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Ray Alvarez
Mr. McAdams
AP English Literature
February 23, 2011
Holden the God
As human beings, people have the choice to do what they wish with their lives. Some aspire to be the very best that the world has, while others are notorious for their deeds. In Blood Meridian there lies a character that is said to be a God himself. The very description of Judge Holden ratifies his persona inthe essence of the novel. For his head without hair, is a sign of disrespect to the Lord. The killer is known by the name of Holden in Blood Meridian. Cormac McCarthy’s novel centers his actions around the Judge, even though the novel is about the Kid. The very fact that the Judge has control of people’s lives makes him inhuman, while his miracles provide him with the tittle of a God.
JudgeHolden’s person is a mystery in the beginning of the novel, so his God like powers are uncovered His physical description elaborates that he and the Kid are worlds apart from each other. “An enormous man dressed in an oilcloth slicker had entered the tent and removed his hat. He was bald as a stone and he had no trace of beard and he had no brows to his eyes nor lashes to them. He was close on toseven feet in height and he stood smoking a cigar even in this nomadic house of God…His face was serene and strangely childlike. His hands were small”. The kid first comes face to face with Holden in a saloon after a riot and eventually joins with Holden and a gang of misfit scalp-hunters to roam the Mexican-American borderlands.
The Judge’s mysteries qualities play a role in making the Judge aGod like figure. One of the most mysterious qualities of Judge Holden is his ability to move from place to place and almost be in two places at once. In the novel, it is amazing how he somehow moves from place to place. Its seems, as if he is able to teleport to the designation of his choosing. Holden's first appearance in the novel is a prime example of his ability to appear in two placessimultaneously. He is also able to escape situations that are not of importance to him, or inconvenience. The Judge manages to escape from the riot in Reverend Green's tent to a saloon where he is completely dry, even though it is pouring rain outside. In the novel, there is a scene where the Kid is at the bar where the dancing bear has pasted on. Of course, the Judge had to appear in this section. TheJudge appears when there is chaos. Chaos does not follow the Judge, the Judge creates chaos. There is a riot in the novel where Reverend Green is the Judge’s target. This is the cause of the bear slaughter. These events are indicative of the entire novel in that there is constant chaos and violence wherever Judge Holden goes.
Appearance plays a role in the Judge Holden’s character. His physicalappearance resembles to be unbelievable and full of contrast. As the God the he is, he towers over everyone, yet he seems pre-pubescent because of his total lack of hair and his small hands and feet. As I read the novel, I almost pictured the Judge Holden as a child because much of the imagery surrounding Judge Holden describes him in child-like terms. The novel is set up with two characters that areopposites of each other. The features of the kid and the Judge tend to complement each other. The Kid is described as having big hands while he himself is rather small. Judge Holden is a massive creature who wills power with his small hands. Disrespect of God is shown by Judge Holden. His Bald head is a sign of disrespect to the real God.
God is a power creature that holds the fate of humansin his grasp; Judge Holden assumes a god-like role throughout the novel. He shows many times that he can manipulate everyone that comes in contact with him. This is a helpful trait that creatures his path of destruction. Would a God create a path of destruction? It has come to attention that Judge Holden can also be looked as Satan. In the end, the kid realizes that Holden has been behind all of...
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