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Integrity In A Few Good Men And O Captain My Captain
Jonathan Schnicker
Mr. Jennings
Comp. 2
5/4/06
Loyalty and Integrity Integrity is a character trait. It is the willingness to do what is right even when no one is looking. It is the "moral compass" the inner voice. . A person of integrity possesses moral courage and does what is right even if the personal cost is high. The drama; A Few Good Men and the poem; O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman are two different genres with the same theme of integrity and loyalty. Loyalty is primarily a function of trust, and that trust is usually given if integrity is perceived in the object of one's trust. Although they have the same theme the themes use or way in which the theme portrayed in each artistic work is different. The diverse definitions of the themes loyalty and integrity are put into play in order to fit the different roles they presume in both artistic works. …show more content…
In A Few Good Men the loyalty and integrity are almost contradictory to each other. The young Navy officer/attorney has a history of being lazy and choosing play over work until a case comes p that challenges his "loyalty" and integrity. Cruise playing the young lawyer, finds evidence that could convict the officers that are training to convict the two marines for the murder. This questions Cruise's faith as an officer for doing what is not only morally right, but also his faith falters in the thought of going up against his commander in court. He feels he must obey the orders of a person of higher rank that he is supposed to trust, on the presumption that the orders are legally and morally
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