Home Fire – ethics

The decisions Isma made is what she believed was right and what she wanted to do, she was thinking of the consequences, the ethical name for it being, teleological, where one thinks about the consequences of the actions. Isma perhaps was thinking about what would’ve happened to their family if she didn’t inform the police which could influence her decisions as a whole. The situation is complex where it is hard to say what the ‘right’ thing to do is, anyone can disagree with her. There is no ‘wrong’ decision as it depends on the person on what is good and bad however many could disagree with her, saying that she was selfish and not thinking about her brother while Isma can argue it was for the better as her family would have to suffer from the society’s opinions as well. Isma had a choice between family loyalty and her duty to society and it is impossible to say which one is ‘correct’ because it varies from person to person. In contrast to Aneeka who was thinking of her family and who she cares about, Isma believes that she should fulfill her duty to society. Relating to Antigone, Antigone resembles Aneeka, where they both believe that family loyalty lies first rather than what society believes. Creon who resembles Karamat, has strong views that lead to consequences he did not think about, ending up with his son killing himself for the woman he loves, having a deontological view where one does not think of the consequences of an action but rather if the action is right or wrong. It is hard to say whether these decisions are moral as each person has a different view on ethics and what they believe to be good and bad and even how one can decide if something is good or bad.

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