The Theme of Capital Punishment in Norman Mailers The Executioners So

The Theme of Capital Punishment in Norman Mailers The Executioners SongThroughout this entire book many different points of view are present. Since the principal(prenominal) topic of the book is the murders that Gary Gilmore committed and the controversy of his sentence, it was difficult to choose the exact thesis. I believe I came pretty close with the one that I bind chosen. I believe that Norman Mailers thesis in The Executioners Song (1979) is The controversy over capital punishment.One reason I believe that this is the thesis is because Gary Gilmore says, Nicole my inclination is to let them execute me. (473) By Gary telling Nicole, his girlfriend, this he shows that he is ready and willing to accept the fact that what he did was wrong. His preferred method of execution is to be shot....