The Ethics of the Seven Days
The Seven Days, the secret society that Guitar Bains is a part of, is made up of seven black men who kill an innocent white man on every day of the week as an act of revenge against the frequent lynching of innocent black men by white men. At first glance, it is easy to see that the actions taken by the seven days are clearly unlawful and completely unethical. However, though the m murdering of innocent white men does not solve the problem of lynching, it will bring attention to it; one of the major issues with lynching is not just the horrific and undeserved deaths of countless innocent black men, it is also the fact that it is rarely talked about, and the Seven Days certainly draws attention to it. While the murdering of innocent white men is not at all an appropriate solution to or even an acceptable method of drawing attention to lynching, it is a successful one. After all, even if white people, due to their racist lack of concern for the well-being of bla...