Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Stages of Morality

1.) I think that Scout falls under the stage of self-interest because she is a little girl and she does what will make her happy, although she doesn't do anything that might hurt someone she cares about. For example, she plays the Radley game with Dill and Jem because it makes her happy and she has fun doing so. Even though Jem has grown out of that stage by this time in the book, Scout still believes that it is okay. 

2.) I believe that Atticus follows the stage of Order and Law because first off, he's a lawyer. Also when he is not at work he believes that you should not break the law because you will be punished. For example, when Atticus had to defend a black man, he did not refuse the case because it was against the law to refuse because it was his job. Also when people called him horrid names for defending Tom Robinson, he did not call them anything because he believes that firing a comment back is the right thing to do.

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