“The hitter can never be the judge. Only the receiver of the blow can tell you how hard it was"

Brendan Ransom

Writing II - Spring, 2014 (In class, short-response)

Professor Mitchell Jackson

25 February 2014

“The hitter can never be the judge. Only the receiver of the blow can tell you how hard it was, whether it would kill a man or make a baby just yawn.” -- Edward Jones

In this quote, Mr. Jones is expressing, I think, how all things are relative to the eye of the beholder. I wouldn't agree with his assertion that the "hitter" can't ever be the judge, as I think this both implies absolved guilt and ignores the existence of the calculating, cogent brand of malevolence that is the most devastating. Furthermore, the "receiver" is equally as likely as the attacker to be incapable of judging the situation objectively. The receiver's perception of the attack, like all human perceptions, does not necessarily correspond to reality.