Is the best option the right option?
The biggest theme that my group has been exploring in our book groups is weather the morally right option is the best course of action. One of Elwoods defining features in the novel is his moral compass which never wavers; There are countless examples of this such as when the author said "He couldn't stand by and let things be" (Pg 24). Not only are his morals a feature of him but they are one of his biggest flaws. They cause him to be unliked and gets him in situations like the dish washing contest. Its clear that if he learned how to keep his head down and mouth shut he'd do fine, but he feels the need to get involved in issues that he dosent have to like when the boys were shoplifting the candy from the store (Pg 26), even tho he knew Mr. Marconi didnt care about it, or when he tried to break up the fight at Nickel (Pg 64) which he got accused of being a part of. Although keeping his mouth shut would solve a large amount of his problems it goes against who he is th...