News from Nowhere · Question
How does News from Nowhere develop the theme of Crime and Justice?
Answer
News from Nowhere by William Morris develops Crime and Justice across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.
Crime is rare and arises from hot blood or error, not from class enmity; there are no prisons or criminal laws, as the abolition of private property and class inequality has eliminated the root causes of most offenses.
Old Hammond argues that crime stems from private property and that punishment is unnecessary in a society of equals; remorse and atonement replace legal penalties.
The story of the violent death raises questions about justice and forgiveness, as the slayer had no malice but is now at risk of suicide.
Evidence in the book
- XII: Concerning the Arrangement of Life
Old Hammond argues that crime stems from private property and that punishment is unnecessary in a society of equals; remorse and atonement replace legal penalties.
- XXIV: Up the Thames: The Second Day
The story of the violent death raises questions about justice and forgiveness, as the slayer had no malice but is now at risk of suicide.