Ethics

Linda Pastan uses symbolism in "Ethics" to illustrate life's value through an unanswerable ethical dilemma: choosing between saving a Rembrandt painting or an old woman in a fire. This symbolizes the...

In Linda Pastan's poem, the phrase "the browns of earth, though earth's most radiant elements burn through the canvas" suggests a connection between the painting's dark colors and the cycles of life,...

The ethical dilemma of diverting a train to kill one person instead of five versus pushing a man onto the tracks to save five highlights moral complexities. The first scenario involves a detached...