"Defiance becomes our duty in the face of injustice." Referring to at least two works you have studied, explore the ways in which writers have attempted to persuade us to accept a certain view.
In the play The Wild Duck, the son Gregers is shown as being a man with high moral standards, who cares about other people, and tries to make his way in life the old-fashioned way. He contrasts directly with his father, who is shown as a lonely old man who only cares about himself, and will betray others to save his reputation. The father is meant to be the injustice that the son becomes defiant of. When he asks his son to join his company, he says no, because he doesn't want to be a part of his corrupt business. This shows that the author agrees with the statement defiance is our duty in the face of injustice.
In the play Oedipus, he portrays the god's prophecies as injustice, and Oedipus and Jocosta are very defiant of them. In the end, however, the actions they took to keep them from coming true actually help the prophecy come to pass. This shows that the author thinks defiance in the face of injustice is not always a good thing.
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