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Natalie Granat Professor Birchman English M01BH 8 March, 2023 Unhinged Revenge In the short story Killings, written by Andre Dubus. Revenge was the fuel to the fire, hence fueling their unhinged emotions leading to a couple of corpses. Frank Fowler was the first to pass away but not by natural causes, but by a man named Richard Scout. Richard murdered Frank. The motives were unclear at first but the fog slowly faded away showing Richard's true motive. Filthy revenge-fueled Richard but as well as Matt Fowler which made him kill Richard. Matt Fowler is the father of Frank. Revenge was eating away at Matt Fowler as Richard was still breathing, eating, and walking around as Frank was 6 feet under. So revenge is the clear motive for both men but …show more content…

A kill for a kill. As I know, Matt Fowler is the father and Frank is the youngest of the Fowler bunch. Frank lies 6 feet underground peacefully while Matt and Ruth morn. Wanting Richard dead for what he did. Matt towards the end of the story murders Richard. Now murder is of course an extremely unethical act yet in this case it was a murder for a murder. According to the law, this is unjust but to some moral content. Maybe in someone's mind or ideals a couple centuries ago. It’s reasonable and in Matt Fowler's mind. Revenge was the only way to avenge his son's death. So to a certain extent. Matts Fowler revenge is not unhinged as Richards. Yes, it’s a factual statement that his emotions took over since his hand was trembling when he held the gun at richard. Showing fear and anxiety. Plus, it unhinged emotion to commit revenge. Yet, it is a murder for a …show more content…

I know that untamed emotions lead to death but what about Frank and Mary Ann's relationship? Mary Ann was 4 years older than frank, with kids, and a husband. For her falling for another man tells me that her marriage was unhappy. The divorce was a major elephant in the room observe and as well as Richard erratic behavior. Coming back to the emotion theme. They had a strong deep connection. They where hanging 24/7 and confessing deep feelings for each other. In this case, you can argue that there emotions where unhinged towards eachother. Especially Mary ann sinceshe fully allowed herself to love another man while have complication with another. One can say that this relationship was actually the true root of the killings. If Mary ann and Frank never saw each other. Richard would have never killed Frank and Matt wouldn’y have killed richard. Even though this relationship didn’t have a revenge feel. It was more of an escaoe for Mary from her complcated relationship. To be open with the one person she actually seemed to love…

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