The Samaritan Essays and answers

Description

2. When citizens elect selfish leaders, they end up suffering. Write an essay in support of this claim basing your illustrations on John Lara’s The Samaritan.

Introduction

Some leaders only care about their selfish interests. When such self-seeking leaders are elected, they abuse their powers and break the law with impunity. They engage in vices such as corruption, drug trafficking, murder, gang warfare, misappropriation of public funds etc.

points of interpretation 

The citizens who vote them in bear the brunt of such cruelty, lack of integrity and inefficiency. Ramdaye, the Deputy Mayor of Maracas municipality, is a selfish man whose corrupt ways lead to the suffering of many …….conti….