Ethics and Etiquette

Ethics and Etiquette

·      ETHICS is an internal system of moral principles; morals, principles, values

·      ETIQUETTE is an example set of manners, customs, and tradition of a society that governs how people treat one another or act in social situations; proper, manners, customs, traditions, protocol, decorum

Ethics changes person to person while etiquette changes from society to society. With a difference in ethics in each person, it is easy to offend someone, especially someone of another culture.

Movie Theatre Etiquette

1.     Before The Movie

·      Buy your snacks and drinks before the film starts. This prevents distracting other moviegoers during the screening.

·      Find your seat and turn off all electronics. It is extremely rude to be on your phone during the movie as it distracts the others and brings attention toward you.

·      Whisper. Although the movie has not started, others want to listen to previews.

2.     During the Movie

·      Don’t talk. If you absolutely have to, whisper softly as to not distract those around you.

·      Chew quietly and don’t slurp your drink. The worst thing is trying to enjoy the movie and someone is chomping on his or her popcorn. Keep your mouth closed and when your soda is gone, it’s gone.

·      If you must use the restroom, do it quickly and quietly. If you are in the middle of the row, say “Excuse me” as you exit the row.

3.     After the Movie

·      Pick up all your trash, and don’t leave anything under the seats.

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

The characters in Death of a Salesman have questionable ethics. The Loman family doesn’t know how to properly deal with crises.

Willy Loman: the dad of Biff and Happy, husband of Linda, and traveling salesman

Linda Loman: Willy’s wife and mother of Biff and Happy

Biff Loman: Willy and Linda’s oldest son

Happy Loman: Youngest son

These characters unethical behaviors are seen throughout the play. Here are a few examples:

-       Happy sleeps with married women, and is a philanderer: someone who seeks sex without any ties

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  Happy also goes to the weddings of the women he sleeps with to see the man she is marrying.

-       Biff steals multiple things including a cart of basketballs, Oliver’s pen, a suit in Kansas City, and wood for his father

-       Biff isn’t alone in stealing as his father orders him and Happy to steal wood for the stoop

-       Willy cheated on Linda and was found by his son Biff when he was younger

-       Biff flunks school and goes to his father to talk to the teacher because it’s the teacher’s fault

-       Linda discovers that Willy is trying to kill himself and doesn’t try and stop it

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   The fact that Willy is trying to kill himself is also very unethical

-       Biff and Happy leave their depressed and suicidal father alone at dinner before having dinner

-       Willy kills himself to leave money for his family