The Palace Thief

Character: The Backbone of Mankind The Emperor's Club, a film based on The Palace Thief by Ethan Canin, highlights the topic of character. In the movie, Mr. Hundert, a Western Civilization teacher at Saint Benedict's School for Boys, teaches his students not only about Greek and Roman history, but also helps the boys develop profound character. Character is the ability for one to have insight of personal moral and ethical qualities, and is important for sustaining quality environments and for creating healthy future societies. To become a quality person, it is necessary to possess several values which are important to developing good character. To begin, one important value for character is honesty. An example of this is shown …show more content…
First, I like to think I'm a genuinely honest person. From a very young age, my parents always told me that if I lied, the secret would eventually come out, which helped instill some fear that prevented me from lying. Although it's hard at times, I always try to tell the truth because I know that either the guilt I'll feel from lying will tear me apart, or I'll just get into more trouble if I'm caught. I also tend to act with integrity in all the situations I can. I was taught to do the right thing or else face consequences, so I've continued to try to live up to that as I've grown older. It's true that I don't take many chances, and I'm probably one of the least rebellious people you could find, but I'd rather do that than look back and face a life of bad decisions. I try to apply character and integrity to every aspect of my life, whether that be a conscious or an unconscious decision. Once again, it is nearly impossible for one to follow their own standards of character one-hundred percent of the time, but I do try live up to these values most of the time. Building character is a constant uphill battle that never ends, but it's the journey and learning from personal mistakes that