Dharun+Ravi+Case

We have been reading //Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde// and the issue of reputation has come up a great deal. As we discussed at the beginning of the unit, the Victorian Times were a a time of strong, overbearing social pressures and the fear of social estrangement for "improper" behavior weighed heavily on English people during the time.

In an effort to understand how the fear of a negative reputation affects people today, I invite you to read the following article on a court case just decided yesterday that addresses this exact issue.

==In your own thread, address the following two questions. Each response should be about 150 words each or more. After addressing the issues, respond to at least one other person's post with a detailed comment addressing something they wrote.==

1. Who or what is responsible for Tyler Clementi's death? Why do you think he decided to take his own life? What is it that made him decide that life is no longer worth living? Your Reaction?

2. Would you consider Dharun Ravi evil? Is he a bad person? Consider the college environment and the social climate in your response. Also, as an addendum, do you think he got what he deserved? Or, was it too lenient? Too harsh?

The following two articles are short, but informative on the issue:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18149395

http://abcnews.go.com/US/rutgers-trial-dharun-ravi-sentenced-30-days-jail/story?id=16394014#.T7rVclLiETA