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An 8 page analysis of the nineteenth century novel by James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner. In this novel, the protagonist, Robert, embarks on a campaign of murder that is intended to 'do God's work' by relieving the planet of some of the wicked. Hogg takes the reader inside Robert's mind as Hogg demonstrates just how destructive such extreme belief in one's own righteousness can be. Robert is so torn apart by the implications of his Calvinist upbringing that his psyche literally splinters and he communes with a copy of himself that goes by the name of 'Gil-Martin'‹it is an evil copy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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murder is sin, they obviously believed that it is not sinful to murder the wicked?and, of course, they get to define whats wicked. They were quite certain of their own
righteousness and quite certain God would approve. In his nineteenth century novel, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, James Hogg addresses this very phenomenon. His protagonist,
Robert, embarks on a campaign of murder that is intended also to "do Gods work" by relieving the planet of some of the wicked. Hogg takes the reader inside Roberts
mind as Hogg demonstrates just how destructive such extreme belief in ones own righteousness can be. Robert is so torn apart by the implications of his Calvinist upbringing that his
psyche literally splinters and he communes with a copy of himself that goes by the name of "Gil-Martin"?it is an evil copy. In his introduction to James Hoggs book,
Andre Gide states: The personification of the Demon in Hoggs book is among the most ingenious ever invented...It is the exteriorized development of our own desires, of our pride,
of our most secret thoughts. It consists throughout in the indulgence, we accord to our ownselves (Gide xv). Thus, it can be seen that Gide identifies this novel
as a psychological parable. By dramatizing the evil that lurks within Roberts psyche, Hogg offers a modern day parable that certainly has a moral that is still applicable in todays
world. While the text is written in such a way that one could argue that the character of Gil-Martin is a "real" persona in the story, an examination of the
story reveals that Gides assessment is correct, as the psychological implications are unavoidable. Robert states that his "heart quaked in terror when I thought of being still living in
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