A Few Good Men
The following questions are based on the movie A Few Good Men. Make sure to write answers in complete sentences. This assignment will be graded.
- Give a brief description of Lieutenant Kaffee (Tom Cruise’s character) and Colonel Nathan Jessep (Jack Nicholson’s character) ethical approach in the movie.
- What is the moral dilemma that Col. Jessep faces in the beginning of the movie regarding private Santiago?
- What kind of inhibitor is the code red? Name it?
- Why was a code red ordered to be given to Private Santiago? Why did they believe it was needed?
- What stage from Kohlberg’s system would you say that Col. Jessep’s decision is based on? Why does it fit that stage (make sure to explain what his decision was and why it fits that stage completely)?
- How do Lt. Kaffee’s perspective and level of conscience change from when he first takes the case to the end of the movie?
- Name the character/s who were morally courageous.