John mentions “I have three children - how may I teach them to walk like men in the world, and I sold my friends. What he is trying to state here is that if he dies how will he teach his children right from wrong in the world and teach them to be real men. John is not proud of himself for what he did to Elizabeth but he will suffer the consequences that comes to him. The relationship between John and Elizabeth symbolizes that they went through alot together and suffered but Elizabeth learned that John is a very brave and caring man.
When john got away he ran into a large group who were on their way to join George Washington and his Colonial army. When the ask if he wants to join he feels like he has no choice but to join because after he shoot the British officer he knew that the British Army would be looking for him and that the group of people could offer him protection from the British for the time
John Q goes up against the government so that the doctor will perform surgery on his dying son by holding the hospital hostage. These two events are so major that they are the cause the theme for the whole play and
3. Why did John allow his brother to move in even though it increased the likelihood of further problems for him and his family? John allowed his brother to move in because on the outside it looked like he was doing what is traditional of Native Americans, but underneath the surface it allowed John to have another outlet for money and another person that would allow him to escape the realities of life. After being incarcerated, John had very little to do with his time and did not have a job.
She is faced with helping her husband make the biggest and most final choice in his life so far. Since they have been apart for a while, separated by prison, it would be incredibly easy for her to say that he should live and give up his good name just so she can still have her husband and her kids have their father. It would be incredibly difficult for her to see John for a few minutes after a long time apart and say he can sacrifice himself for the greater good. However, she sees the situation as that: him sacrificing himself for the greater good. She is also strong enough to admit part of the blame is her own, that she has a hand in the guilt he feels about their relationship.
John spends much of his childhood wondering who his real father is, even though he loves his adoptive father, Dan Needham. After his mother dies and is unable to tell him the identity of his father herself, John tries to find out who his father is. After years of searching and wondering, he realizes that the man who created him is none other than the timid and doubtful Reverend Merrill. After Rev. Merrill lets it slip that John is his son, John explains, “The wholly anticlimactic, unsatisfying, and disagreeable news that the Rev. Lewis Merrill was my father…is just one example of the condition of universal disappointment” (543). The confession of his father, as John clearly states, lets him down.
To me, John has so many qualities that make it very hard to distinguish whether he is good or not. The one thing that he is, for certain, is morally broken. As a person, he holds himself in high regard, and the rest of the town seems to as well. His most valuable possession is his
John is a good man despite his
John decides to hang because he knows it would be the right thing to do since he is already carrying a sin. John starts to think about his loyalty and integrity and decides that it is only right if he hangs because the people that hanged before him could have been sinless. Even though John and Elizabeth want to be together John could not live knowing that his integrity is demolished and also knowing that people died already for standing up for what is is right and not backing down. In the end John hangs for his sin but keeps his integrity. John is very loyal to his peers and stands up for what he knows is
A moral dilemma that arises in a doctor-patient relationship is whether or not the doctor should always tell their patient the truth about their health. Although withholding information was a common practice in the past, in today’s world, patient autonomy is more important than paternalism. Many still are asking if it is ever morally permissible for a doctor to lie to a patient, though. David C. Thomasma writes that truth-telling is important as a right, a utility, and a kindness, but other values may be more important in certain instances. The truth is a right because respect for the person demands it.
He has been taught that God is the only way and He will lead John on the right path, but John doubts this. His step-father, Gabriel, is an abusive authoritarian minister. The people in his church believe God speaks through him, which gives John a negative view of God. He sees God as he sees Gabriel.
Responsibility Over Living Sigmund Freud once said, “Most people do not really want freedom because freedom involves responsibility and most people are frightened of responsibility.” This quote in my opinion means that even though most people say they want freedom to do whatever they want, they really don’t because they’re too scared to accept responsibility for their actions. The character John hurt a lot of people in this novel because he is too afraid to be responsible. He would rather have a party than take care of a sick man’s house. He is not a good role model.
John grimaces at the pet name but he tries his best to cover it, but the look on the other man’s face shows that he notices. “Hurry up dear.” He stresses out, causing the doctor to grimace again. “Daddy doesn’t have all day.” John grits his teeth, no matter how many times this happens, he still feels so wrong, so dirty, and he feels like betraying his best friend, his almost-lover for not being stronger than this, for giving in to this monster that has hurt so many people and continue to do so.
However, he does find some insight in his experiences. John begins to learn what it is like, from other people, to not have grown up with a mother, being “decanted” and conditioned specifically to fit a role in society.
In the film, John first reveals his powers to Paul Edgecomb as he heals his urinary infection. As this event occurs, Paul begins to see John as a good person, which leads to his suspicions on whether John actually did commit the crime he was convicted of. In addition to the first encounter to John’s gifts, John decides to use his gifts for good throughout the film. By doing so, it shows that John himself, is a moral
