Does everyone have the willpower to display ‘moral courage’? No. Not everyone does. But for those who do often suffer consequences and are often remembered by all that witnessed their moral courage. Say one day you are caught in a storm, all the roads are ridiculously slippery, and then you see a car swerving toward a little boy. Most people would stand by and let the boy get hit then try to live with the guilt of letting the boy die. But those with moral courage, would jump in to save the boy which would result in quite a few outcomes involving person with said courage to die saving the boy's’ life. This leads us to the text “the man in the water” by Roger R. In which he uses literary elements (character and mood) to display and express moral
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“For at some moment in the water he must have realized that he would not live if he continued to hand over the rope and ring to others. He had to know it, no matter how gradual the effect of the cold. In his judgment he had no choice.” While the other people essentially did nothing, the “man” took the 100 and went through selflessly. ‘Like every other person on that flight, he was desperate to live, which makes his final act so stunning.’ Therefore, showing moral courage.
Moral courage is also shown through another literary device, mood. “Still, he could never have imagined such a capacity in himself.” The mood gives off a tone of respect and makes us think strongly about this man's’ courage. Also, in the text it says “ When the helicopter came back for him the man had gone under. His selflessness was one reason the story held national attention; his anonymity another.”. There’s a lack of suspense in the storytelling, therefore expressing the man's moral courage as a simple thing passing.
This is how the literary devices; mood and characters, are used in “The Man In The Water” to express moral courage. There is respect shown in the mood for the man with moral courage and the courage is shown through his characterization. Having moral courage can be sacrificial and not anyone can have it but sometimes moral courage benefits us all once in
“For at some moment in the water he must have realized that he would not live if he continued to hand over the rope and ring to others. He had to know it, no matter how gradual the effect of the cold. In his judgment he had no choice.” While the other people essentially did nothing, the “man” took the 100 and went through selflessly. ‘Like every other person on that flight, he was desperate to live, which makes his final act so stunning.’ Therefore, showing moral courage.
Moral courage is also shown through another literary device, mood. “Still, he could never have imagined such a capacity in himself.” The mood gives off a tone of respect and makes us think strongly about this man's’ courage. Also, in the text it says “ When the helicopter came back for him the man had gone under. His selflessness was one reason the story held national attention; his anonymity another.”. There’s a lack of suspense in the storytelling, therefore expressing the man's moral courage as a simple thing passing.
This is how the literary devices; mood and characters, are used in “The Man In The Water” to express moral courage. There is respect shown in the mood for the man with moral courage and the courage is shown through his characterization. Having moral courage can be sacrificial and not anyone can have it but sometimes moral courage benefits us all once in