The article is very sarcastic when refering to Charles Wentworth. The article makes fun of those of the upper class who believe they are indestructable and that their money and social status can get them through everything in life. The author of this article obviously doesn't believe that this is true and believes in the consequences that the average person would have to face for doing something like that. The fake sympathetic tone about him almost being "put in jeopardy of learning a lesson" taunt how easy it was for him to escape the legal consequences. His lack of consideration for his actions shows how being spoiled and sheltered his whole life affected his morals. The fact that his parents also agree with him and did all that to save him, show that the way they raised him also affected his choices and opinions.
My favorite part of the whole article was the last line "The other four victims of the crash remain in intensive care at St. Peter's University Hospital, suffering from conditions ranging from poor to lower-class". This really shows the contrast of the two different classes. The whole article is about this rich boy who is stupid and spoiled, and the victims are rarely mentioned. In reality the article should be about the victims and how wrong Charles was. Just because they are of lower class they didnt recieve as much recognition and people care less about them. In the society we live in money is extremely valued and can be used to get whatever you want. Money=power and with this power, the Wentworh's were able to completely navigate the legal system and avoid any reprocussions. Their social status and life style is mocked which is ironic considering it allowed their son to get out of trouble. The article was funny in the way it made fun of the family and showed how much people like that value their social image.
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