Silence Of The Lambs: The Battle Between Two Evils
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Philosophy 101
December 18, 1996
In the novel, Silence of the Lambs, we see two different extremes of
evil. Dr. Chilton is evil in one respect, while Dr. Hannibal Lecter is evil in
his own unique way. Dr. Chilton is the man with bad morals and feels the need
to control people. He manipulates pe ....
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.... change and take responsibility for himself. Dr.
Lector is not able to take control of his evil because of the way his distorted
mind thinks. Although his mind is distorted, it is still a very powerful mind
which he uses to see into the minds of others. He gets into their heads and
plays with their minds, internally torturing them. He is a sick man and needs
therapy and constant care in a hospital because he is too sick to help himself.
On the other hand, Dr. Chilton is capable of changi ....
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