Along with the given stress of being on a battlefield, a soldier constantly struggles with a clash of ideals in regards to following orders and remaining true to their moral code. Soldiers are often given orders that they strongly disagree with, yet they must do them anyway. With any career, there exists moments in which one must put aside their beliefs in order to accomplish a task because one is expected to do so. In other words, people complete many morally questionable tasks because “they are embarrassed not to” (O’Brien 443). In “Guests of the Nation” Noble watches over the Englishmen because of “a sense of responsibility” for them, but they are also forced to execute them because it is “only their duty” (O’Connor 52,
Along with the given stress of being on a battlefield, a soldier constantly struggles with a clash of ideals in regards to following orders and remaining true to their moral code. Soldiers are often given orders that they strongly disagree with, yet they must do them anyway. With any career, there exists moments in which one must put aside their beliefs in order to accomplish a task because one is expected to do so. In other words, people complete many morally questionable tasks because “they are embarrassed not to” (O’Brien 443). In “Guests of the Nation” Noble watches over the Englishmen because of “a sense of responsibility” for them, but they are also forced to execute them because it is “only their duty” (O’Connor 52,