Issues and Themes in The Samaritan Act 2 Scene 1
Issues and Thematic Concerns in The Samaritan 1. Determination and Resilience Nicole insists that the Mayor cannot make her chicken out by stopping the Samaritan App. She assures the students to continue with the app and says,“sometimes it is good to stand out ... for a better tomorrow for all of us (P. 52).” Nicole tells the students that they should stand firm with the App and they should demand that the leaders do the right instead of being afraid and be discouraged (P.53) 2. Hypocrisy Nicole says that the people in the municipality are like the Jewish man in many ways. They are beaten, stripped, robbed and left for the dead, but the leaders and public officials cannot come to their aid. They only talk about pursuing public interest without ever being genuinely committed to it (P. 51). In reference to the biblical allusion, it is shown that a priest was hypocritical because he passed by saw the injured man lying by the roadside, even though he is a religious man he did not help the inju…
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