How the Movie a Few Good Men and the Play Antigone Found...

It is not uncommon for the Civil Law to conflict with Honor. This means that the laws of people, jobs, countries, and duties usually establish a problem with the glory, or respect of people and their self-will, because there are different views of something on each side. This statement is true because many aspects of life involve standing up for what you believe in, while going against the laws of what you have to follow, even though the civil people dont have any patience for any excuses. In the play Antigone by Sophicles, and the movie A Few Good Men, by Aaron Sorkin, Antigone, Dawson and Downy stand up for what they think is right at that moment, and go against the laws they were to follow. The Greek Tragic Hero Antigone is†¦show more content†¦But I believe I was right sir. I did my job. And I will not dishonor myself, my unit, or the corps, so I could go home in six months, sir (Harold Dawson). What Dawson means is that Private Downy and himself both have a code of Unit Corps-God Country in which they are to follow and they will do so. Dawson and Downy both show great pride in themselves by not accepting the six months of jail time and trying to prove their code, and what they did was right, although they knew if they were convicted the consequences would be that they will go to jail for life, and not be a United States Marine any longer. As Dawson and Downy follow through on their order of the Code Red, they break the civil law that says Code Reds are illegal. By the end, Dawson and Downy were charged not-guilty on the counts of murder and conspiracy to murder, but were found guilty as charged for conduct on becoming a United States Marine. The theme to this movie is that although Dawson and Downy were put through tons of controversy, and pressure of not taking the six months, they never gave up and always stuck with what they thought was right, and that was following the order. Although Anitgone, Dawson, and Downy stood up for what they believed in, they were all punished in some way. AntigoneShow MoreRelatedImitation Of Life, By Sarah Jane Johnson1681 Words   |  7 PagesIn the 1959 movie Imitation of Life, we meet a main character, Sarah Jane Johnson. Sarah is the daughter of Annie Johnson who is an African American mother. The problem that conflicts the whole story is that Sarah rejects her mother and her friends in order to live a life as a white women. Since Sarah is white colored and her mother is Black colored, Sarah lives a life she doesn’t want. She wants to be â€Å"All white† as she puts it. As series of events pass on and Sarah’s mother gets sick and passes