Ethics
and Etiquette:
Ethics: an internal
system of moral principles
~synonyms:
morals, principles, values
Etiquette:
an external set of manners, customs, traditions of a society that governs how
people treat one another/ act in social situations
~synonyms: proper, manners, customs,
traditions, protocol, decorum
*The problem with ethics is that it changes person
to person and etiquette changes society to society*
Etiquette
Example for a Particular Event:
There is a proper etiquette for every different
event you attend. There is a different for when you attend a baseball game than
when you attend a formal dance. There is also certain etiquette for when you go
to a theater and attend a play or musical.
Rules for attending a performance in a theater go as
followed:
1. No
cell phones; cell phones should be off and stored away at home, in your car, or
in your purse. If you decide to leave it on in case of an emergency call or problem,
leave it on vibrate in your pocket or purse. If you receive a call, exit the
theater and answer the one once completely out of the theater.
2. Never
whisper, let alone talk, during the performance. Only talk during intermission
or after the show
3. If
there is music in the performance, do not sing or hum along with the song
4. Do
not eat during a performance even if food is allowed; loud chewing is rude and
can cause disturbances
5. Always
apologize if someone is forced to stand as you make your way to your seat
6. Refrain
from clapping at actors’ entrances and exits
7. Dress
nicely
8. Do
not enter or leave the auditorium during a performance unless it is an
emergency
9. Listen
to the house announcements and instructions
a. No
flash photography
b. No
video taping
c. No
recording
Death
of a Salesman:
Unethicalness in the Loman family:
This play takes place in 1949 in the suburbs of New
York City. The Red Scare has just ended and now there is a boom in technology;
factories after the war turned from making war materials to all new cars and
household appliances. The play opens late at night and ends the next morning
leaving the whole time period to be roughly a day and a half. The main
characters are the Loman family and they are not your typical cookie cutter
perfect family. Willy has very vivid flashbacks and when he does, the boys are
in high school when Biff was a star athlete.
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| Movie cover |
Willy Loman:
·
Dad
·
Traveling salesman for over 35+ years
·
In his 60’s
·
Father of Willy and Biff
·
Husband of Linda
·
Portrays Alzheimer’s traits
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| Willy Loman, father and husband |
o
Cusses a lot ( pg. 14)
o
Contradicts himself a lot
·
Calls his son Biff a bum then proceeds
to talk about how hardworking he is (pg. 16)
o
Willy cheated on his wife with another
woman in Boston and never told Linda (pg. 38)
o
Tries to kill himself in order to get
insurance money for his family (pg. 57)
o
Yells at Linda all the time when she is “interrupting”;
talks down to her (pg. 67)
·
In the film, he hits Linda hard on the
leg each time she “interrupts” him
o
Lies all the times
·
Lies to Biff about the woman he was
cheating on Linda with when Biff caught him (pg. 120)
o
Kills himself (pg. 136)
Linda Loman:
·
Wife of Willy
·
Mom of Biff and Happy
·
Sixty years old
·
Stay at home mom
Linda’s Unethical Situations: |
| Linda Loman, mother and wife |
o
Makes excuses for him all the time. Ex. Why
he acts the way he does. Her reasoning is that he is just “tired” (pg. 20)
o
Knows Willy is trying to kill himself and
does not do anything to stop him (pg. 57)
o
Screams at Biff and Happy because she
says they do not appreciate Willy enough and tells them to move and never come
back (pg. 124)
Biff Loman:
·
Oldest son of Willy and Linda
·
Brother of Happy
·
Star athlete as a teenager
·
34 years old
·
Farmer
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| Biff Loman, son and brother |
o
Biff and Happy have a lack of etiquette
in the way they treat women; known to get a little too rough with them (pg.
20-21)
o
When he was a teenager, he stole a
carton of basketballs and sand (pg. 29)
o
When he was a teenager, he drove without
a license, stole a lot, and cheats in school off of his friend Bernard (pg. 33)
o
Cusses a lot (pg. 42)
o
Flunked high school math and did not do
summer school to make up the class; ruined his life and football career (pg. 33
& 94)
o
Leaves Willy in the restaurant all alone
with Happy (pg. 113)
o
Knows Willy cheated on Linda and never
told her (pg. 120)
o
Stole a suit in Kansas City and put in
jail for three months (pg. 131)
Happy Loman:
·
Youngest son of Willy and Linda
·
Ladies’ man
·
Brother of Biff
·
Age 32
·
Known as a player
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| Happy Loman, son and brother |
Happy’s Unethical Situations:
o
Too rough with woman (pg. 20-21)
o
Wishes his manager was dead (pg. 23)
o
Has sex with married woman then goes to
their wedding to watch them get married to their husbands (pg. 25)
o
Steals a lot with Biff (pg. 33)
o
Finds out his dad is trying to kill
himself and does not do anything to stop him (pg. 57)
o
Leaves Willy in the restaurant all alone
with Biff (pg. 113)
o
Tells the girls he is with the Willy is
not his father because he is embarrassed of him (pg. 114)
