An Injustice For All In Sonata Allegro Form Widemans quotation from Brothers and Keepers could be interpreted to say a number of different things. The interpretation I could make is no person could explain the reason things are the way they are in life. In trying to come up with a logical answer they dwell on it and it becomes even more confusing. Afterwards they settle upon the conclusion that things happen for a reason and not in any kind of order. Wideman also claims that people do not have the power to control their own destinies. They are simply a product of their own environments and the events that make and shape them. John Edgar Widemans Our Time is an essay about how John and his brother Robby were products of their environments and random events. Wideman first uses an epilogue that explains what some aspects of living in street world life are like. This is an attempt to make any of their wrong doings just. For example he says it was square to be smart in school and it was jive to show respect to people outside the street world. therefor justifying not doing the right thing as being acceptable. The epilogue helps me to kind of understand where John and Robby are coming from but still does not justify their actions. How rediculous would it life be if every time a close friend or family member died someone would go on a crime spree. But metaphorically speaking it gives us a canvas paint a picture on. After the epilogue Wideman jumps straight into an important part of the story, the death of Robbys friend Garth in Robbys point of view. This is important because this is what sparks Robbys behavioral changes. Then John, as an outsider looking in on the situation moves onto how he views Robby. He understands Robbys behavior is wrong but he lets it go because of all the awful things that Robby has gone through growing up. Wideman now finds that his mother is starting to accept that Robby is a product of his environ...
