Analysis Of Martin Luther s The Worricker - 1234 Words

What is heroism? Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman among many others are the people who we idolize and perceive as heroes from an early age. Perhaps we do this because they have incredible powers we wish we had as kids and as adults. Or maybe because they often save lives and in extreme cases, the world. If that is the case, why do we not consider and idolize real people such as Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King J.R, or Bertrand Russell who through civil disobedience showed true heroism? They too had incredible powers and saved lives, so why not consider them heroes and idolize them? Gandhi, King, and Russell showed the world that one doesn’t need laser vision to change and save the world, yet they are not idolized or perceived as†¦show more content†¦His superior, Benedict Baron, wanted to make this information go public, but he dies of a heart attack before he can do so. This then means that the file cannot be made public. Because this occurs, Worricker is encoura ged to keep quiet about the file since no one will believe him, but he knows that this is wrong and believes that the information should go public. The people, such as the Prime Minister, who wanted Worricker decide to go after him before he goes public. Because of this, Worricker is forced to flee before anyone goes after him. At this point Worricker seems to be acting consistent with the ethical emphasis that Satyagraha advocate Mahatma Gandhi advocates and defends: â€Å"In politics, its use is based upon the immutable maximum, that government of the people possibly only so long as they consent either consciously or unconsciously to be governed.† He is one of the few people who know information that the government does not want the British to know and being persecuted for it, thus he leaves the country so he does not encounter violence. In Turks and Caicos, the second film of the trilogy, Worricker is wanted by the British government because they still fear that he will go public about the Prime Minister knowing information of Americans torturing for information that could’ve saved British lives so Worricker is hiding in the Turks and Caicos Islands. While there