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In Morley Callaghan’s short story, “Two Fishermen,” a character known as K. Smith, also known as Smitty, is introduced to the audience as the hangman. K. Smith is described as “a very small man with little grey baby curls on the back of his neck” (Callaghan 1). He is illustrated as a friendly, kind individual through his relationship with Michael Foster. Smitty has a loving wife with five children who appear to be taller than him. One of Smitty’s hobbies is to go fishing whenever his work takes him close to a lake or a river. He is described as a family man because of his determination to always bring fish back home to his wife and children whenever he went fishing. Despite being alone most of the time, Smitty showed people that he appreciated their company through his excellent storytelling. Smitty is always polite to everyone, but he is often alienated by society due to his work.
Smitty supported the idea of capital punishment. He showed support by undertaking a career that enforces capital punishment. His career involves executing individuals who have broken the law. He has been an active member of society by executing people for a long time. He never cared about the prosecutors that stood before him, let alone know their names because he does not want their deaths to affect him. Many people think that the hangman is evil because he killed a lot of people, but all he does is carry out the tasks the government gave him. Smitty believes that “‘somebody’s got to do [Smitty’s] job. There’s got to be a hangman'” (Callaghan 2). Smitty tends to be evasive when people talk about his work because he knows he’s not going to receive positive feedback most of the time about being the hangman. Even though people don’t like the hangman killing people, Smitty carried himself with dignity because he is proud to be the hangman.
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