Alora Paluch
Mr.Bevier
AP Language Composition 11, 2nd
30 September 2017
The Ends Justifies the Means Niccolo Machiavelli is the founder of the today’s political theory. He was a philosopher from the late 1400’s. Many people did not understand his way of thinking until 100’s of years later. His most famous written piece is The Prince. This is where his quote “ends justifies the means” comes from. The statement, “ends justifies the means” claims, “A good outcome excuses any wrongs committed to attain it” (“End” 1). This statement illustrates; whatever it takes to reach a certain goal, you have to put aside all morals and politics. This assertion is the key to reaching any goal. The abolishment of slavery was a perfect example of how the “ends justifies the means”. In 1865, slavery was abolished in America. When President Lincoln …show more content…
The movie is an allegory because of the implied message of discrimination throughout the movie. In the beginning of the movie, it was an all white society based in a “perfect” community. Then, throughout the movie, changes started to occur. This was a symbol of when the immigrating of the people of color and the others began in real life. As the people become colored, they began to realise later on that it doesn’t matter what color you are. The people who remained black and white feared the change. At the end of the movie, when everything turned to color, the whole community was not perfect, but they were finally happy. This movie ties along with how “the ends justify the means”. When the color started to appear in people, they realised they needed to get rid of their morals about change. They were always fearful about change, but in the end, the change turned out to be beneficial. To conclude, the people of Pleasantville always were fearful of change, but in the end of the movie, they went against their fear and convinced the others to be acceptable of
Mr.Bevier
AP Language Composition 11, 2nd
30 September 2017
The Ends Justifies the Means Niccolo Machiavelli is the founder of the today’s political theory. He was a philosopher from the late 1400’s. Many people did not understand his way of thinking until 100’s of years later. His most famous written piece is The Prince. This is where his quote “ends justifies the means” comes from. The statement, “ends justifies the means” claims, “A good outcome excuses any wrongs committed to attain it” (“End” 1). This statement illustrates; whatever it takes to reach a certain goal, you have to put aside all morals and politics. This assertion is the key to reaching any goal. The abolishment of slavery was a perfect example of how the “ends justifies the means”. In 1865, slavery was abolished in America. When President Lincoln …show more content…
The movie is an allegory because of the implied message of discrimination throughout the movie. In the beginning of the movie, it was an all white society based in a “perfect” community. Then, throughout the movie, changes started to occur. This was a symbol of when the immigrating of the people of color and the others began in real life. As the people become colored, they began to realise later on that it doesn’t matter what color you are. The people who remained black and white feared the change. At the end of the movie, when everything turned to color, the whole community was not perfect, but they were finally happy. This movie ties along with how “the ends justify the means”. When the color started to appear in people, they realised they needed to get rid of their morals about change. They were always fearful about change, but in the end, the change turned out to be beneficial. To conclude, the people of Pleasantville always were fearful of change, but in the end of the movie, they went against their fear and convinced the others to be acceptable of