The film On The Waterfront the characters each have their own opinions on the difference between traitors and whistle blowers, just as in All My Sons. The character of Ann is one that believes a person should stand up against wrong and corrupt things in society. We see her struggles as she tries to convince other characters in the film of this, especially Terry. The character of Terry is one who does not want to be a part of the corruption, yet he won’t take action to stop it or remove himself from it. The main members of the mob, who are taking part in the illegal activities, all believe that there is no such thing as a whistle blower. They think that anyone who would stand up against them is simply a traitor. These men take violent actions to make this clear to the possible whistleblowers.
Although it is a tough decision, whether to alert others when something is wrong, I think it is something that has to be done. It becomes even more of one’s duty to do so when there are people getting hurt because of the wrong doings. I feel that Terry, and all of the other men that know about the corruption, have the responsibility to share what information they know. Without these whistleblowers corruption will only continue, and will most likely grow worse. I feel that no matter how hard it may be to stand up and go against the others, especially when one is threatened, it is imperative that one do so.
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Yes, people should stand up. They do have the responsibility to stop corruption, but at what cost? The reason that people don't stand up is that they have a responsibility to their families. If no one would ever be hurt by the decision to tell the truth, then everyone would do it. What makes this a hard question is that people have to decide which set of responsibilities are more important. Family or society.
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