Importance Of Character Education In Literature

Dr. Seuss did not only use his stories to influence and teach children to read, but he used them to encourage children to think critically about serious issues happening in the world around us. In hopes that the adults of the future become aware of their surroundings and correct the mistakes of today’s society. In Dr.Seussʻs children story, Through the events that occur within the story of The Lorax, Dr. Seuss attempts to inform children reading that if todayʻs society continues to put wants before the needs of the environment, the environment in result, will slowly begin to lose its meaning. The Lorax displays events of greed, industrialization, and the desperate need to protect and

In her tale Dame Alice claims once again that the most important thing to a woman is to have control and dominance in a relationship with a man. This is seen when the knight returns to the castle to answer the queen’s question, saying "a woman wants the self-same sovereignty over her husband as over her lover, and master him, he must not be above her" (174-176). As part of a previous arrangement the knight is saved, but must marry the old hag. The woman knows that her new husband is upset that she is old and ugly, so she decides to give him a choice. The hag questions the knight as to whether he would rather have her old and faithful or young and unfaithful. The knight tells the hag that the decision is hers to choose what she thinks will be best. Because the knight was wise enough to give the woman the choice to choose for herself the old hag was able to become young, beautiful and good. The Wife’s tale demonstrates that life will be better for a man when he gives his

In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” by Geoffrey Chaucer, a knight shows how difficult it is to understand the opposite sex. The knight commits a crime and in order to save his own life he must find the answer to the question “What is the thing that women most desire?” (Collections 79 line 79). Answering the question is difficult for the knight because he does not have a wide understanding of women. He goes on a year-long journey to find the answer. He searches everywhere. “He knocked at every house, searched every place, yes, anywhere that offered hope of

Martin Luther King Jr. once said in “The Purpose of Education,” that “Intelligence plus character – that is a goal of true education.” Good character is defined as a particular feature or quality that is ingrained in a person throughout their lifetime. Character represents many qualities, which separates one person from another. Many parents wish that when their child would grow up, as a caring, and an honest person. Many people argue whether schools should provide character education besides academics. Character education programs are beyond the bounds of what happens in school. Parents are required to participate in order to contribute the same good values the schools are trying to contribute. I agree that schools should teach character in addition to academics, but they should also make an effort in involving the parents. Both the school and parents should uphold the responsibility together. The schools and parents should work together to inspire character strengths in a child.

“Can We Teach Character? An Aristotelian Answer” by Edwin M. Hartman is an incredibly well written article on whether, as the title states, character can be taught. I will attempt to critique this article and illustrate points that may have been excluded, but the article is extremely well rounded. The purpose of the article is to determine whether teaching ethics is worth the time taken, whether students will actually act better as a result. Hartman translates Aristotle’s thoughts well, and overall it is a beautiful piece of writing.

With the character and interests, Aristotle states that the virtue should start from moral behavior, which means treating other people well and not being self-interest. Next aspect is the values and strength of character, which explains the companion between values and ethics. In order to be a virtual person with strong character, that person has to have good values, generosity, honesty and motivation. In addition, it is really important for people to be moral and happy at the same time. In order to understand the concept of ethics more, people need to perceive what the factors of a good and happy life are. People cannot be really happy if they do good things because someone is watching them. It is a forced action. Morality is truly shown when people are willing to do so, not when they are forced to. Therefore, ethics is not composed of rules that people have to follow. It is the principle that people understand and voluntarily do right things. Besides the daily life, ethics principle is also applied to community and culture. All business students need to understand the concept of ethics in their future career. In workplaces or organizations, culture and moral behavior have strong connection among employees. Business students have to study organizational behavior class upon graduation to shape the ideas of cultural differences and moral behavior in their mind and prepare to act

She decides to be a young and faithful woman. The knight and the young woman are happily in love. Chaucer was showing that people can change

He submitted to the old woman, he received the answer he was searching for, and he was free of punishment. Nevertheless, he still had to marry the old woman as part of an agreement he made for the answer he’d been searching for. “Great was the woe the Knight had in his thought/ When he, with her, to marriage bed was brought;/ He rolled about and turned him to and fro. (Chaucer130). The Knight also said to his wife that: “You are so loathsome, and so old also,/ And therewith of so low a race were born,/ It’s little wonder that I toss and turn.” (Chaucer131). The Knight was unwilling to sleep with his ugly old wife. Eventually, the Knight submitted to the old woman, despite the fact that it was against his own will. At this point, the old woman now has the authority over the man, but things changed. Instead of the Knight getting punished by being forced to sleep with such and old and ugly woman, the old woman transformed into a beautiful young girl, and the

However, the old woman would not give him the answer for free; the knight would have to agree to marry her first. With no other option, the knight agreed to marry her. In the end of the tale the old woman turns young and beautiful and they live happily ever after. The old woman would have made it easy on the knight had she first presented herself as young and beautiful, however that was her strategy. In order to truly understand the old woman and her actions, a deeper view must be taken.

Despite the fact that the knight despises her, the old woman persists on getting the knight to love her. While the knight is complaining about how terrible his marriage is, the old woman says he will give him the choice of she either being old and unattractive, or young and more attractive, making males more attracted to her. She tried to give him the choice of which way he wanted her, when in all reality, she was gaining more control over him by allowing him to think he had control over her. After this, the old woman

He began to continue the search for the truth which eventually lead him to his doom. A person he calls mother and wife did suicide and he stabbed his eyes so that he would not know the truth. The story ends sorrowfully without anything splendid. On the other hand, In The Wife of Bath, the knight started off doing something sinful; he rapes a virgin. Throughout the story, he went through a journey that made him realize his mistakes and learned from it. He then encountered an elderly lady that wanted to marry him. At first he did not want to marry someone that he refers to “aged and ugly”. She then challenged him with a question if he wants to marry a young, beautiful lady that is not faithful or an aged, ugly women that will be faithful. He surrenders in defeat and said whatever pleased her is what he wants. The knight learned to respect a woman's choice because he did not respect women in the beginning of the story. After he learned his lesson, he got what he wanted; to marry a beautiful girl and she saved him from his sins. The ending and beginning of tragedy is completely opposite from how the story starts and end.

Chaucer’s most brutal attack was on the high ranking class and nobility, his use of satire allowed for him to make accusations of their lack of accountability for their actions. This concept was outlined in the Wife of Bath’s Tale, where a young knight physically assaulted a maiden the instance was brought to a court of the king and the knight was then sentenced to execution. The queen, however, chose to spare the knight’s life if he was able to find what women desired most within one year. He returned to the court a year later and revealed that women wanted freedom more than anything, and in return he was forced to marry an old lady that revealed the secret to him. This was what taught him the ultimate lesson. The old lady made a deal with the knight, he could have her old and ugly, but loyal or he could have a young and beautiful wife that he could not trust; when presented with the choice the knight chose to let the woman decide. “The knight thought long, and with a piteous groan at last he said, with the care in life, “My lady and my love, my dearest wife, I leave the matter to your wise decision. You make the choice yourself, for the provision of what may be agreeable and right in honor to us both, I don't care which; whatever pleases you suffices me.” (lines 374-381) The knight has learned that he cannot control his wife and have her love him, as a result of this revelation the lady changes herself into a loyal and beautiful wife. This lesson

These are things were must considered, due to the fact typical working parents actually have less focus time with their children. There may not be on focal point which emulates effective character education, but there are some important key principles. Some of these principles may include the following.

In both tales, each woman is judged based on her attractiveness, they are both surrendered to the unfair and superficial beauty standards of the age Chaucer lived in. The women are negatively portrayed based on the attributes they display. The old woman is ugly and poor and therefore is seen as a woman unfit to be a wife. The reaction of the knight when he finds out that he

Over forty years after the release of The Lorax kids nationwide are still learning morals and societal values through the works of Theodor Seuss Geisel. While some themes are hidden within these productions few like those found within The Lorax are very overt, even in a children's film. First published in 1971 The Lorax book was seen as a very political and a countercultural movement due to the ideas that were expressed including, deforestation, pollution and greed. With the release of the 2012 film adaption, however, thousands of more individuals were exposed and ultimately entertained by these ideas unknowingly, yet many critics fear that the approach of these views in the film were too advanced and inappropriate considering the children's genre. In order to determine if the 2012 adaption of The Lorax successfully meet the criteria needed for an adequate and appropriate children's movie, it is necessary to examine the moral values learned, the absence of violence and the development of characters throughout different portions of the film.