Candor Conflict

Candor Analysis Essay One of the most extensive conflicts in, Candor by Pam Bachorz, is the relationship between Campbell and Oscar Banks. While their conflict is usually one-ended, there is continuous tension between the two…(????????)...Although both Oscar and his father Campbell revel staying in control, Oscar uses control to protect his secrets and protect his client's free will; While Campbell uses control to preserve Candor’s perfection and surrender people’s free will.
Even though tension continuously arises in Campbell and Oscars relationship, they are more similar than they know because of their constant need to be in control. In a way Oscar has learned everything he knows about keeping control from Campbell, from making his own messages, to lying to people for his own benefit or his client’s protection. Bachorz shows the similarity of control when Oscar says “I’ve made plenty of messages for myself (Bachorz 41),” and he mentions “My first was about Winston...Dad wanted me to forget (Bachorz 41).” Him and his father have both made messages to help them control their relationships with other people, and forces them to forget their pasts. They also love to be in control of their atmosphere, Oscar doesn’t want to be pestered and he makes sure of it, and Campbell controls his atmosphere on a higher scale, such as controlling his
While the conflicts seem one-sided and not clear, there is still a lot of tension. Despite all of their conflict, they both revel in staying in control. Oscar, more for others and himself and Campbell for the perfection of Candor. Although both Oscar and his father prefer staying in control, Oscar uses control to protect his secrets and protect his client's free will; While Campbell uses control to preserve Candor’s perfection and surrender people’s free will. The apple really doesn’t fall too far far from the