Moral Values Of The Swiss Family Robinson.pptx 5p7038

MORAL VALUES OF THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON

A WORD ETHIC

•THE FATHER IS CONSTANTLY IN MOTION,ALWAYS LEADING HIS FAMILY ON TO THE NEXT TASK.HE CHIDES HIS SONS WHEN THEY ARE LAZY AND TEASES THEM FOR SLEEPING IN.

HONORING GOD

•THE FATHER,WE LEARN FROM THE INTRODUCTION,IS A PASTOR.HE LEADS HIS FAMILY IN MORNING PRAYERS EVERY DAY.IF ANY OF THEM SAY ANYTHING THAT IS FLIPPANT OR VERGING ON BLASPHEMY,HE GIVES A STERN REBUKE.

CURIOSITY

•THE FATHER IS APPARENTLY A NATURALIST BY HOBBY.HE IS INTERESTED IN SCIENCE,AND IS CONSTANLY LEARNING ABOUT THE WORLD.

COURAGE AND FORTITUDE

•THE FAMILY FACE MANY DANGERS AND DISCOMFORTS,ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE FIRST SHIPWRECKED.

HUMILITY

•THE FATHER IMMEDIATELY REBUKES HIS SONS IF THEY BEGIN TO BOAST OR GLOAT OVER ONE ANOTHER.HE REMINDS THEM THAT THEY ARE NOT SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

MERCY

•OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL ,THE FATHER PREFERS THAT HIS SONS NOT HURT OR KILL ANIMALS ON THE ISLAND,UNLESS THERE IS A GOOD REASON FOR IT.