Review: FACES by Martina Cole
Would you blame the environment for the person you become? Is the society responsible for the crimes done by the lawbreakers?
Danny Boy Cadogan is the main character and the antagonist in the story. Danny Boy Cadogan grew up and lived in hatred, violence, and betrayal. His father was a gambler. He buried himself in debt in game of cards. He was an irresponsible father leaving his family in the hands of the Murrays, the debt collectors. Danny Boy Cadogan, being the eldest son, took upon his shoulders the responsibility his father ought to carry. At a young age, he did all the best he can to protect his family from these ruthless people and to pay off his father's debt. Louie, an old folk in their neighborhood, took Danny Boy Cadogan under his wing. He loved Danny Boy like his own son. He gave him means to make money so that he can provide the needs of his family. Soon enough, he was introduced to the criminal world. He became the most feared person in the neighborhood. He controlled his family, his wife, and to every person he is in contact with. He was loved by his family, but his own family wished him dead sometimes because of how he made them feel. In the last part of the story, Michael Miles, his brother-in-law, the only person he cared about, a childhood friend, turned on him and served him up to the Filth. He was brutally killed.
There is just too much killing in the story. Actually, I skipped some pages because the violence, the killing seemed so tangible that I squirmed when it's vividly described. Here are a couple of lines from the story that I would like to share it with you:
1. Life was about learning how best to live it.
Yes, we've been told many times to live life to the fullest, but please not in any means it could be.
2. He was a product of his environment.
Yes, the society has a share of what the people have become. Yet, people still have the freedom to choose between right and wrong. It's our own prerogative whether to conform to the patterns of the world.
Lesson: The world may be cruel and brutal, but always remember in God's presence, grace, compassion, love, and joy abound.
Happy reading!
Danny Boy Cadogan is the main character and the antagonist in the story. Danny Boy Cadogan grew up and lived in hatred, violence, and betrayal. His father was a gambler. He buried himself in debt in game of cards. He was an irresponsible father leaving his family in the hands of the Murrays, the debt collectors. Danny Boy Cadogan, being the eldest son, took upon his shoulders the responsibility his father ought to carry. At a young age, he did all the best he can to protect his family from these ruthless people and to pay off his father's debt. Louie, an old folk in their neighborhood, took Danny Boy Cadogan under his wing. He loved Danny Boy like his own son. He gave him means to make money so that he can provide the needs of his family. Soon enough, he was introduced to the criminal world. He became the most feared person in the neighborhood. He controlled his family, his wife, and to every person he is in contact with. He was loved by his family, but his own family wished him dead sometimes because of how he made them feel. In the last part of the story, Michael Miles, his brother-in-law, the only person he cared about, a childhood friend, turned on him and served him up to the Filth. He was brutally killed.
There is just too much killing in the story. Actually, I skipped some pages because the violence, the killing seemed so tangible that I squirmed when it's vividly described. Here are a couple of lines from the story that I would like to share it with you:
1. Life was about learning how best to live it.
Yes, we've been told many times to live life to the fullest, but please not in any means it could be.
2. He was a product of his environment.
Yes, the society has a share of what the people have become. Yet, people still have the freedom to choose between right and wrong. It's our own prerogative whether to conform to the patterns of the world.
Lesson: The world may be cruel and brutal, but always remember in God's presence, grace, compassion, love, and joy abound.
Happy reading!
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