Nicholas Garrigan Research Paper

Nicholas Garrigan, a young, adventurous doctor from Scotland travels to Uganda, Africa during great civil unrest and ends up in the employ of the violent Ugandan president Idi Amin. Garrigan bears many qualities of an antihero. This anti hero has none of the personal qualities that define a hero, courage, physical strength, emotional stamina, and the ability to recognize and fight against evil. He runs from possible pain, is fearful of death, and does not help those in need except as a medical doctor. He has little courage and spends much time worrying about his own personal safety Garrigan struggles with the question of whether his behaviour is ethical. When he travels to Mbarara on a crowded bus, and Ugandan soldiers ambush the bus