I watched the movie ” moonlight” it’s about a young black male that grew up in a tiny drug-infested town with an addict mother where everyone criticized and abused him.The main character who name is Chiron, didn’t present himself as masculine as people expected him to be, he fought with his sexual and true identity for a while after his moment with his friend. From a neglected childhood (due to his mother excessive drug abuse) through an upsetting adolescent era to mature self-realization and satisfaction that made him to resent his mother when he came to realization with everything. I believe Chiron had a moral dilemma when he opted to detach himself from his mother in order to be his true self.is that he will accept and appreciate himself as the person he is, regardless of what other people say or do to him, since he will start valuing and focusing on his confidence, identity and personal happiness.
I would follow my conscience:Juan raised Chiron as a kid with little supervision/support. Even though Juan was the local drug dealer, quickly realized and became a care taker and guardian providing him with the necessary support and protection.
Do whatever would improve my own situation: Stayed with Juan to get away from him addict mother and to be more comfortable and taking care of.
Do Whatever Made Me Happy : He couldn’t even do what made him happy because he was always picked on… couldn’t even be his true self
I don’t know what I would do:I guess you can say he was confused in what to do in life because he really didn’t have the structure and guidance from his real parents, his mother was a druggie and his biological father was absent but his father figure was a drug dealer so he eventually took after that
I would follow the advice of an authority figure:Juan is the only person to whom Chiron initially acknowledged his sexuality and he was accepted and told to Be his true self but to wait it out to confirm the feeling(making sure its not a phase)
I Would Do What God or the Scriptures Say Is Right:Nothing of the sort was mentioned
I would do what’s best for everyone:
He was doing that majority of his life trying to please everyone but himself
If I was Chiron and I knew I wasn’t “enough”, respected and accepted I would have left the neighborhood and avoided everyone.Its hard trying to fit in where you stand out so the best decision would be to just move on with life and start all over everyone is temporary people come and go, so starting over and hopefully being respected and accepted in a new area wouldn’t hurt. You have to put yourself first always..
