Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Stages of Morality

1. Self-Interest: A person who followed this stage of morality was Scout. Her pleasure was to beat up those who bothered her or simply got in the way, such as Walter Cunningham and her cousin Francis. It makes her satisfied, and makes her seem like she is of authority.
Another person who follows the stage would be Jem. He destroyed Mrs. Dubose's camellia bushes. He only cared about himself and decided not to follow Atticus's advice. He wanted to do this since he wanted his own revenge. Jem was satisfied afterward because he had done damage after Mrs. Dubose said wrongly of Atticus.

2. Social contract: A group of characters who followed this stage of morality were Dill, Jem, and Scout. In the beginning of the book, Dill and Jem wanted to act out as the Radleys, but Scout at first thought that absurd. But later on, she decided she would tag along with the two.
Another group would be Atticus and Scout. Miss Caroline didn't want Scout to read in class, and Scout wanted to not be in school or else she wouldn't be able to read with Atticus. But Atticus made a suggestion to let Scout still go to school and keep reading with Scout anyway. Scout agreed, and both of them made a compromise.

No comments:

Post a Comment