Examples Of Morality Tales

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What morality tale means? Although very complex and nearly untranslatable, Böll’s “Anekdote zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral”, has still gotten one of its English translations done by Hansjörg Bittner. It talks about morality of working, in a half-metaphorical sense. Whilst the fisherman is happy with working little by little and catching fish as he pleases, the stranger is eager to finish working as soon as he can and get rest, and he suggests the fisherman to do so, too. As I see it, the whole morality tale is about whether working more for a short period of time or working less for a long period of time, is more fortunate and favourable for the individual. It most likely comes for the personal preferences because, while some like to get everything done at once, as fast as they can, others like to take a more relaxing route where their work is more slow-paced and where they have more time for life. …show more content…

The simple one is that some people like to clean their house in a span of hours, whilst others will rather clean it for days and take large breaks. What is better and ‘more right’ is for them to decided. Those who get less break will maybe be envious of the others who get more, while those who take more time off might be jealous of the ones finishing early. In conclusion, the morality tale can have many different meanings and be interpreted in many different ways. Although, it still raises questions regarding the importance of work ethics and such. Working and enjoying yourself should be regulated, no matter the opportunities. In my opinion, that is what it really is

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