2019年1月21日月曜日

ER:1-13: Stealing


So, is Jack a good boy for getting money for his family, or is he a thief? Or, is he both?(p. 9)



 Stealing something is vice.  Robbers must be arrested and pay for their stealing. It's true, I think. This book also mentions such bad deed.  But, it refers to "thieves we like", at the same time. What is the admirable stealing on earth?  That is some stealing which are done for saving poor people. For example,  Jack from a famous story "Jack and the Bean tree" can be cited.  As you know, he steals money and other things before he leaves a big house in the sky. After all, he gets money for his mother. But is his action really good?

 Then, Arsene Lupine is one of the admirable thieves. He is a thief gentleman who was created by French mystery writer Maurice LeBlanc. He has a clear mind and a talent for disguise. He is full of wit and humor. He accomplishes any thief considered to be impossible easily, but he never commit theft to poor people.  He targets unjust politicians and businessmen. He save weak women or children, and innocent people. He is called benevolent thief. Is he bad man?  Probably, many people answer "No, He isn't so bad."   Of course, stealing is bad thing.  While, some thief gentlemen are hero. That's because they teach a lesson to politicians with corruption and help some people.  Lupine is the Savior to many people rather than thief!  We can not necessarily say that stealing is bad thing! But I think that stealing such as Lupine is glorified by power of description of the writer. If a real phantom thief like Lupine appeared actually, could we praise him? It 's only in the world of novels and comics?  I could consider such thing deeply thorough this book. Thinking about something which we don't  usually consider is interesting!  There are a lot of doubts on books of this series. Please read this book and think! 



David Maule. (2014). Stealing. New York : Cambridge University

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