Disobedience to Authority
“A Few Good Men”, directed by Rob Reiner, is about Lt. Daniel Kaffee, a navy lawyer, who is placed as the head council for P.F.C Downey and Lance Cpl Harold Dawson. Downey and Dawson are on trial for the murder of P.F.C William Santiago. Kaffee, a known plea bargainer, was forced to defend the marines in court after they refused a plea deal. Kaffee realized that he needed to try to win the case after they refused his deal. Richard Nisbett and Lee Ross write about how situations affect how we respond to them in “The Power of Situations”. In “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” Erich Fromm writes about why people are obedient and what it would take for them to be disobedient. These articles write about how, why, and what could cause people to be obedient or disobedient. One of the main points of the movie is if people should follow what their authorities order them to do. The two articles explain why people obey certain orders yet disobey others. …show more content…
Cdr. JoAnne Galloway. In the start of the scene Kaffee is obnoxiously eating an apple while Galloway is explaining the case. Kaffee continues to be rude and disrespectful during the briefing and gives Galloway a bad impression. In another scene Dawson and Downey refuse the deal Kaffee has gotten for them. Kaffee does not believe they are refusing the deal and ask to speak with Dawson alone. Dawson argues with Kaffee and claims they did nothing wrong and the court can decide if they did. After the argument Dawson refuses to salute Kaffee. In a third scene Kaffee is questioning Col. Nathan Jessep as a witness. Kaffee asks to use two more witnesses, but is bluffing because they do not actually know anything. This starts to put Jessep on edge along with Kaffee’s questions. Jessep admits he ordered a code red on Santiago to prove Dawson and Downey were following their orders and did not commit
“A Few Good Men”, directed by Rob Reiner, is about Lt. Daniel Kaffee, a navy lawyer, who is placed as the head council for P.F.C Downey and Lance Cpl Harold Dawson. Downey and Dawson are on trial for the murder of P.F.C William Santiago. Kaffee, a known plea bargainer, was forced to defend the marines in court after they refused a plea deal. Kaffee realized that he needed to try to win the case after they refused his deal. Richard Nisbett and Lee Ross write about how situations affect how we respond to them in “The Power of Situations”. In “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” Erich Fromm writes about why people are obedient and what it would take for them to be disobedient. These articles write about how, why, and what could cause people to be obedient or disobedient. One of the main points of the movie is if people should follow what their authorities order them to do. The two articles explain why people obey certain orders yet disobey others. …show more content…
Cdr. JoAnne Galloway. In the start of the scene Kaffee is obnoxiously eating an apple while Galloway is explaining the case. Kaffee continues to be rude and disrespectful during the briefing and gives Galloway a bad impression. In another scene Dawson and Downey refuse the deal Kaffee has gotten for them. Kaffee does not believe they are refusing the deal and ask to speak with Dawson alone. Dawson argues with Kaffee and claims they did nothing wrong and the court can decide if they did. After the argument Dawson refuses to salute Kaffee. In a third scene Kaffee is questioning Col. Nathan Jessep as a witness. Kaffee asks to use two more witnesses, but is bluffing because they do not actually know anything. This starts to put Jessep on edge along with Kaffee’s questions. Jessep admits he ordered a code red on Santiago to prove Dawson and Downey were following their orders and did not commit