Good or bad? Justice or evil? Right or wrong? These are questions we tend to ask ourselves when in a dilemma, or a difficult decision. There tends to be a choice that works toward the greater good, and one that could negatively affect ourselves personally, or even a large group of people. In ‘Cover-Ups,’ Mrs. Kittredge has to make the decision of whether not to tell her daughter, Jenna, about her dad’s fraudulent past; possibly ruining her daughter’s new friendship. In the melodrama, ‘Good Guys Always Win,’ a high school student “Good Guy” has the opportunity to share the History exam with his peers, which could ruin his dream of going to college. Both Good Guy and Mrs. Kittredge have to choose between two tough decisions, however I believe
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When faced with handing over the discovered History finals, he refused all of his peers bribery as his goal in life was to go to college. Giving the finals to his peers could cost him a recommendation letter from his teacher, and possibly his entry into college. This may seem like a larger loss, however, the bribes he was given by his peers did not stack up to losing his admission to a university. Bully threatened to shove him into a locker, which would only cause discomfort and pain. Rich Kid attempted to pay him off for the test, which would only be short term happiness. Lastly, Cute Girl attempted to flirt with Good Guy to get the test, saying that she’d “go to ALL the school dances” (Act 1) with him; only lasting for this year. However, college is a lifetime support of money, intelligence, and possibly happiness. His dilemma was like picking whether to eat your favorite meal or a live cockroach. So when faced with these decisions, the answer was quite obvious.
To sum up, when comparing Mrs. Kittredge’s dilemma with Good Guy’s, it’s obvious that Mrs. Kittredge had a much harder decision in whether or not to ruin her daughter’s friendship or childhood; as opposed to Good Guy going to college or not. Mrs. Kittredge had to decide whether or not to have her daughter grow up depressed by her father’s past, whereas Good Guy was making a decision for himself and his future. The fact that Mrs.
When faced with handing over the discovered History finals, he refused all of his peers bribery as his goal in life was to go to college. Giving the finals to his peers could cost him a recommendation letter from his teacher, and possibly his entry into college. This may seem like a larger loss, however, the bribes he was given by his peers did not stack up to losing his admission to a university. Bully threatened to shove him into a locker, which would only cause discomfort and pain. Rich Kid attempted to pay him off for the test, which would only be short term happiness. Lastly, Cute Girl attempted to flirt with Good Guy to get the test, saying that she’d “go to ALL the school dances” (Act 1) with him; only lasting for this year. However, college is a lifetime support of money, intelligence, and possibly happiness. His dilemma was like picking whether to eat your favorite meal or a live cockroach. So when faced with these decisions, the answer was quite obvious.
To sum up, when comparing Mrs. Kittredge’s dilemma with Good Guy’s, it’s obvious that Mrs. Kittredge had a much harder decision in whether or not to ruin her daughter’s friendship or childhood; as opposed to Good Guy going to college or not. Mrs. Kittredge had to decide whether or not to have her daughter grow up depressed by her father’s past, whereas Good Guy was making a decision for himself and his future. The fact that Mrs.