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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
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The Les Miserables is an excellent source of showing how the ethics of communication differ amongst different characters in the 19th century. The different ethics of communication depended on factors such as social status and gender. For starters in the opening act of the movie communication ethics between prisoners and prison guards were basically the same ethics as a slave master to a slave. Prisoners sung of how they should try to communicate with prison guards as little as possible to the point where they should not even look at them. The slightest sign of disrespect or disobedience perceived from a prison guard could result in added time or a punishment. As harsh as it sounds that structure of communication between the guards and the prisoners was more than understood as the way communication was done in that particular prison. Even after a prisoner is released the communication ethics barely increase for them. Jean Valjean was beaten and denied any type of employment for simply stealing bread. The only person that held ethical communication towards Valjean was the priest who treated Valjean with morality and respect.
ReplyDeleteOther unethical ways of communication was seen in how men interacted with women. In this time frame women were not treated as well as males. Women with illegitimate children were treated a if they committed a crime, as Fantine was. Women were to be obedient to men and were punished otherwise. Labor was also a lot more tough for women to find where as Fantine was forced to cut her hair off and engage in prostitution just to take care of her child. Women were not to communicate their unhappiness but to accept their situations. Men were allowed to treat women however they wanted with no remorse or legal repercussions.