Grapes Of Wrath Philosophies Of Government Essay
The Grapes of Wrath: Philosophies of Government
PSY2000 – Ethics
July, 2014
Introduction
The role of government in society has been debated all throughout recorded history. Many of the greatest mind of our past are still affecting the present with their thought and ideas. Thomas Hobbes and Jean Jacques Rousseau are two notable philosophers from two different times that have two different views of the responsibilities of our government.
Rousseau’s view of government is that it is determined by the individual. He believed that this would be an ever-evolving social contract and subject to the intellectual growth of the individual. Rousseau contended that government and laws are a hindrance, …show more content…
It follows the story of Tom Joad on his return from prison. He discovers that the depression has affected the whole town. The bank has forced his family out of their home. There is little work for him and his family. The movie follows Tom and his family on a troubling journey to California. They find themselves confronted with the hardships of being labeled underprivileged.
The Grapes of Wrath is based on a novel by John Steinbeck. Thomas Hobbes philosophy on man’s nature and the importance of an established government is apparent throughout the movie. Corrupt law enforcement provides no security from crooked landowners, allowing them to pay substandard wages to migrant workers.
Tom is a parolee. He was sent to prison for the murder of a man he had an altercation with. During the trial Tom testified that it was self-defense. What should have been a happy return home was a shock when he finds his family poverty stricken and evicted from their home. He finds them living in a relative’s house. The eventual reunion is interrupted by a subsequent eviction and the family is forced to travel west to California in search of employment (Zanuck,
PSY2000 – Ethics
July, 2014
Introduction
The role of government in society has been debated all throughout recorded history. Many of the greatest mind of our past are still affecting the present with their thought and ideas. Thomas Hobbes and Jean Jacques Rousseau are two notable philosophers from two different times that have two different views of the responsibilities of our government.
Rousseau’s view of government is that it is determined by the individual. He believed that this would be an ever-evolving social contract and subject to the intellectual growth of the individual. Rousseau contended that government and laws are a hindrance, …show more content…
It follows the story of Tom Joad on his return from prison. He discovers that the depression has affected the whole town. The bank has forced his family out of their home. There is little work for him and his family. The movie follows Tom and his family on a troubling journey to California. They find themselves confronted with the hardships of being labeled underprivileged.
The Grapes of Wrath is based on a novel by John Steinbeck. Thomas Hobbes philosophy on man’s nature and the importance of an established government is apparent throughout the movie. Corrupt law enforcement provides no security from crooked landowners, allowing them to pay substandard wages to migrant workers.
Tom is a parolee. He was sent to prison for the murder of a man he had an altercation with. During the trial Tom testified that it was self-defense. What should have been a happy return home was a shock when he finds his family poverty stricken and evicted from their home. He finds them living in a relative’s house. The eventual reunion is interrupted by a subsequent eviction and the family is forced to travel west to California in search of employment (Zanuck,