Marilyn Lee Death Analysis

It is with great regret that I write to inform you of the death of your beloved daughter, Marilyn Lee Cross. Marilyn Lee was a young girl, she was only eighteen years old on the day of her passing and with such a short life period, Marilyn Lee possessed happiness, joy, and kindness. Marilyn valued and loved those around her including her brother Gerry Cross. Unfortunately, Marilyn was naive, simple-minded, and impatient which guided Marilyn into a problematic and deadly situation.

Marilyn’s anxiousness to see her brother lead her to undertake dangerous decisions which ultimately, lead to her death. While a ship carrying serum to the camp of group one to cure six people was unguarded, Marilyn smuggled herself into the supply closet in hopes of visiting her brother named Gerry Cross in group two a lot sooner. The ship Marilyn snuck into, was not a regular …show more content…
If it wasn’t Barton’s duty to deliver the serum to the six workers, then Barton would have to make a decision. Barton would have to choose whether he would save Marilyn by removing the weight of the serum to compensate for Marilyn’s weight or jettisoning Marilyn to cure the six workers. If Barton were to save Marilyn, six workers would suffer, but if Marilyn is sacrificed, all six are cured and get to live. If we view everyone as equals, we would consider the greatest good for the greatest amount of people. Since six workers were ill and were in need of the serum, they as a group out value Marilyn. Although Marilyn was very young and innocent, she was responsible for her actions. Regardless how naive and simple-minded her decisions may be, Marilyn took full responsibility for her actions and understood the fatal mistake she made. She understood that there was no possible way to safely bring her to Mimir or back to Earth. She was very fortunate to say her goodbyes to her brother through the communicator before accepted