Unethical Movies Divergent And Insurgent

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Unethical Dilemas in the Movies Divergent and Insurgent
In the movies Divergent and Insurgent the society was created in a post-apocalyptic Chicago. The survivors of Chicago were divided into five factions: Candor, Amity, Dauntless, Abnegation, and Erudite. At the age of 16 all teenagers are forced to take an aptitude test that in return places them in a faction. When they are children they grow up living in the factions that their parents have resided in for years, therefore, they already have developed and learned morals and ethics pertaining to this specific faction. Most of the time they are placed back into the factions which they have always resided, but for some they are placed in brand new factions and forced to lose all current morals to obtain their new factions morals. If they test positive for all factions then they are what the book calls Divergent. To be Divergent means you have all the morals and beliefs for all the factions; you are a well-rounded individual. If you don’t test positive for any faction or for all of them, then by default you are Faction less. Being factionless means you don’t obtain any set of morals or positive ethical attributes to contribute positively to the society, therefore you are viewed just as dangerous as the Divergent.
Therefore, after watching the movie our group has come to the conclusion that it is unethical that the society refrains the members of the society’s moral development and forces them to leave their families and friends behind as well. By not allowing moral development to occur it continues to separate the society from the world outside the wall. It is also unethical to rip a person from their families and friends. This creates psychological panic and breaks mea...

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...ould ask for honesty and have it returned with grace but in this world, it can be hard to come by. The Candor faction has decided to instate a totalitarian government. A totalitarian government is a centralized government that does not tolerate differing opinions. Due to the government being in complete control, it will be enforced that each member of society will have to receive a truth serum monthly that lasts its duration until the next dosage is given. There are no other options to guarantee complete honesty without the serum being given. It is human nature to take advantage of the system therefore it must be controlled to put everyone on equal grounds. To enforce this law, one is threatened with death or exile into the world of the unknown. The serum will be injected by government officials every first Sunday of the month to signify the start to new beginnings.

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