Moral Judgement In Chandda's Secrets

Fate is an all powerful and unavoidable development of events that leads you to what you deserve based on how you life your life. In the novel “Ethan Frome” by Edith Wharton the three main characters; Ethan, Mattie, and Zeena, all suffered a torturous fate due to many wrong doings, primarily, all the secrets they kept for their own individual benefit. Ethan’s lie was being in love with Mattie, Mattie’s lie was being in love with Ethan, and Zeena’s lie was being deathly ill, however, these lies resulted in sneaking around, hiding, and betrayal throughout the novel. In addition, the perspective the book was written in allows the reader to pass unfair judgement on the characters based on a bias point of view.

This paper explores the things that have influenced my moral worldview. It includes insight on what I consider when making decisions. I discuss who and what I look too when deciding my morals and what I consider to be right and wrong.

Is morality relative? While some might believe there are absolute or unchangeable ethical truths, in Margaret Atwood’s novel, Oryx and Crake, moral standards are dependent on the social, historical, and economical context of the society. Through genetic modifications, deceitful capitalistic pursuits, and an inflated ego in humans, Atwood creates a society that depends on science and capitalism for moral guidance. Essentially, through the character of Crake, Atwood illustrates the dangers that extremist ideology can have on a society that lacks a prevailing ethical code.

“Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit” (Proverb 12:17). The Bible represented the law of the land in 1600’s Salem. Religion influenced peoples actions and dominated societal norms. Rules set out by the Bible had to be followed because anyone who breaks it gets sentenced to death. When the threat of witchcraft hit the town, mass hysteria questioned peoples character and integrity. The stories are chronicled in Arthur Miller’s book, The Crucible. Marry Warren is introduced as a moral ambiguous character because of her altered involvement in Elizabeth Proctors trial. Arthur Miller, author of The Crucible, provides establishing ethos, commanding logos, and decisive pathos to convey the message of integrity

We are all born with a God-given moral compass, but not everyone chooses to use it. Many people have differing opinions on good and evil in the world, but they are often misunderstood. In the book The Round House by Louise Erdrich, Father Travis and Linden Lark have different worldviews on good and evil, which influence protagonist, Joe Coutt’s, actions and the development of his sense of right and wrong. Throughout the book, Joe must learn difficult lessons regarding morality that will greatly affect his future, depending on what decision he makes: good or evil.

She believed it was her fault that she let them stayed home without her. If she didn’t none of these problems occurred, none of this tragedy had happened. This is true, she came to Tiro because she thought Soly and Iris can live happy. Besides, her friend Esther and Mrs. Tafa convinced her to go to Tiro so, she can end the family feud, but she never wanted to due to the reason, after what they did to her Mom. At the end, she compromised, forgot what happened and went to Tiro only for the sake of her family. In Tiro, Chanda’s had many complications for example she had to listen to conversation against her mom. Also, they want her to marry with their cousin. Importantly her brother and sister were separated from her. Who can listen to discussion talking against their mom? Chanda loved her mom and she couldn’t hear anything negative about her mother. As a result, she decided to go back home to Bonang though in the middle civil war arise which let her stopped there. After coming to Tiro, it only caused her problems and there was no one to help her. If she blames someone who should she blame, but blame herself? If Soly and Iris were kidnapped who’s fault was it? People would say it was her she was the one didn’t take them with her since she knew her grandma and her Auties and Uncles were at home, so they can take care of her siblings. Did her cousins take care of them? If so, why they were not able to save two children’s. This tells that it is only Chanda who

Sometimes in life we have difficulty in decisions that makes us question our morals even deeper our character.

This shows that a person’s guilt will manifest itself into ideas that can cause an irrational feeling in the person the guilt is eating away at. In addition, Dunstan ponders, “I was determined

One’s moral duty is often conflicted with an emotional drive or a strong passion. The drive it takes to deviate from knowing what is right and wrong can lead to unfavorable outcomes, such as suffering. Not only does this engagement establish a war within the mind, but it also hinders certain responsibilities. In Edith Wharton’s novel Ethan Frome, the protagonist, Ethan, encounters a dilemma: his strong feelings for his wife’s cousin, Mattie, compels him to reconsider his devotion to Zeena. Ethan allows himself to seize feelings for Mattie, through which he disregards his moral duties to his wife, typifying that addressing a private passion over responsibility can lead to suffering.

As humans, are natural instinct should be to remain cautious of the people and setting around us. However, despite not knowing the true personality of a person, people tend to blindly put their trust and faith into someone they are only acquainted with. In The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, Larson claims that there is corruption within people and the world, making it harder to distinguish between good and bad. To help elaborate on his claim, Larson employs different arguments supported with larger rhetorical structures.

Everyday an individual encounters an act of cruelty, whether it is physically, emotionally, or verbally. On the other hand, there are those who inflict harm intentionally or unintentionally on others as a result of being dissatisfied emotionally or psychologically. Such individuals become labeled either to be good or bad by society. However, a person as a whole cannot be good or bad; it is their actions that are vile. Similarly, in “The Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson, Miss Strangeworth reveals her cruelty through writing letters while, in “The Snake” by Ervin D Krause, the uncle shows his cruelty through his behaviour towards the boy. Thus, all individuals expose their cruelty through their immoral actions.

Throughout one’s life, many decisions are made that impact one’s future. These challenging decisions can also impact the people within their life. Someone can lose a loved one, breakup with their partner, or have someone walk away from their live with just a few simple words or actions. With some many difficult choices, remembering the monumental impact a decision can have allows one to make more knowledgeable decisions. In times of trial, morality depends on ethical and honorable decisions.

The word “judgment” can have multiple definitions; however, for the purpose of this essay, the Dictionary.com definition is referred to. Judgment defined by Dictionary.com is the process of forming an opinion or evaluation by discerning and comparing. Therefore, judgements form when an individual compares their definition of what is acceptable to that of the person they are analyzing. Using this type of judgement, an individual can quickly form a surface based opinion about an individual and determine whether

judged. We also need to ignore the evils so that we don't fall into sin.

Psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg is widely known for his proposed stages of moral development; he argued that the development of moral reasoning “is a continual process that occurs throughout the lifespan.” (Cherry). Moreover, Kohlberg’s stages of moral development involve three levels, namely: the preconventional moral reasoning, conventional moral reasoning and postconventional moral reasoning. Each of these levels consists of two stages. Furthermore, we will examine Kohlberg’s stages of moral development by creating a character named Ciara. Ciara is a mischievous, temperamental and aggressive 11-year old who studies at a christian school. Throughout this essay we will see how Ciara’s moral reasoning will evolve.