Summary
In "Parasite," the Kim family who fraudulently works for the wealthy Park household faces a moral dilemma when the former housekeeper asks for their help to hide her husband in the house. The Kims refuse, but the housekeeper threatens to expose them with a video recording. The dilemma is whether to help the housekeeper's husband and risk exposure or refuse and risk losing their job and lifestyle.
If the Kim family's conscience tells them that they should help Moon-gwang and her husband, they may choose to provide them with food and keep the secret in order to maintain their job,, but if they decide to not help then they risk losing their job.
If the Kim family is unsure what to do, they may weigh the potential consequences of helping Moon-gwang and her husband versus not helping them.
If the Kim family is motivated by their own self-interest, they may choose to help Moon-gwang and her husband in order to protect their jobs and maintain their current lifestyle.
There is no religious belief in the movie so I dont think it would change anything.
If a member of the Kim family is motivated by their happiness, they may choose to help Moon-gwang and her husband because they would be maintaining their job while helping Moon-gwang
If a member of the Kim family looks to an authority figure for guidance, they may choose to follow the advice of the guidance as the family are fairly poor and if the guidance offers them a better living they may choose that instead.
If a member of the Kim family considers what is best for everyone involved, they may decide to help moon-gwang because this way they will keep their job and luxury life.
In the movie the kim family ended up fighting them and sadly this led to a horrible ending for them.If I were in this situation, I would choose to help Moon-gwang and her husband by providing them with food and keeping their secret, because this the best way in securing my job and having a luxury life it’s a win win situation.
Based on Chaffee's morals, my decision to help Moon-gwang and her husband is based on the principle of self-interest. I believe that helping Moon-gwang and her husband is the best way to solve this as the interest of everyone else would be fulfilled and everyone is happy.
By Allen Liu
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I chose the same moral dilemma. It is interesting to see how far an individual would go when faced with a particular situation. The Kims are just trying to make a living. Mr. Kim struggles to provide for his family. They obtained employment at the Parks home using forged documents. Additionally, they were prepared to destroy the lives of others in order to succeed.