Man Of Honor Carl Breashere Analysis
Denzel Dellahoussaye
English 101 001
3/2/13
Determination, Self-sacrifice and Family
William Shakespeare believed “Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.” We as humans have an instinctive behavior of putting our lives first but a true honorable man put his honor before hand. In “Man of Honor” Carl Brashere always put his honor before his self-being. My brother Harvey also exemplified a great deal of honor through self-sacrifice. Carl Breashere and Harvey both have showed determination and heroism, but they withhold different ideals on the importance of family values. You cannot be seen as honorable without having determination. Carl Breashere was the only African American male amongst his peers in the Bayonne, New Jersey diving school. He Faced a severe amount of racism by his colleagues, leaving numerous messages stating “Were gonna drown you nigger” and “We don’t want no nigger divers”. Although these comments could of caused him to leave the diving school, it made him even more eager to become a navy diver. Also my brother Harvey somehow was always faced with intricate situations. …show more content…
After Carl had discovered a missing bomb for the air force he noticed a line used for towing was loose so he immediately tried to push his colleagues out the way. In return the line struck him in his left leg below the knee, nearly shearing it off. In addition at the age of seven, my brother and I were walking home as we encountered an over grown, vicious pit-bull dog who tried chasing after us. My brother immediately threw me over the nearest tall gate in order to secure my protection. I was in complete awe that my brother could react so quickly when it came to my safety. Both Harvey and Carl put their own lives at risk in order to help keep others out of
English 101 001
3/2/13
Determination, Self-sacrifice and Family
William Shakespeare believed “Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.” We as humans have an instinctive behavior of putting our lives first but a true honorable man put his honor before hand. In “Man of Honor” Carl Brashere always put his honor before his self-being. My brother Harvey also exemplified a great deal of honor through self-sacrifice. Carl Breashere and Harvey both have showed determination and heroism, but they withhold different ideals on the importance of family values. You cannot be seen as honorable without having determination. Carl Breashere was the only African American male amongst his peers in the Bayonne, New Jersey diving school. He Faced a severe amount of racism by his colleagues, leaving numerous messages stating “Were gonna drown you nigger” and “We don’t want no nigger divers”. Although these comments could of caused him to leave the diving school, it made him even more eager to become a navy diver. Also my brother Harvey somehow was always faced with intricate situations. …show more content…
After Carl had discovered a missing bomb for the air force he noticed a line used for towing was loose so he immediately tried to push his colleagues out the way. In return the line struck him in his left leg below the knee, nearly shearing it off. In addition at the age of seven, my brother and I were walking home as we encountered an over grown, vicious pit-bull dog who tried chasing after us. My brother immediately threw me over the nearest tall gate in order to secure my protection. I was in complete awe that my brother could react so quickly when it came to my safety. Both Harvey and Carl put their own lives at risk in order to help keep others out of