One Awkward Questions with Many Surprising Answers
” Are human beings, in essence, good or evil?”
Who has ever thought that finally something will happen in a village as small as Viscos? A village too small to be worthy of mentioning, despite of its reputation as a paradise. Well, that morning, the paradise has finally received a visit..
Grizzled told-to-be-crazy Berta is actually the first one to welcome the honorable guest: a shabby stranger with the Devil on his shoulder. And he doesn’t come empty handed. He comes with a proposition: how far are the residents of Viscos willing to go to possess the eleven gold bars in his belongings? I want them to break the commandment ‘ Thou shalt not kill.’.
A man who has been wounded by his unfair destiny: someone who has lost so much that he fears nothing anymore. A woman who always blames nothing has been fair to her and simply looking for an escape, but too scared to do anything. The whole village committing the sin of greed, the sin of arrogance, regarding themselves as the most holy of all.
As the story goes on and on, it seems like the only person who keeps holding on her senses is the crazy old Berta. Everyone is preoccupied with the ferocious battle of their own Devil and Angel.
Imagine if they did though. Imagine if they earned enough money for the rest of their lives Imagine if they earned enough money for the rest of their lives and their children’s lives.
The Devil and Miss Prym brings a fresh perspective for us to address our everyday dilemmatic question. The integrity of each one of us as a human is put on test and as the book portrays, the veil that you wear will not hide you from your true image on the mirror.
♣♣♣♣♣ as always.
