Sedgewick Bell Character Analysis

Through each of Bradford's, Winthrop's, Rowlandson's, and Bradstreet's stories, I was able to gather a universal theme of a strong sense of moral characteristics, such as integrity, honesty, and steadfast, even in times of despair whilst living in what some may consider as a hellish period of time through colonial history. They each shared a principle of God in each of their actions, and for that, I am certain that they were helped graciously through all of the struggles they endured.

In “The Palace Thief” by Ethan Canin, Hundert has developed over the course of this text by his experience with Sedgewick Bell and his father, Senator Bell, and through their constant manipulation. Throughout the story, many of Hundert’s characteristics and personalities are explored through his actions. He goes from confident to sympathetic to regretful to helpless all from his short time with the Bells, which he had not thought would cause his life so much damage.

“Developing in students the desire for the good is the ideal in character development. In this way, students come to a place in which they choose to pursue morally good behaviors, rather than the alternative, as a matter of

Morality has always been defined as having either a good or evil conscious. There is always a choice that a character makes that defines their moral integrity in a literary work and distinguishes them as the hero. In Mark Twain’s story, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, not only does Huck encounters a number of moral circumstances where he or other characters displays situations in which moral ethics is called to questioned, but it proves that despite the religious influence and social expectation, it is through Huck that in order to do what is morally right, one must challenge the moral teaching of the world. Through observation of his world, Huck makes morally ambiguous choices that though may be against his moral teachings. Choice

Furthermore, the important Tournament of Roman History is almost won due to Sedgewick Bell's cheating. The headmaster at the time trickles under the weight of the powers and tells Hundert to ignore the cheating and move on. There were higher-ups at the school as well as Sedgewick Bell's senator father continually badger Hundert and prevent him from taking any action against Sedgewick Bell. Perhaps Mr. Hundert draws some ironic encouragement from his self regard that he has failed to reshape Sedgewick Bell's personal character. But I believe he also overestimates the influence on his character building coaching might have on students like his. Hundert has a clear sense of his own identity that he cannot always stand up to others.

Morality is most often defined as “the principles concerning a distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.” A choice will always be made that defines a character and their moral integrity. In Mark Twain’s novel, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, Huck encounters a frequent amount of circumstances where he or other characters are put into situations in which morality is called into question. This proves that regardless of religious influences and social expectations, it is through Huck to do what is morally right, he must challenge the moral teaching of his world and society. Through his observation, Huck makes some poor choices that may be against his moral teachings. The society

This caused Hundert to wonder what the point of trying if boys like Sedgwick would never learn. Following this leads to the meeting to Senator Bell, Sedgwick’s father. Upon this meeting Hundert comes to the realization that he doesn’t have the guts to stand up to Senator Bell. “I’m sorry, young man,” he said slowly, “but you will not mold him. I will mold him. You will merely teach him.”(164). This made Hundert realize the fact that the tyrant has a point, that teaching him will make him learn but wasn’t his job to make him to a man. His morals are also broken by letting Sedgwick win all the Mr. Julius Caesar test just to see him cheating up stage.

Character education is the foundation on which students will be equipped to make wise decisions and smart life choices (Lickona, 2003). Mrs. Flowers contributed significantly to building this foundation for generations of students. In addition to teaching the basics of American history, she was a compassionate caregiver, a moral model, and an ethical mentor to her students. Character education was a priority, and the impact of her teaching was enduring. Mrs. Flowers is, without a doubt, a leader in the area of character

As the story progresses, Huck 's views change drastically. Scattered instances of childish, irresponsible actions still occur, but they are accompanied by periods of reflection. An example, is when he tricks Jim into believing that he was dreaming about the fog. When

Although people disagree over what makes someone morally “good” or morally “bad,” most people can agree that caring and compassion are good qualities while intolerance and selfishness are bad qualities.  Mark Twain uses satire in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to amplify the good and bad qualities of people.  Adventures of Huckleberry Finn exposes Twain’s thoughts on human nature by showing undesirable qualities of people in the racist white people and showing preferable qualities in the African-American slave, who is a victim of racism.  The racist white people are portrayed by Twain as prejudice and egotistic while Jim portrays compassion.

Mr. Hundert is a teacher that follows many virtues: courage, discipline, justice, and honesty. One can definitely see this teaching when he meets Sedgewick Bell, but one may also see his failures. To entice his virtue of courage, for example, he tells Sedgewick to do well in school. One can tell in the movie that Sedgewick might believe that trying in school will make him not popular, or maybe it fears him. Either way, there’s something hindering his performance in school, and of course, Mr. Hundert was able to convince Sedgewick to start doing well in class by giving him a book that helped him get understand the material. Another incident where he’s helping Sedgewick was when he wasn’t able to check out a book in the library. Then, Mr. Hundert enters asking the librarian to give him the book, and it was given. Another virtue

Throughout the classic novel of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain we see a lot of moral development with the main character Huckleberry Finn. Throughout the story Huck’s friendships greatly influence his moral identity. Throughout the series of events that unfold upon our main character, Huck Finn, we see huge moral leaps in the way he thinks that are influenced by that friendships he makes on his journey. He starts the book as a young minded individual with no sense morals other than what has been impressed onto him and ends up as a self empowering individual. Through the friendships he makes with Tom Sawyer, Jim, and the Duke and King we see big moral leaps with Huck.

Close relationships can affect many individuals, allowing them to see different perspectives on society. Morality plays a significant role in how people act, and also provides reason behind how they treat others as well. In addition, individuals can find freedom through forgiveness and honesty. People who face harsh circumstances may suffer, but end up taking a high moral ground even after these hardships. Hence, the people with hardships often have superior principles to those without several problems in life. A person’s position in society does not determine his or her moral or ethical status. In Mark Twain’s historical novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Jim plays a significant role by representing a moral figure while he also

In “Miss Brill,” Katherine Mansfield utilizes Miss Brill’s thoughts and actions and the surroundings to characterize Miss Brill as a lonely character. Mansfield immediately introduces Miss Brill with a very odd scene that shows her conversation with the fur coat. This quickly and effectively establishes the type of person Miss Brill is. As a result, Mansfield suggests that Miss Brill is a lonely and an “abnormal” person to illustrate to the audience how society treats those who are not considered “normal” through the later actions of a young couple.

First I will present a basic breakdown of the movie including: who the characters are, their roles, and plot summary. Next, I will present the arguments in regards to the theories of Utilitarianism and virtue theory, and how the film and characters conveyed them. From here I will show the breakdown of the meta-ethical aspects of the film in regards to human nature and how evil attempts to triumph over good. I will conclude by summarizing how these characters had complete disregard for ethics and their own morals.