Joshua Loth Liebman says, “Tolerance is the positive and cordial effort to understand another's beliefs, practices, and habits without necessarily sharing or accepting them.” This quote means that tolerance is a choice to see the true meaning of someone’s actions and beliefs without having to support them. This philosophy is clearly shown in the film The Greatest Game Ever Played where the bullying, intolerant and tolerant behavior displayed in this film by the various characters is seen. Bullying can be seen in the film in the actions of a Lord calling Eddie a pigmy, Freddy calling Frances “caddie-boy”, and several actions of crowds. In addition, intolerance is viewed throughout this story, including the owner of the American golf club who
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First off, it is clearly seen that Lord Northcliff using the pet name pigmy to insult Eddie is bullying. Name-calling could put Eddie down, unmotivating him, pressuring him, which would result in him poorly doing his job. If Lord Northcliff realized that just because Eddie was small, or short, he could still do his job, it would’ve made the situation a lot more positive. This event supports the quote because without the negativity, Eddie would be better off. Freddy calling Frances “caddie-boy” also goes with this name-calling topic. Watching the film, you can tell Frances has put so much of his time and work into becoming a golf player and disregarding it would not be the right thing to do. The fact that Frances’s father even spent some of their shortage of money for Frances to pursue golf just adds to the fact that his dream of entering a championship like that, was not easy. Bullying is also seen throughout the movie in the actions of several crowds. In the beginning of the film, young Frances volunteers for a public golf exhibition and once the surrounding people see that such a young kid had taken up the courage to try it out, they all laughed. Joking around and giggling at someone might not seem like such a big deal, but to some people it hurts. It can make them feel like a failure; they’ll be embarrassed for a while and regret their actions. Therefore, examples of bullying throughout The Greatest Game Ever Played, support Josh Loth Liebman’s words on how we can use tolerance to become a more positive
First off, it is clearly seen that Lord Northcliff using the pet name pigmy to insult Eddie is bullying. Name-calling could put Eddie down, unmotivating him, pressuring him, which would result in him poorly doing his job. If Lord Northcliff realized that just because Eddie was small, or short, he could still do his job, it would’ve made the situation a lot more positive. This event supports the quote because without the negativity, Eddie would be better off. Freddy calling Frances “caddie-boy” also goes with this name-calling topic. Watching the film, you can tell Frances has put so much of his time and work into becoming a golf player and disregarding it would not be the right thing to do. The fact that Frances’s father even spent some of their shortage of money for Frances to pursue golf just adds to the fact that his dream of entering a championship like that, was not easy. Bullying is also seen throughout the movie in the actions of several crowds. In the beginning of the film, young Frances volunteers for a public golf exhibition and once the surrounding people see that such a young kid had taken up the courage to try it out, they all laughed. Joking around and giggling at someone might not seem like such a big deal, but to some people it hurts. It can make them feel like a failure; they’ll be embarrassed for a while and regret their actions. Therefore, examples of bullying throughout The Greatest Game Ever Played, support Josh Loth Liebman’s words on how we can use tolerance to become a more positive