Jessep is immoral because he lets Dawson and Downey take the blame for Santiago’s death. When Doctor Stone examines Santiago’s body, soon after he is found, to investigate the cause of death, Jessep manipulates him into believing that Dawson and Downey probably killed him even though there is not proper evidence to support this claim. Doctor Stone thinks that Santiago could have died from a heart condition. Jessep, however, convinces Stone that he would have noticed symptoms previously if he had heart condition. Therefore, to cover up the fact that he ordered the code red, Jessep tells Stone, “Hey, hey, Walter, you tell me. What can happen to a doctor’s career because of something like this? You know what I think happened? I don’t think it was a Code Red. I think Dawson and Downey got it into their heads to kill Santiago. I think, like you said, I think they put poison on the rag. (72)” Since Jessep is colonel, he thinks that the marines will have a worse loss if they lose him to prison as opposed to if Dawson and Downey were sent away. Jessep is willing to let Dawson and Downey go to prison for years and ruin their careers because he does not want the responsibility for Santiago’s death. Jessep acts selfish and immoral because his big ego causes him to think that he is more important than Dawson and Downey. Jessep thinks that he is saving many lives by ordering the code red, meanwhile his main concern is covering it up to save only his life. Jessep also does not act like an honorable marine because he chooses to give Santiago a code red to teach him a lesson, even while noticing that Santiago is weaker in physical condition which prevents him from working as well as others. If Jessep wanted to be honorable and care for his fellow marine, he could have helped Santiago or transferred him to another base
Jessep is immoral because he lets Dawson and Downey take the blame for Santiago’s death. When Doctor Stone examines Santiago’s body, soon after he is found, to investigate the cause of death, Jessep manipulates him into believing that Dawson and Downey probably killed him even though there is not proper evidence to support this claim. Doctor Stone thinks that Santiago could have died from a heart condition. Jessep, however, convinces Stone that he would have noticed symptoms previously if he had heart condition. Therefore, to cover up the fact that he ordered the code red, Jessep tells Stone, “Hey, hey, Walter, you tell me. What can happen to a doctor’s career because of something like this? You know what I think happened? I don’t think it was a Code Red. I think Dawson and Downey got it into their heads to kill Santiago. I think, like you said, I think they put poison on the rag. (72)” Since Jessep is colonel, he thinks that the marines will have a worse loss if they lose him to prison as opposed to if Dawson and Downey were sent away. Jessep is willing to let Dawson and Downey go to prison for years and ruin their careers because he does not want the responsibility for Santiago’s death. Jessep acts selfish and immoral because his big ego causes him to think that he is more important than Dawson and Downey. Jessep thinks that he is saving many lives by ordering the code red, meanwhile his main concern is covering it up to save only his life. Jessep also does not act like an honorable marine because he chooses to give Santiago a code red to teach him a lesson, even while noticing that Santiago is weaker in physical condition which prevents him from working as well as others. If Jessep wanted to be honorable and care for his fellow marine, he could have helped Santiago or transferred him to another base