Moral Disintergration of America Exposed in The Winter of Our Disconten

Moral Disintergration of America Exposed in The overwinter of Our Discontent      The Winter of Our Discontent    The life of Ethan Allen Hawley, which had for so long held to an irrefutable ethical standard, was near to undergo an unexpected and irr eversible change. Likewise he was non unaccompanied progress was descending upon totally of New Bay townsfolk like the jets which swarmed with increasing order (196) at the nearby Templeton airfield. With them was coming a new breed, to a greater extent and more focused on material wealth rather than h unitysty and principle. Ethans fourteen-year old son, Allen, was the embodiment of this new incorruptity by which money was idol and morals are paintings on wall and scruples are money in Russia (from the movie Sabrina, 1995). There was single one goal for this innovative group (141) money and as Allen so clearly states, for them its all dough, no matter how you get it (91). Ethan had always b elieved there existed certain invariable rules (217) of basic kindness and decency which had always, and should always, govern men. He lived his life simply and honestly, steer by visions of his grandfather and Aunt Deborah who had, from his early youth, instilled in him this strong moral foundation he was the kid with the built-in judge (153). The rules, however, were changing, and changing rapidly. No longer would virtue be the deciding factor when faced with temptation if one stood to gain from a situation, who gets hurt? Is it against the law? (34). Quite the contrary, by the new standards, it would be a crime to act on ones own behalf. Moral consequences were irrelevant the only consideration was succeeder, and conquest is never bad (239). Those still cl... ...the end, Ethans scheme was a success the store was his, and the most important piece of property in town now lay under his name. The Hawley name would once again involve respect in New Baytown. He had needed only to take the new morality for a moment, like a man exhausting on a different suit . . . The only trouble with a well-made suit, it lasts too long (233), a truth Baker knew only too well. Too late, Ethan realized that abandoning his entire code of ethics was not so simple a matter even if he did regaining to his old principles, as if he had never strayed from them, his conscience would be forever and a day marred by his indiscretions. Not hat the rest of the world would ever notice. Maybe hed got a little blood on his fingers, but Ethan had fought the fight and more importantly, hed won. After all, in the end its all dough, no matter how you get it (91).