In Jeannette Walls’ novel Half Broke Horses, the main character Lily Casey Smith faces many moral convictions throughout the story; from traveling all on her own at a young age while encountering all the obstacles she did, as well as making her trek to a new location. She never backed down and molded to what people wanted her to. Lily Casey was a dedicated woman and was going to do what she thought was right no matter what the consequences were. Lily made it very clear when she believed what she was doing was for the best, “You deputies may think you run Yavapai Country, but I run my classroom, and I’ll discipline wayward kids as I see fit . Got it?” ( Wall 180). This is a perfect example of Lily 's strength, she stood up to people because …show more content…
Very recently I faced a moral conviction; I had just become friends with a few girls who for the most part were always on the same page; until one day when the topic of gay marriage came up; and it didn 't come up in a casual conversation but in front of a gay couple and a room full of people we didn 't know. This topic had never come up for us so we didn 't know each others stance. On this day we had all been at the beach and wanted to do a little shopping after, so we stopped at a Brandy Melville store. We were all shopping around and laughing and having a really fun day no fussing or anything, just like always. I had called my friends over to look at a top I wanted to buy; and there happened to be a couple, two girls, they were holding hands. My friend at the time very obviously looked at them with disgust; I ignored it because if I 'm being honest she was always a little on the judgmental side. While I was holding up the top asking them if I should buy it or not. Two of my other friends were paying attention and telling me I should get it for sure, and then there was Ashleigh and Brittanie in the back.They were very obviously talking about the two girls. The couple was not bothering anyone and very discreetly kissed each other in no way trying to show off that they were a couple, and thats when I found out I no longer wanted to be friends with Ashleigh. Ashleigh very loudly (but not to …show more content…
Sometimes there are situations where in the long run its better to let things go and keep your feelings toward the subject suppressed, but with that being said you should always do what you can to choose the best alternative action. Half Broke Horses is a great novel to inspire those to stick to their heart and do what they think is best. Never let anyone walk all over you, and always stick to what your heart is telling you to, and thats exactly what Lily did throughout her
Courage is an attribute that someone has when they stand up for what they believe in. In the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor, Cassie shows some acts of courage. Cassie faces some challenges and she handles them in different ways. Cassie shows courage by standing up for Little Man, volunteering to be splashed by the bus for revenge, and standing up to Lillian Jean. I think that she did the right thing when she stood up for Little Man. She was trying to make things right.
In the beginning of the novel, as the reader is first introduced to Lily’s character, she comes across as an extremely negative young girl. While thinking about
When Stacey helped his siblings get back at the Jefferson Davis school bus, get in trouble for the cheat notes, and take T.J. home when was injured he was showing courage. He stood up for his family and friends, he went through a lot to help them even though he could get in trouble. These examples of courage can help motivate people to stand up for their friends and
Lots of people have disagreements with their parents. “‘What did you say?’ ‘I said I’m not leaving.’” (Monk Kidd 296) I related to this so much that when I read it I kind of smirked because it reminded me of myself. Parents and their kids definitely don’t always get along. But that is only because our minds think so differently. I have never had an argument with my parents as bad as Lily did. However, I still understand the frustration she had throughout the novel when she was with her dad.
Society establishes their own rules of morality, but would they be accepted in these days?
My favorite thing about this passage is that even then there was still some type of woman empowerment, even if it was rare. That she didn’t encourage her or tell her to just stay in the house. Lily’s teacher says this to her when Lily hints that she wants to be a hairdresser. This is significant because it shows that Lily’s self-esteem is low from living with T. Ray (her father). After Mrs. Henry says this to Lily, Lily
Clara Barton’s heroism reached levels of epic proportion during the Civil War. As her father was on his deathbed, he convinced her to go and help wounded soldiers on the battlefield. “He changed me with a dying patriot’s love to serve and sacrifice for my country and its peril and...
Morality is defined as "beliefs about what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior (Meriam-Webster). In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, the main character, Huckleberry Finn evolves throughout the book. Although Huck begins as a reckless and uncivilized boy, he turns into a person with justifiable moral values and a good sense of what's right in the world.
By reaching the stage of early adulthood, we as an individual will undergo cognitive development, moral development and socio-emotional development (Santrock, 2013). When one experiences cognitive development, s/he will be able to acquire the ability to learn, grasp problem solving skills and able to develop decision making skill (Huitt & Hummel, 2003). Kohlberg’s theory of moral development consists of three levels which consists two sub-levels each. The first level is the pre-conventional morality continued by the conventional morality and post-conventional morality (Mcleod, 2011). According to Huitt (2008), by developing socio-emotional skills, one will be able to have a better understanding in managing emotions and will be able to increase
...gh daughter because of her wealth. Lily is aware that marrying for money and social staus will not bring her happiness, but chooses a socially uplisfting life instead of her own happiness. Later in the novel we find out that Gryce marries another woman . This shows the importance of money and social status, and also, how powerful the elite circle, that lily will do anything to be apart of, is. From the previous events, one can deduce that you can never rely on man to bring you to power. The New York circle is so exclusive and elite that you can never be sure of your position, you must constantly plan, plot, and climb your way to the top, and once there you must fight to keep your position. This is the life the Lily Bart wants to badly, in Old New York money, social status, and how other perieve you was the most important things to these woman.
August was correct when she said that Lily must be her own mother. Lily will not always have someone to care for her. If this happens she must learn to care for herself. Lily was also relying too much on the statue of Mary. When the statue of Mary was chained up Lily could not go to her for help.
At last, she thinks so much about escaping Gilead by burning the house with the match, or hanging herself. (Atwood 292) She can do anything to escape the society, but all she did was sitting and waiting for the van to come. She only think about herself, she didn’t even try to escape, rebel. That’s the symbol of non heroine, she doesn’t think of others. Above all, she made no changes for this society. She was trying to stay alive through her time in Gilead, not to rebel or make changes for women. There wasn’t any performance from her that recognizes the signs
Atticus Finch demonstrates both moral and physical courage through his decisions of taking on and fighting Tom Robinson’s case, despite all the critics and setbacks, by putting his own life at risk to protect his client and doing all in his power to bring justice. In conclusion, true courage is the ability to confront something even if one is “licked” from the start. Tom Robinson, Mrs. Dubose, and Atticus Finch all display real courage throughout Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Tom Robinson, being an African-American, living in a prejudiced town and having a crippled arm, still helped Mayella, gave a truthful testimony and tried to escape prison. Mrs. Dubose courageously overcame her morphine addiction despite her age and pain.
...o everyday use, such as Mama and Maggie have rightly done. Both of these short stories express the importance of standing up for what is right, regardless that one’s action may go unnoticed or that one may be faced with the difficult decision of choosing one daughter over the other. A person’s integrity and character develops every time a person stands up for what he or she believes in. Standing up for what is right is a good deed, and people should always stand firm for what is right because despite the possible losses, there is much more to be gained. .
No matter where we go in the world, we will always be surrounded and tempted by sin. These temptations test our character and morality, and they prove that our human nature inherently causes us to fall to the sins that encompass us. Even though the world is a dark and immoral place to live, we all value our lives and are prepared to do almost anything to protect ourselves from harm’s way. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the green girdle serves as symbol that highlights Gawain’s incessant love for life that tempts him to stray from his knightly code of chivalry.