Smiths Outlook on Life in Sillitoes The Loneliness of the Long Distan

There atomic number 18 two basic facts in metalworkers life one, that hes in a war with the In-laws, and two, that hes going to fight it until the day he dies, or die fighting. From metalworkers perspective, thither is an impassable break down between him and the In-laws, who are out to get him, and his best method of achievement is beating them down. In taking revenge on the governor of Borstal, smith thinks he has succeeded. What Smith doesnt realize is that he, not the governor, truly loses when he loses the race. Smith needs to revise his world view to realize that there is a better way of getting what he wants, and the revenge he seeks is only a sign of his weakness and unhappiness with his own life. By focusing his energy on getting revenge, Smith compromises his opportunities and ability to succeed. Ultimately, his actions are a loss for Smith more than for the people he is fighting.Smith sees the authority figures around him as a threat to his happiness. To Smith, the c ops and the governor of Borstal lay off his success. This is such a strong reality for him that the idea of them universe on his side is impossible If only them and us had the same ideas wed get alongbut they dont see eye to eye with us and we dont see eye to eye with them, so thats how it stands and how it will always stand (7-8). The them he refers to are people handle the governor of Borstal and the cops, the In-law blokes who, according to him, are all on the go steady for Out-law blokes like Smithwaiting to phone for the coppers as soon as he makes a false move (10). Furthermore, his strongest truth is that he is alone I knew what the seclusion of the long-distance runner running across country felt like, realizing that as far as I was concerned this feeling was... ...ke Smith, they become ever more revengeful towards those who end up punishing them for not being something they have no real incentive to be.Ultimately, criminals such as Smith end up use clubs resources (cops time and citizens money), wasting their own energy which could be better used to make them economically productive and contributing members of society, and making society less safe by reducing the mutual trust of societys members due to thefts. The society does not seem to have a good way of dealings with criminalsSmith is not rectified in any manner by Borstal, and merely punished. Perhaps society needs to focus on increase financial opportunities for the poor rather than trying to change values that are really an outcome of the society in which they grow up. The core worry is the society once that is fixed, values will change automatically.