The motion picture Dead Man Walking provided a non-fiction insight into the
world of crime, justice, and capital punishment. The film cast several characters from
different backgrounds and opinion sets in direct conflict with one another. Several small
topics and one major topic, capital punishment, were explored over the duration of the
movie. While the opinions and reactions of people to Dead Man Walking may vary, the
one constant is that people will have a reaction.
Sister Helen Preje, the Catholic nun, appeared to be a genuinely concerned person
who took a real interest in…
