傲慢與偽善

人們的內心有著向善的部份，做出和善友愛的舉動會讓人喜歡自己能夠創造美好的能力與努力。但靠友善建立的關係是不穩固的，一方面一旦受到微小的破壞，這種關係就會迅速崩塌；另一方面，建設友愛的關係需要持續不斷的努力，人們很難堅持下去。

因此，短暫的努力之後隨之而來的就是自暴自棄。人們不但從建設中獲取愉悅，破壞也是愉悅的來源，建設之後的破壞人們可能會更加爭先恐後與變本加厲，更可恥的是人們總是能為自己所做的殘忍的事情找到冠冕堂皇的藉口與說辭。

Tom的懦弱與迂腐，居民的偽善與卑鄙，邪惡充斥著整個Dogville，也充斥著人的內心與人類集合形成的社會。

Grace是因為與父親關於傲慢產生分歧而來到狗鎮，在狗鎮所經歷的一切之後，她接收了父親「不剝奪每個人為自己的行為負責的權利，而不是以大多人沒有自己的道德水平而高姿態地原諒甚至同情他們」的看法，放棄了對父親「以自己手中的權利對那些犯錯的人實施懲罰，甚至剝奪生命」做法的排斥，然後根除了整個狗鎮。整個故事以什麼是傲慢貫穿了首尾。

>You called me arrogant.

>>To plunder, as it were, a God giver right. I'd call that arrogant, daddy.But that's what exactly what I don't like you. It's you that is arrogant. I'm not the one passing judgement, Daddy. You are.

>You do not pass judgement. Because you sympathize with them. A deprived childhood and homicide really isn't necessarily a homicide, right? The only thing you can blame is circumstances. Rapists and murderers may be the victims, according to you. But I call them dogs. and if they're lapping up their own vomit, the only way to stop them is with the lash.

>>But dogs only obey their own nature. So why shouldn't we forgive them?

>Dogs can be taught many useful things, but not if we forgive them every time they obey their own nature.
>>So I'm arrogant because I forgive people?

>Can't you see how condescending you are when you say that? You have this preconceived notion that nobody can't possibly attain the same high ethical standards as you, so you exonorate them. I can not think of anything more arrogant than that. You forgive others with excuses that you would never in the world permit for yourself.

>>Why shouldn't I be merciful?

>No no no. You should be merciful when there is time to be merciful. But you must maintain your own standard. You owe them that. You owe them that. The penalty you deserve for your transgressions, they deserve for their transgressions.

>>They are human being.

>No no no. Does every human being need to be accoutable for their action? Of course they do. But you don't even give them that chance. And that is extremely arrogant.   舉報