Xiaohong Li- Coversation8-moral dilemmas

Summary

I choose the movie "Parasite" that I am most familiar with. One of the moral dilemmas is that the Kim family used deception to win a position in a rich man's family. When the rich family was on vacation, they found that the husband of the former nanny had been living in the basement of the rich man. The nanny hoped that they could take care of her husband, but found that the Kim family was also a conspiracy of parasites in the mansion, and wanted to expose it. As a result, when the Kim family faced people of the same class, they were not sympathetic but afraid of being exposed. At this time, there was a moral dilemma, and they would either be exposed, or they would try their best not to be exposed. As a result, when the Kim family had a quarrel with the nanny, the family's mother inadvertently pushed the nanny down the basement, resulting in the death of the nanny, but the family was even more fortunate that their jobs were saved.

1. I would follow my conscience
In this position, if I were Kim’s family member, if I have a conscience, I should have sympathy for the nanny family who are also poor. The two families should help each other, not fear each other, or kill for profit, etc.
2. I don’t know what I would do
In this case, if I were Kim’s family member, I would be entangled in the face of poor people in the same situation as myself, and I would not know what to do. On the one hand, I may feel that someone who has the same situation as me will sympathize, and on the other hand, I may feel that if I sympathize with the nanny, will the nanny expose us later and lose my job?
3. I would do whatever would improve my own situation
In this case, if I were Kim’s family member, I would choose to help the babysitter or the two families work together to keep the job. Because without this job, it may be difficult for the whole family to live. But at the moment, the Kim family has been occupied by desire and may have to do more extreme work to preserve the job at all costs.
4. I Would Do What God or the Scriptures Say Is Right
In this case, if I were Kim’s family member, and I had a religion like God or the bible, money might not be the most important thing, I would confess everything to rich people, I would lose my job, but I would be honest. Or I will choose to help and sympathize with the nanny because in the same class, help each other.
5. I Would Do Whatever Made Me Happy
In this case, if I were Kim’s family member, it would be very difficult to get this job because of the poverty of my family. Enjoying the life of a rich man makes the whole family happy, and they will not want to lose this job. They will choose to help the nanny, reconcile with the nanny, or find a way to solve the hidden dangers of being exposed.
6. I would follow the advice of an authority figure
In this case, if I were Kim’s family member, between family poverty and human nature, they are already possessed by desires, but if there is something that can help them by not cheating, and not killing the nanny, but getting something like this It is estimated that you will be honest and frank, and cooperate with the nanny.
7. I would do what’s best for everyone
In this case, if I am a family member, I don't want the nanny to expose and lose this decent job that allows the whole f In this case, if I were Kim’s family member, my family to enjoy the life of the rich. The best thing for the whole family is to keep the job, and the best thing for the nanny is to help her husband. The best thing for poor people belonging to the two classes is to help each other and live a stable life under the rich.

Based on the above analysis, if I were in a similar situation, I would not do terribly and contrary to human nature for the benefit of money like the Kim family.

Regarding the understanding of the moral compass, I understand that people may do some immoral behaviors for survival and benefit, but each of us has a moral bottom line. Sometimes "white lies" can be made, but they are not against conscience or have The premise of sinful selfishness is not to hurt other people, and at least not to do things that violate conscience or moral depravity.