The Importance Of Morality In Webster

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Morality as a whole can be represented in many ways. Morality can be represented as a gift that frees us from all evil or the act of wrong. Those that choose to abide by certain rules can be rewarded by a good result but if they choose not to abide by the rules; consequences will be put in place and a dreadful result will follow. Rescue, emphasizes mainly on deception, passion and the true sense of affection. This is represented by how far a person would go in the name of love. Webster together with his wife, Sheila, and daughter, Rowan, placed themselves in a position that endangered each other by choosing not to be saved. Both Webster and Sheila acted in this corrupt manner just by being entangled in a relationship filled with complications. …show more content…
When we look at Webster, we see a young paramedic with a strong willpower. What we do not seem to notice is that he has a tragic flaw which is loss of morality. Webster was considered as a young paramedic, whose personality and understanding is truly irresponsible. He acted foolish and fanatical just by the sight of any young and voluptuous female. Webster will only go for a woman’s beauty and not for what’s within her. Webster also knew from the start that Sheila was an ongoing alcoholic. He was one of the paramedic that pulled her out from her damaged car because she was drinking and …show more content…
But these traits are just a front because her true self slowly starts to unravel when she has a child. Sheila’s unfaithfulness became prominent when she betrayed those she loves and got drunk when she was with a child. She hides alcohol bottles around the house and when nobody is looking, she drinks it. Even when she is breast feeding, she also intakes alcohol. What she does not notice is that though all of her drunken ventures, her daughter and husband are greatly impacted by it. She should have placed her daughter as her top priority and give up being an alcoholic. Through this, Sheila is therefore considered as an alcoholic and illiterate, whose idea of a family does not fit the criteria of the rest of the Webster family. This displays an undeviating inconsistency to the understanding of Peter and Rowan who supply as characters contrary to Sheila. Because of her unfaithfulness, her daughter grows up without a mother present. Sheila’s innocence and faithfulness is also tested when she got herself drunk and got into a car accident with her daughter in the

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