Moral Disintergration of America Exposed in The Winter of Our Disconten

Moral Disintergration of America Exposed in The wintertime 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 about to undergo an unexpected and irr invariablysible change. Likewise he was not entirely progress was descending upon all(prenominal) of New Baytownspeople like the jets which swarmed with increasing rule (196) at the nearby Templeton airfield. With them was coming a new breed, more and more focused on material wealth rather than h whizzsty and principle. Ethans fourteen-year old son, Allen, was the embodiment of this new morality by which money was deity and morals are paintings on wall and scruples are money in Russia (from the movie Sabrina, 1995). There was completely one goal for this sophisticated group (141) money and as Allen so clearly states, for them its all dough, no matter how you get it (91). Ethan had always belie ved there existed certain lasting rules (217) of basic kindness and decency which had always, and should always, govern men. He lived his life simply and honestly, guide 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 lure 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 triumph, and victory 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 mastery respect in New Baytown. He had needed only to aggrandize th e new morality for a moment, like a man seek 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 offspring to his old principles, as if he had never strayed from them, his conscience would be constantly 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).