Above all else, a gentleman will look to help his fellow man, will do the right thing, and will be gracious to not only his friends but his enemies as well. To Confucius, and his disciples, the title of gentleman is the highest of honors and is not earned easily. Another message that can be found within the Analects is the value of family relationships. One quality that was important to Confucius is filial piety, or xiao. Filial piety can be best explained as the obligation of children to care for and respect their parents and other family member in life and after death.
I think Atticus is a good model for an ideal parent because he caring, shows great courage throughout the book. Also I think he's a good father because he always wanted the best for his kids. Atticus was a good father to jem and scout, mainly because he had to be. As an only parent, Atticus had all the responsibility to look after his children and raise them well. He taught them some of life's valuable lessons and morals to go by.
Knowing that money would only be a short-term remedy, Jarvis looks for a way to let his community flourish even after he is gone. To this extent, Jarvis hires Leftisi, an irrigation expert able to teach Ndotsheni the benefits of careful farming and irrigation. His kindness is unprecedented, as he attempts to cope with his son’s loss. He does not look upon Stephen Kumalo, the father of his son’s killer, with hate, contempt, or anger. Jarvis transcends these petty emotions, choosing to embrace his son’s views of the natives.
Finally, Okonkwo expresses his wisdom through his everyday life. Okonkwo knows what his father was; a drunk, a beggar, and a partier. Okonkwo felt that just because his father had been a lazy man that it doesn’t mean that he should let his own life be ruined. He buckled down and made a name for himself. One of the
Although life was rough for him he managed to learn positive qualities such being humble, wise, unpretentious, well-behaved, leads others, organized, respectful, self-giving, and most of all thoughtful. His experience allowed him to improve his way of living based on his father’s actions and behavior. He became a better person and continues to improve. He promised to himself that when he has his own family he will be a great husband and a father to his children. From the day we met to this day, we have been inseparable.
He also takes care of his families and Zeena. This is another reason why Ethan Frome is a person of high power, like Aristotle’s tragic heroes. Ethan is also like a tragic hero because he is basically a good guy with a flaw. He feels so obligated to his family, farm, and Zeena he does not care for himself. He leaves college to come back and help his mother.
Thucydides believed that a “good man” was a strong man that could defend himself and his family and could handle himself in any adverse situation. He could be a kind and gentle person but also ruthless to his enemies. He would become self-sufficient both physically and spiritually and his body and soul could survive any change to world around him. We can compare this to modern times in which a man is judged by how he takes care of his family, putting food on the table and a roof over their head. When a man is about to die he can look back at his life and determine if it was a “good life” by analyzing what took place during his life.
Joe Keller is a man who loves his family above all else, and has sacrificed everything, including his integrity, in his struggle to make the family successful. In the first scene of the play, Miller presents Joe Keller to the audience as a “good guy”. At first he appears a likeable man who has made his own fortune. He is practical, a reasonable father and a considerate husband. He lacks education but is perceptive, additionally a good business man.
Being a man, he is forced to shoulder the responsibility to lead not only his immediate family, but that of his extended family as well. Being the headmaster of the mission school has brought him several life changing opportunities, one that can lead a person out of poverty. However, Babamukuru does not want to at first take these, knowing that he will be in debt with his benefactors. Looking at the poverty that his family is in, he feels that since he has been given the chance to move forward in life, he must also help his family come forward too. Because of this, he has become the hero of his family.
He was “my hero” and one of my best friends. My father was a very humble and religious person. Through the years he guided me through the difference between right and wrong. My father always said, “Treat people the way you want to be treated.” He lived by example. I was always amazed by the way other people responded to him in public.