Honor is a characteristic some people have, not everyone has it. Individuals have their own perspectives on what they find as “honorable”. Throughout several stories, honor is described in numerous ways, but at the end of them all, they share a common sense for what honor means. Multiple stories define how the authors taking in what it means to be honorable through the actions of their characters and how they act in society. Each character from the different stories demonstrates the honorable characteristic, for example, “Autumn Rose”, a short story by Kevin Kyung. Likewise, in “Rule of the Game” by Amy Tan, she demonstrates honor from a young girl and her passion for the game of chess. An additional piece called, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott …show more content…
In The Great Gatsby, one of the main characters, Nick, demonstrates honor by being “...inclined to reserve all judgment...” (Fitzgerald 1) . Demonstrating honor by not judging people based off of their first impressions, they respect the time it takes to actually get to know people. When people respect others they are kind and helpful to others. In A Raisin in the Sun, the author uses Mama, the matriarch of the family, to explain how helping others demonstrates honor because, “... she can always take a few thousand and help…”(Hansberry 37). Respecting others and being kind and helpful to other people is a big characteristic of being honorable.. Respecting others and is not the only way to represent honor, people can respect hobbies they enjoy doing. When individuals honor their interests, they “... add new secrets” (Tan 5) into their understanding of that hobby. For example in the “Rules of the Game” the protagonist honors the way of chess. People value their time learning more about the topic and when people honor or respect an occupation, they tend to the time it takes to learn about that interest. By doing so, it explains how when people take they time to learn something new, they demonstrate honor. On the contrary, Walt Disney was the exact opposite of being honorable. He saw the negativity in people, and then acted upon that. Disney did not accept others for who they were, he was racist, sextist, and anti-semitic.When a person demonstrates a negative kind of personality, they can’t be
“Being honest may not get you many friends but it’ll always get you the right ones” (John Lennon). The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is narrated by Nick Carraway, a young man from Minnesota. After fighting in WW I he moves to New York City to learn business. While living in West Egg, a part of Long island where the “new money” lives he becomes friends with his neighbor Jay Gatsby. Nick is honest, pleasant to be around and sees people for who they really are.
William Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar, has a heavy focus on honor. The characters in the play have a tendency to refer back to honor and the honor of Rome, but are they really as honorable as they say? Honor is a very abstract concept that is widely applicable in many situations, but what is it? To honor someone is to show them respect, and to be honorable is to act in a way that deserves respect and admiration. The characters of Julius Caesar, for the most part, are all seeking some form of honor, but do they achieve it? Three of the best examples of honor in Julius Caesar are Brutus, Cassius, and Portia. With varying levels of honor, these characters display the spectrum well.
When thinking about loyalty in the book, The Great Gatsby not much loyalty is shown. It’s like people come around when they need something but when you need a friend, they are nowhere to be found and you don’t exist. A lot of abandonment is shown towards the end of the story, which leads us back to loyalty and what the relationships each character had with Gatsby meant to them. Throughout the story the only loyalty shown was from Gatsby and Nick towards each other and the loyalty Gatsby showed to everyone around him.
Imagine writing a book. Now that it's finished, the only thing left to do is pick the title. Not as easy as it seems, huh? The author F. Scott Fitzgerald had trouble naming his novel, The Great Gatsby. The theme of the story was really pride, and as such, the title isn't very fitting. Rather, the title should have been called “the pride in their hearts”.
When one sees others with more, they feel an inner twinge of envy. Some are unhappy with their achievements because of forces that they could not control, or because they set their goal too high. Often times, people are disappointed by the result of a situation, because it did not become their expectations. It is through these events that cause one to act upon what they feel. For those feeling envy, one aims to climb higher than that other with more, to surpass them so that they do not feel this sense of dismay. At a young age, Gatsby hated the life he lived. Seeing the wealth that others held, Gatsby made sure that he would never have to continue living his modest life. For others with high expectations, when one sees an opportunity to get
Honor can be defined by how one holds them in the public eye. Others may say that honor is how you live your life when none can see your actions. However defined honor can play major roles in how a person will act in a given situation. The Crucible by Arthur Miller has excellent examples of how honor can manipulate people’s decisions in times of importance. John proctor holds his moral standpoint and does not falter into the temptations of selfishness, while Elizabeth would describe honor as how a person lives their lives. Some can even describe honor as what is most important in life; family. Giles believed that his life was the ultimate object he could sacrifice to maintain his family’s happiness. However honor can be defined, one thing is certain; Everyone has some degree of honor in their lives.
Honor is a trait few possess in the modern world. Cyrano de Bergerac, a play by Edmond Rostand set in France during the sixteen hundreds, discusses honor in it’s truest form. But honor is not simply a code or a way to describe a man, there are characteristics that make a honorable individual. The main character, Cyrano, lives what many in his city would call an honorable life. Rostand uses this character to explore what characteristics make a man of honor. Some of the prominent traits the author presents as honorable are possessing controlled wit, bravery on and off the battlefield, and the ability to love unceasingly.
Like God observing the world, we are the observers of The Great Gatsby. According to German philosopher Immanuel Kant’s two categorical imperatives, Daisy and Jay were unethical. Kant’s categorical imperatives state; ‘Act as if your action could be elevated into universal law’ and. Based on the principles of Kant, Daisy and Jay were unethical in several ways, according to Kant’s two categorical imperatives. Daisy used people emotionally and lacked responsibility, and Jay was manipulative towards the people around him. The Great Gatsby is a great example of a society that does not abide by Kantian principles.
In the book The Great Gatsby there are admirable and despicable characters. For example Gatsby is admirable because everyone knows who he is and everybody looks up to him. They think he is the greatest person in the world and without even knowing who he really is they think he is perfect. Nick admires Gatsby because he is the only one who sticks around. He was the only person who cared for him and stayed by his side even when he lied. "Oh, I've been in several things," he corrected himself. "I was in the drug business and then I was in the oil business. But I'm not in either one now." said Gatsby (The Great Gatsby Ch. 5) This conversation was between Nick and Gatsby when they were talking about Gatsby’s past. Gatsby was open and told him everything even if he wasn't fully honest. In Nick's eyes it makes him more honest than the other fake people who show up to his parties.
Honorable: (adj) in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright. Being honorable or honored is all by labels and what people expect or how they think. That’s the issue for the Greasers, the poor outlaws in society that are portrayed as criminals and lawless in a book called, The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton. They are in a social war against the Socs, the popular wealthy kids, but their community won’t understand the life and intentions of the Greasers. Greasers would go against their self morals to save somebody, they would risk their life to save a friend or a stranger, and they show each other honor by have each others’ backs and trust. There is honor among the Greasers and the lawless.
Selfishness is a disease of the soul that every person experiences several times throughout their life. To say that it has never been experienced would be hypocrisy. To say that it is a “good thing”, would be erroneous. Although as humans we like to lie to ourselves, it is no question that selfishness can make any person act like a fool. It consumes us and makes us into someone we are not. Whether it leads to getting people killed, falling in love, or buying alcohol, selfishness always leads to destruction.
What is honor? Honor coins an individual’s nature. A principle that exists on the purpose of perception, a martyr willing to conform and accomplish. In the case of Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus was the most honorable of men. A brother to Caesar, but a father to Rome, he persist and perish for the future of his child. The idea of ignorance, and the belief of a false faith, turns this noble man toward a vulgar grave, with virtuous notions.
Most self respecting people have ethics and morals they try to abide by. They create standards that they live life by and construct their own philosophy with. In the novel The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, morals and ethics are a scarce practice. Jay Gatsby lives his life by the over bearing morals and values of devotion, corruption, and his will to control.
HONOR CAN BE DEFINED IN SO MANY WAYS CAN mean respect and esteem shown to another. HONOR may ALSO apply to the recognition of one's right to great respect or to any expression of such recognition IN SOME SITUATIONS IT implies profound respect mingled with love, devotion.There is a priceless respect that everyone in the world possesses, and that is the. respect of a person?s honor. A person?s honor is something that can not be bought, sold,. or traded it?s something that must be gained by the respect of your peers. An example of. how honor is seen in everyday life in through a persons word. The standard dictionary definition of honor first lists public regard and esteem under the word, with ethical conduct or high standards of justice and responsibility appearing much further down the list. This is reflected in the way the modern world treats the issue of honor. In ancient times, honor was the manner of being that we now describe as having integrity. In plain language, an honorable person avoids deception whenever possible, treats others with respect and sticks to her beliefs no matter how others think or act. People generally do not seem to behave very well toward each other any more.Honor determines the hierarchy of an individual while revealing his loyalty and true intentions. Reward comes for those at the top whose honor does not diminish, while a false or fleeting honor of a lesser mortal causes destruction. Exploring and discussing how to act honorably toward each other is a place to start.The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. How can you be a person of integrity? First, figure out what integrity (honor) is. My mother used to say to treat others the way you wanted to be treated. Does anyone do that these days? Well, I know that I don't want to be cut off in traffic, or yelled at, or bumped into rudely at the grocery store, or left picking up garbage all over my yard from the street. So I could try not to do those things to other people. I won't cut off others in traffic, or yell, or act rude at the grocery store, or throw garbage in the street. That's just a place to start. Treat others the way you want to be treated.
how honor is seen in everyday life is through a person’s words. A person’s honor is