After Miri looks through a mysterious eyeglass lens and gets transported back to 1934, she finds a girl named Molly and decides to bring her back to the present with her. The theme of justice is shown in The Magic Half when Molly's grandma explains to them why they traveled back in time. She says "Magic is just a way of setting things right". She explains to them that they were fixing things so that Molly's life would turn out better.
Justice is also prevalent when Horst runs away. On the surface, Miri scares Horst away so that he doesn't change anything that would prevent Molly from returning to the present time with Miri. The underlying messae is that Horst got what he deserved.
Even though justice is a major theme in The Magic Half, it is also prominent in other novels, like A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. Scrooge is visited the by three ghosts that show him how what he did in the past affects his future. He is suprisingly alarmed at what happens because of his choices int he past and present. This is because Scrooge believes only in money, not not material things like peace, hope, and justice. This becomes a problem for him when he realises that no matter how much money you have, the end result of you descisions will be what you deserve.
Even though there is the obvious theme of justice in A Christmas Carol, the song "Jar of Hearts", by Christina Perry, also has a less noticeable theme of justice. She says "And who do you think you are, running 'round leaving scars. Collecting your jar of hearts;tearing love apart," She's basically saying that it's not fair that this person is going around and breaking people's hearts. This is reiterated in the line "You're gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul. Don't come back for me. Who do you think you are?" She is now saying that he isn't above everyone else; he can't just come back and expect her to forget about what happened in the past. She is basically saying that you don't deserve to get me back. For example this line, "Cause you broke all your promises. And now you're back -- You don't get to get me back." Throughout the song, Christina Perry is always saying that he doesn't get to get her back. Why shouldn't he get her back? He houldn't get her back because it's not fair. He can't go around breaking peoples hearts, then expecting them to immediately forgive him. He crushed other people's feelings, so she decided to return the favor.
Why is justice such an important theme in these books and songs? It is because people feel that it is important to do what is right and for you to get what you deserve. It is the "tireless exertions and passionate concern" of the characters in these stories that make the theme of justice so prevalent. The characters feel the need to do the right thing, even if it is tireless, because it is important to make you life as just and fair as possible. Everyone should realize this, not just ictional people. People should try to always do the right thing, because it achieves justice. Doing the just thing not only makes you a better person, but it also sets an example for the rest of the world to do the best thing possible and to ultimately achieve justice.
Why is justice such an important theme in these books and songs? It is because people feel that it is important to do what is right and for you to get what you deserve. It is the "tireless exertions and passionate concern" of the characters in these stories that make the theme of justice so prevalent. The characters feel the need to do the right thing, even if it is tireless, because it is important to make you life as just and fair as possible. Everyone should realize this, not just ictional people. People should try to always do the right thing, because it achieves justice. Doing the just thing not only makes you a better person, but it also sets an example for the rest of the world to do the best thing possible and to ultimately achieve justice.
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