In the story, "The Tin Star", by John M. Cunningham, the author exploits the theme of law and corruption through the reaction of the characters. As in the scene, "Toby looked around [...] "What's the use of holding down a job like this? Look at you. What'd you ever get out of it? Enough to keep you eating. And what for?" [...]"(Cunningham, 35), in this dialogue, the reader can see how the character of Toby is frustrated with the corruption of the justice system and how cooperating with it does not bring any compensation back, as in the story even someone who was a criminal was not punished…