Concepts Affecting John's Reasoning

Then he crept into houses and left gum under the pillows; then he cut wood and took no pay (96)." To show, John had dedicated his life in an act to compensate for what he believed he had done wrong. He tried to contribute to society but, in the end he had ended up cutting himself off from the people around him. It was said that, “Nearly all the time the barrier of loneliness cut Uncle John off from people and from appetite (96)." Even though John had tried to compensate for his sins he has still doubted himself when he was brought into being able to find happiness or at least, stability. When things were becoming good, John still had his intrusive thoughts fill his mind. He had asked Casy," You think it was a sin to let my wife die like that? (225)." Casy had given John an answer he was not looking for, which lead him to drink for when the times changed. He stated, “I can get an’ drunk for two dollars. I don’ want no sin of waste on me. I'll send whatever I got. Always do (269)." This shows how John battled the principle of greatest happiness because he believed that in the will of god a sin must be paid for, for the rest of someone's life and the more severe the sin is, the bigger the compensation must be.

John pushes against the society’s standards. He is against taking soma, a drug that puts you are peace and goes against the social means. John takes the soma from workers at the hospital receiving their pay. “’Free, free!’ the Savage shouted, and with one hand continued to throw the soma into the area while, with the other, he punched the indistinguishable faces of his assailants. ‘Free!’ And suddenly there was Helmholtz at his side —‘Good old Helmholtz!’—also punching—‘Men at last!’—and in the interval also throwing the poison out by handfuls through the open window. ‘Yes, men! men!’ and there was no more poison left. He picked up the cash-box and showed them its black emptiness. ‘You're free’” (213). John hates people taking soma because it takes away their freedom, which keeps them from thinking and speaking freely. He continues to fight the system when he isolates himself at the lighthouse because he is so against the World State. He ends up not wanting to be in the world. He hangs himself to show everyone how messed up it is and prove himself to the world controllers.

Emily Andrews argues in her essay “Why I Don’t Spare “Spare Change”” that it does more harm than good to give money to beggars on the street rather than giving to an organization such as United Way to help the needy, pointing out that “one cannot be certain that one is giving to a needy individual” and that by giving to a charitable organization “ones money is likely to be used wisely.”

This quote shows that John regrets having this affair. He is guilty and wishes he could take it back.

In a last attempt to change society, John halted a soma distribution by throwing the rations out of a window. "But do you like being slaves?" John didn't understand because he didn't have the same upbringing or beliefs as the rest of the people. Before long John had become a hermit, secluded in an abandoned lighthouse. "After all, it was not to sing and enjoy himself that he had come here. It was to escape further contamination by the filth of civilized life; it was to be purified and made good; it was to actively make amends." To keep himself focused and away from

John is mad at himself for

When John was led back into life in the futuristic society, he was mocked and treat as a strange attraction. He was at the awful end of a sick joke - people came from all over to understand this simple “savage” who has spent his life in curiously primitive manners. John was so poorly received, he went as far as wanting to commit

He had already lost everything; his home, his family, his town, but his name was the only thing he had left. He knows he has done wrong and deserves consequences, but not for something he didn’t do. John was a good man; he wasn’t going to let a judge make his decisions or tell him what’s right or wong. In the end, God holds the final judgement on your life and the decisions you have made, this is what John lived by.

Therefore, John ‘’tears the paper and crumples it. ’’This reveals that john develops a strong moral compass throughout the play and decides to protect his family name because he believes that death is better than living a life full of

But when he ripped the paper many people includi g his wife saw that even tho its hard, he made the right choice. ‘He have goodness now. God forbid i take it frm him) (1112). By the end of the play John’s character has changed drasticlly. He became more truthful and a good man who was willing to give up anything for his

John admits to all of his sins and puts his life on the line to

Firstly, John, tends to partially solve his problems, then gravitates towards ignoring them, swiping them under the rug or even running from them. For example, when the narrator asks, "Why the house had stood so long untenanted,” (647) John just laughs at his wife instead of answering her and doesn 't stress her question which proves that he’s just letting it go and isn 't going to do anything about it like he does several times during the text. Not only does John ignore his problems, but he also "scoffs openly at any talk.” (652). This means that he doesn’t want to talk about his problems and he would prefer to keep things bottled up then to express how he is really feeling or what 's going on. John also proves that he chooses to run from the majority of his problems and his most important problem being his wife. The narrator says that he is also always "going into town for more serious cases” (650). This shows that he is avoiding confrontation and is finding excuses in which to deal with his problems. John also avoids his problems literally, by not addressing his wife by her real name and instead by calling her names like "my blessed little goose.” (649), and by saying cute lines like "bless her little heart” (652). These names and lines make it so that he doesn’t have to answer her question honestly because he justified it with something kind distracting her from her original point. As it is clear, John chooses a more demeaning and

This formulation introduces the concept of doing something for the right reason not for an ulterior motive. The character of the motive is what dictates the adherence to the imperative. This is possible with autonomy, the decision to act according to moral duty without outside influence.

Based on the individual factor construct of the framework it is assumed that knowingly or unknowingly an individual may use a set of philosophical assumption as a basis for making ethical decisions. The philosophical assumptions about ethics are divided into two basic types – teleological and deontological (Beauchamp and Bowie 1979). We can assume that Courtland Kelley exhibited teleological behavior

Two strengths of the relational motif are: Moral motivation--decisions and character should be shaped by a dynamic encounter with God, There is an active role for God. Two common weaknesses expressed by the relational motif: subjective interpretation and flawed communities.”( "Business Ethics Flashcards | Quizlet." Accessed October 19, 2016. https://quizlet.com/11618081/business-ethics-flash-cards/.) In summary, Dr. De La Torre states: The relational motif is a type of morality of imitation between the gap the general norms and the specific situation of life. John Wesley tells followers to imitate Christ the Christian pattern. Read the bible. Determine what Jesus was like and do likewise. Christ is the moral claim. Fletcher states “Love, in the imperative mood of neighbor-concern, examining the relative facts of the situation in the indicative mood, discovers what is obliged to do, what it should do, in the normative mood.” (Fletcher. Situation Ethics.