Justice or Injustice

 

The book I'm currently reading is called The Watcher by James Howe. As with everyday life there are always cases of justice or injustice.  Because the novel is written in third person omniscient we get to get a glimpse the minds of several different characters with different opinions. In the novel, Evan say "she thinks she's better than everyone else, that's what she thinks," (Howe 117) referring to a girl he had never met or spoken with. While reading this we all know that his conclusion is not true. His accusation was based purely on observation. I understand that it is human nature to judge things at first sight or at all but I still believe that it is unjust to assume something about this girl in which he knows nothing about.  While trying not to give room much plot description away but there are several other cases where justice or injustice is obviously present. Another injustice in the story is the fact that Margaret has had her voice taken away (not literally). This frustrated me profusely because I believe everyone should have the freedom of speech. Never the less there are still lessons to be learned form these injustices. The first one is a bit more obvious and a bit cliched but yet still important in the fact that we shouldn't judge a book by its cover. In the second one we learn that everyone's voice is equally important and that no one can ever take that from you.