RJ-7

Book title: The Pact

RJ: Quotation

      A quote from the story The Pact would be on page 492 stating, " The foreman looked at the slip of paper he held. 'Not guilty,' he read." This quote was the turning point of the story, where everything was finalized and where we knew if Chris Harte was guilty or not of killing his girlfriend. The judge probably believed he was not guilty because of how much he loved Emily Gold and how surprisingly he stood up to have his own testimony telling the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. This quote was important because it shocked everyone, including the reader; it gave the surprising truth for everyone's ears.

    The universal meaning of this quote would be to give everyone a chance and even second chances. Though some may look bad on the outside, it does not mean that they are. Through life, everyone tells you that over and over, but no one seems to listen until they've seen proof. This quote has proven what a lot believed was not true because of all the evidence which made everyone believe he was guilty, that he was not guilty after all. There is truth in all people, if you just give them the chance to speak and give them the chance to let you get to know them better, before you start to judge. People should also get second chances because some people just don't learn until they make the mistake. Most people know not to do make the same mistake over again, so everyone should give out second chances because you would never know what lies ahead. Also, people change and as I've seen with my own eyes people who were once bad turn around and even the opposite. Everyone deserves a chance and when that chance was taken up, if you're brave, let them have a second chance.