(153 words) Moral choice is, in fact, a choice between good and evil. A person acts according to his conscience, but not always. Sometimes public opinion can negatively affect a person’s choice. This happened in the text of Zheleznyakov.
Mom handed her son three branches of mimosa to give a neighbor at the desk. The boy reluctantly agreed. When he gave flowers to Lena Popova, she was very happy and at the lesson she told the teacher who gave her a present. After that, at school, everyone began to tease Vitya with the "groom". The boy was annoyed. He burst home and began to stomp flowers, blaming his mother for everything that was happening. Vitya succumbed to public opinion and behaved ugly.
Eugene Onegin made the same choice in the novel of the same name in verses by A.S. Pushkin. Yielding to public opinion, the hero did not refuse a duel with his friend Lensky. He was afraid that he would be recognized as a coward. Due to this fatal mistake, young Vladimir died.
Moral choice not only characterizes a person, but also shows how he is able to withstand external factors, defending his beliefs.
Movie example: In the film of A. I. Sery “Gentlemen of Fortune”, the protagonist opposed public opinion, defending the interests of criminals who were victims of circumstances, and not their culprits. He saw in his wards vulnerable and sincere people, and not cynical villains. His moral choice is to lend a helping hand to those who really need her.
Life example: My mother told me how my father took exams hard at college. There was a teacher who humiliated students and enjoyed the fact that they happen to insult him, not daring to argue. But my dad was a proud and adamant man, he made rude remarks. Having received a bad mark, he passed the exam with the commission, but proved to the whole university that it is possible and necessary to resist arrogance.
Media example: I read an article about Anna Akhmatova, which described her losses during the Soviet era: her first husband was shot, her son was imprisoned, her poems were not printed, and only insults were sent to her from the stands. However, she indignantly rejected any proposals for emigration. Her choice is to stay with the homeland until the end, no matter what happens.
