Anton Chigurh's Moral Codes In No Country For Old Men

In Another Man’s Moccasins (2008), by Craig Johnson, the character Walt Longmire has three moral attributes and those are being compassionate, being responsible, and being respectful. Walt’s appearance in the beginning of the book makes him seem like he is not compassionate to anyone and comes off as being hard. Walt’s character starts to evolve as the book goes on and opens who he is truly as a person. But, throughout the entire book, Craig gives many examples of how Walt is compassionate for his daughter’s mental health and his co-workers, responsible when it comes to his job, and how he tries to remain respectful through his investigations. First moral attribute Walt has is being compassionate, and this is mainly for his daughter’s mental health and wellbeing.

Many of the inmates have changed their attitudes and conformed to this strict lifestyle in order to avoid such punishments, which consequently lead to the loss of identity. During his time at Road Prison 36, Luke demonstrates his rebelliousness and individuality by constantly going against authority. Furthermore, Luke attempts two escapes, the second of which triggered Luke’s death at the hands of one of the prison Bosses. This essay will examine how the social psychological themes of conformity, authority and non-conformity are portrayed in the movie Cool Hand Luke. More specifically the critical analysis of how conformity and obedience to authority result in less punishment but equally a lack of self identity, and how non-conformity leads to the questioning of the system, individuality and the power of

Throughout the course of the year, as a class, we have discussed countless works from a variety of authors, artists, directors and speakers. One overarching theme from these works is the ability that a character can have to redefine social standards and have the courage to break societal norms. In society, it is incredibly hard to take a different stance than your peers and choose an alternative to the ordinary. The contrasting forces between good and evil in the world is the cause for exceptional people who are able to break social norms, however, not always in a positive manner. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the film Schindler’s List directed by Steven Spielberg, and the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut,

In conclusion, despite the impression given by society, even people who belong to lower social sets and hoodlum communities are capable of heroic actions, loyalty, honor and valor. Even the most dispassionate of individuals such as Tim Shepard and Dallas winston have the potential to place others before them and offer loyalty to ones around, despite being identified as criminals and juvenile delinquents, as well as Ponyboy who does not hesitate to stand up in the defense of even his most unruly friends. S.E. Hinton takes the readers through a journey that carves the path from imprudence and naivety to wisdom and better judgement towards those among the lawless, and shows that not everyone classified under a social indignity will fulfill their

When a character lacks integrity, he faces the fear of not being able to do what is right for

“Shane” is an Old Western movie that represents the western lifestyle and perspective of manhood. It was one of the unsurpassed movies produced in 1953. The movie’s plot revolves around farmers’ who try to save their own land from a dominant cattle rancher called Fletcher and a rider called Shane tries to stand by one of the farming families to keep their rights. This creates tragic events and conflicts between the family members themselves, and the family members with Fletcher and his men. The perception of being in danger is haunting the family from all sides and this is what led them to be very cautious with who they deal with and who they let in their farm.

This is an evil to say, for it is a transgression, the great Transgression of Preference, to love any among men better than others, since we must must love all men and all men are our friends” (Rand 30). This shows that if one chooses to commit a transgression in a collectivist society they’re willing to put “me” before “we.” Both stories allow the reader to see the effects one can have on a society if they commit a transgression within their

People greatly value honor, and they will disregard everyone else and put themselves in danger in order to achieve it. For example, Tom wants it to be harder to get Jim out of his confinements, ignoring the fact that he is a human being and it is essential to his health and well being that he not remain imprisoned. When he encounters Jim’s situation, he says, “‘Blame it, this whole thing is just as easy and awkward as it can be. And so it makes it so rotten difficult to get up a difficult plan.” ’

Such ethical dilemmas can be found in people’s everyday lives, and although appears to be a straightforward question, there is much debate over which standard of behavior people should abide to when responding to certain situations, and determining what is morally right or wrong. The medium of film provides us with a fictional world in which

Throughout the novel, symbolism is a significant aspect of how fate is depicted in No Country for Old Men and fate is present in the lives of the characters portrayed in the film. The most significant character seen throughout the film is Anton Chigurh the antagonist. The most significant representation of fate is through the utilization of a coin determine whether individuals who encounter him live or die, where Anton puts the fate of the victims to the will of the coin. The coin represents the notation of fate as seen when Anton interacts with a gas station proprietor and Carla Jean. This concept of fate is also depicted in the film, through the filmic illustration of roads.

“He’s a peculiar man. You could even say that he has principals. Principals that transcend money or drugs or anything like that.” Anton Chigurh is viewed as the “bad” character. He is the character who does most of the despicable actions. However, as seen in the quote above and as explained by the rest of the book, Chigurh is quite the honest human being. Yes, he kills people which is bad but morally, he is the only character that holds to his morals and principals throughout the entire book. While reading this book, the reader begins to sympathize with Chigurh because of how honest he is. Chigurh is a principal man and although he does create bad situations, his principals and morals hold true throughout the book. Chigurh and his actions

The thrilling novel “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy is a story about a post apocalyptic world following the lives of a man and a boy as they head south to escape the cold winter that is headed their way. Along with the cold of winter approaching they also have to deal with the new dangers of the land while traveling such as cannibals, robbers, and many more dangers. This is a tale of a unnamed man and a boy who must not only learn how to survive but find a inner “fire”, establish a code of ethic, and continue in finding reasons to live in this “new world”. With McCarthy’s unique approach to the characters of the book having no names or the cause of destruction of the world unknown it helps the reader feel the confusion and whats really important

For this purpose, I will examine the concept of morality mainly from Rust’s and Marty’s perspectives and I will

Sula’s various decisions, throughout the story, reflect her moral views while placing her at odds with Medallion citizen’s complacent ways. Fear and frightening experiences cause Sula to perform egregious actions towards herself and others without thinking of the effects that may follow. Nel further explains that Sula behaves “emotionally and irresponsibly” ” and these sorts of thoughts completely contradict Medallion’s way of life (101). While this may be the case for Sula and her community, post-modernism encourages and even supports the creation of one’s own morals understanding that every person cannot have one like moral value. Circumstances and experience shapes one’s perspective on basic moral principles and makes them change it to better

The movie “Blood Diamond” is a very revealing tale that easily shows the underlying morals and ethics of many people in this world. During this movie, one can see the absence of conscience, respect for “the other” as well as the pure dedication people have to the direction in life that they have chosen. All of these morals, or lack thereof, are presented by many various groups and characters throughout the movie and in their own way affect and change the ethical dilemma that is the blood diamonds during the movie.