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A 3 page essay that argues that the main theme in both Sophocles' Antigone and Herman Melville's Billy Budd is a warning that the society that ignores humanitarian issues does so at its own peril. These narratives warn us that the society that puts punitive justice ahead of all else may be enacting a certain kind of justice, but it does so at the expense of its own soul. In a country that is prosecuting children to the full extent of the law, it is a lesson that should be noticed. No additional sources cited.
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on crime," several states, such as Florida and Texas, have begun the practice of prosecuting minors, as young as thirteen years of age, as adults. In other words, the US,
which has always prized individuality and justice, has begun a trend toward valuing the welfare and safety of the state over all other considerations. Literature and history both advise against
this stance. In Sophocles Antigone and Herman Melvilles Billy Budd, the texts present situations where the essence of the drama hinges on a conflict of interests that hinge on the
welfare of the state versus justice for the individual. Both texts demonstrate that a focus that only considers the welfare of the state ignores significant issues of justice, and each
narrative suggests that to ignore these issues is not only unjust, but also threatens society because it ignores the significance of the individual. The conflict in Antigone concerns the
burial of Antigones brother Polyneices. Creon, Antigones uncle and now the ruler of the city, has ruled that no one should bury Polyneices because he led forces that attacked Thebes,
in retaliation against his brother whom Polyneices felt had stolen the throne from him. Both brothers were killed in battle, one receiving a heros burial, but the other, Polyneices, being
left to be consumed by animals. Creon takes this action because he feels it is imperative to the safety of the state that the people see how a traitor is
treated. In Greek religion, the soul of someone who did not receive the burial rites was doomed and not allowed to enter the underworld. Burial rites were the province
of women. Antigone feels that the states interest in her brother ended with his death, and that she must bury him or risk offending the gods herself. For burying her
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