplary man, leading a completely moral life and always abiding by the law, despite pressure from powerful politicians.

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