In the movie, “The Blind Side”, Michael Orr writes in his paper: “Any fool can have courage. But honor, that 's the real reason for you to either do something or you don 't. It 's who you are and maybe who you want to be”. In John Proctor and Peter Appleton’s case, they both had the courage to stand up to society, but their true honor revealed when they stood up for what they believed in, and whom they wanted to be. Both of the films’, “The Crucible” and “The Majestic”, main characters struggle whether to choose what is ethically right or morally right, but either one they choose they would somehow face a consequence. Overall, John and Peter, the main characters from these two films, demonstrate that standing up for one’s morals, despite the consequence, shows true honor.
Standing up for their morals proves that they have achieved moral integrity, which reveals their true honor. When Danforth was trying to get Proctor to confess to being a witch, he replied to Danforth, “I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it” (Miller 239). When Proctor says, “I speak my own sins” (Miller 239), he is saying that he can condemn himself for his own sins, but will not do so to anyone else. This is a slap in a face to Danforth because Proctor is willing to admit his flaws in his life and forgive himself by taking on death, but Danforth is unwilling to do the same. Proctor goes on to say “I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it” (Miller 239); he is trying to tell Danforth that he will not betray anyone by giving him another name to blame. John Proctor shows much integrity towards the end because he sticks to his moral beliefs by trying to prove himself a good person. He does this by admitting his mistakes, and not betraying his neighbors, despite the consequence of death. Not only does John Proctor reveal his honor with moral integrity, but so does Peter from, “The Majestic”. Towards the end of the film, Peter learns from Adele and her letter that one should stand up for their morals despite the consequence and society’s beliefs: But there is another Amendment I’d like to invoke. I wonder if anyone here is familiar with it. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…Shall make no law… respecting¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬–establishment of religion… or prohibiting free exercise thereof… or abridging freedom of speech, or of the press… or of the right to petition for a redress of grievances.” It’s the First Amendment, Mr. Chairman. (The Majestic) Here Peter states the First Amendment to the committee. He does this to show America that they have the right to be a communist because one has the freedom to be anyone or thing they want. Peter shows integrity when restating the Amendment because he is unwilling to betray an innocent person to save his own life, despite the fact that he really is not a communist. He learned from Adele that an American citizen has the right to believe and be whom they please, and Peter Appleton demonstrated this to the Chairman. Ultimately, Peter showed integrity by standing by what was morally right, even though it was looked down upon in …show more content…
In the following example, Peter argued to the Chairman: It’s part of the contract every citizen has here. Even though the Constitution and the Bill of Rights… even though they’re just pieces of paper with signatures on them… they’re the only contracts we have that are definitely not subject… to renegotiation. Not by you, Mr. Chairman” (The Majestic). The word it’s is referring to the freedoms in the First Amendment. It took a lot of strength for Peter to tell the Chairman that what he was doing was not morally right because he could of sentenced him to jail. There was a reason behind what Peter did though; it was to redeem himself, and to show America that McCarthyism was wrong. Towards the end of the film, Peter Appleton became a brave man because he stood up for what was morally right in front of live television, despite how morally uncertain his country was at the
Standing up for their morals proves that they have achieved moral integrity, which reveals their true honor. When Danforth was trying to get Proctor to confess to being a witch, he replied to Danforth, “I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it” (Miller 239). When Proctor says, “I speak my own sins” (Miller 239), he is saying that he can condemn himself for his own sins, but will not do so to anyone else. This is a slap in a face to Danforth because Proctor is willing to admit his flaws in his life and forgive himself by taking on death, but Danforth is unwilling to do the same. Proctor goes on to say “I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it” (Miller 239); he is trying to tell Danforth that he will not betray anyone by giving him another name to blame. John Proctor shows much integrity towards the end because he sticks to his moral beliefs by trying to prove himself a good person. He does this by admitting his mistakes, and not betraying his neighbors, despite the consequence of death. Not only does John Proctor reveal his honor with moral integrity, but so does Peter from, “The Majestic”. Towards the end of the film, Peter learns from Adele and her letter that one should stand up for their morals despite the consequence and society’s beliefs: But there is another Amendment I’d like to invoke. I wonder if anyone here is familiar with it. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…Shall make no law… respecting¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬–establishment of religion… or prohibiting free exercise thereof… or abridging freedom of speech, or of the press… or of the right to petition for a redress of grievances.” It’s the First Amendment, Mr. Chairman. (The Majestic) Here Peter states the First Amendment to the committee. He does this to show America that they have the right to be a communist because one has the freedom to be anyone or thing they want. Peter shows integrity when restating the Amendment because he is unwilling to betray an innocent person to save his own life, despite the fact that he really is not a communist. He learned from Adele that an American citizen has the right to believe and be whom they please, and Peter Appleton demonstrated this to the Chairman. Ultimately, Peter showed integrity by standing by what was morally right, even though it was looked down upon in …show more content…
In the following example, Peter argued to the Chairman: It’s part of the contract every citizen has here. Even though the Constitution and the Bill of Rights… even though they’re just pieces of paper with signatures on them… they’re the only contracts we have that are definitely not subject… to renegotiation. Not by you, Mr. Chairman” (The Majestic). The word it’s is referring to the freedoms in the First Amendment. It took a lot of strength for Peter to tell the Chairman that what he was doing was not morally right because he could of sentenced him to jail. There was a reason behind what Peter did though; it was to redeem himself, and to show America that McCarthyism was wrong. Towards the end of the film, Peter Appleton became a brave man because he stood up for what was morally right in front of live television, despite how morally uncertain his country was at the