I haven’t deiced who I want to write my essay about. It would have to either be Paul Edgecomb or John Coffey. I believe they are both the best characters in The Green Mile and they both stand for something beyond a normal character. Paul Edgecomb is pretty much the peace keeper for the green mile. He is kind-hearted and does his job with good morals. He witnesses John Coffey’s miracles and finds a way to save the life of his boss’s wife because he thought she didn’t deserve to die the way she was. John Coffey seems to be a gentle giant who is scared of the dark and cries a lot. This may be because he has a kind heart just like Paul. He seems to be the incent person who was trying to do the right thing maybe by saving the girls but got judged wrongly thinking that he hurt the girls. I think writing about John would be something good but also writing about Paul would be good as well.
Coffey or Edgecomb?
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I also thought about writing on John Coffey as well. He is such an intriguing character. John is without a doubt a healer with a gift that could only be from God. But Mr. King doesn’t give us much back ground on him. We know he is a drifter and did odd jobs here and there. But nothing about his family or background about his healing powers. This was the only thing I found frustrating about the book. I would have loved to get to know more about John Coffey. He is scared of the dark and can hear voices, but when did this all happen? Was he born this way or did something happen to him and he was given his gift? Also, I cried when John Coffey died in the story! I know in the book he says he was ready to go, but it was so sad knowing that he had such a powerful gift. I don’t know what alternative ending would have been better for John Coffey, but I hated to see him electrocuted.
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