Essay on The Emperor's Club

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.

In The Palace Thief, the first interaction on page 173, between Sedgewick's father and Hundert developed a central idea for the text that some people are afraid to stand up for themselves. After the cheating incident Hundert and Sedgewick Bell's father had a conversation over the phone, during this phone call the Senator threatens Hundert saying "my son has told me a great deal about you, Mr. hundert if I were you id remember that". Hundert reacts to this interaction by doing nothing. This shows Hundert’s weakness and inability to stand up for himself.  This interaction supports the central idea that sometimes people are afraid to stand up for themselves.

They meet when Mr. Hundert see’s that he needs to talk about Sedgwick’s grades and behavior in class. Mr. Hundert was very nervous about meeting Senator Bell. He says “....although I was armed with scruples and an education, my hands trembled as I dialed his office(pg.5, paragraph. 28).” The first impression we get of Senator Bell is that he is very ecstatic and feisty. During the meeting, Senator Bell seems to not understand why Sedgwick has to learn this material in school.

For three generations of boys, Mr.Hundert in the short story “The Palace Thief” by Ethan Canin has molded his students into the leaders of tomorrow. Mr.Hundert is candid about the Senators and other successful men that he has produced from his classroom at St.Benedict’s school. Being as certain as he was about his ability to create future leaders, when Mr.Hundert’s belief is challenged by Senator Bell, he surely goes against his moral compass in order to prove that Senator Bell is wrong. Mr.Hundert is aware that he is making a mistake however, he proceeds to augment Sedgewick Bell’s grades so that Sedgewick Bell would be able to participate in a prestigious school competition. At first, Mr. Hundert does this furtively, however when Sedgewick Bell cheats during the competition, Mr.Hundert’s initial actions of changing Sedgewick’s grade begin to to spin out of control. Called into question by the Bell’s, Mr.Hundert simultaneously ruins his reputation as an honest man, yet also proves his ability to not merely teach his students, but rather mold them, repeating his own mistakes of allowing himself to be used by others.

[pg.158]". After sedgewick had arrived, Mr.Hundert seemed to be more hasty about not tolerating sedgewick's behavior. Mr. Hundert truly did in somehow dislike young sedgewick. Sedgewick Bell was in no doubt though having a great effect on the development of Mr. Hundert since Mr. Hundert seemed to careless about Sedgewick. In Addition, after Mr. Hundert had, had enough of Sedgewick and decided to lie that he had set up a meeting to talk to Sedgewick's father about his horrible behavior.

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Realism is also shown in the fact that “complex ethical choices are often the subject,” and the story relies on the lead role (Campbell).

In the beginning of the story, when Sedgewick arrives, we learn that Hundert has confidence in his job as a teacher and believes that his students can learn from antiquity. When he is questioned at his work by Sedgewick, Hundert starts to take disciplinary actions to attempt to make Sedgewick a better student, but when all his actions fail, he threatens to call upon his father for his poor behavior. Soon after that, we start to see a change in Sedgwick. For example, for the first time he passed his quiz and even reenacted important scenes from Julius Caesar adequately.

I said. His gaze faltered. I’m going to try harder, sir, from now on.” ( Canin, pg. 161 ). After this conversation Sedgewick appears to change, and starts improving his grades, which Hundert takes as a sign that he has changed the boy for the better.

The decision between what is right and what is wrong can be difficult based on the circumstances. In The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, the director of the orphanage decided between doing something immoral or sticking to what is right. He chose to sell children to the Taliban that have taken control of Afghanistan instead of fighting for the young kids and refusing the exchange. The director made the wrong decision, which resulted in a catastrophic line of events following the deal.

In the future Sedgwick career have taken off very well, and when Mr hundert found out about Sedgwick's career he was outrageously shocked, due to the fact he did very bad in school, yet he succeeded. Sedgwick have matured over the years, and apologized to Mr hunder about how he acted in high school, and all he put him through. Mr hundert and Charles

Questions still linger in my mind after I watched the movie, “The Emperor’s Club”. Why we should do the right thing? Is it just because of what our teachers told us to do? What if we have done a single misstep? Does it mean we fail our teachers? How can we blot out a life of goodness then?

Morals are described as a person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do. They can be integrated into people’s lives in a variety of ways, and can be internalized quite differently. There are many factors that can influence a person’s morals and internal debates, such as society, nature, and personal choices. Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, is a prime example of the roles morals play in both society and individuals. This novel explores the actions and morality of a group of young boys who are stranded with no adults, and how they function without the restrictions of modern society.

Sedgewick found Mr. Hundert in the restroom and Mr. Hundert confronted him yet again about cheating. Sedgewick admitted to all of it, and told Mr. Hundert that he was a successful man with power, and that nothing is going to stop him from reaching to the top. Just then Sedgewick’s eldest son came out of a bathroom stall, he looked his father in the eye with disappointment. Sedgewick then learned that what you do comes back to haunt you in the

Mr. Hundert is a great teacher who teaches a Western Civilization for 34 years in St. Benedictus, a school