![]() Zoё would have chosen Wash over the ship or her friend and fellow soldier Mal, and Wash couldn't bear to be away from Zoё, especially when she was hurt or in danger. ![]() When really put to the test, it was clear that either would sacrifice anything for the other one. Serenity's only successful romantic relationship is that of the marriage between Zoё and Wash. This mindset made his convictions even stronger. The fact that he could die at any moment led him to the decision that if he were going to die, he was at least going to choose how he died-he wanted to die with meaning. Why? Mal knew that his life was most likely going to be, in the words of Hobbes, nasty, brutish, and short. If the Alliance told him to do it, he'd immediately do whatever he could to do the exact opposite. However, at the same time, he delighted in breaking the rules set down on him by authorities he didn't acknowledge. Why was Mal the man he became? His guiding principles were formed at least in part because of his early life in the military we see the structure and the implicit chain of command that he holds dear. We saw these rules guiding Mal's life in practically every situation. (2) The crew does not argue with the captain. Specifically, his life might be summed up with the following rules: (1) The crew and the ship come first. He lived his life according to specific honor codes that he created (in his own mind) to deal with the fact that he was on the losing side of a war, and remained on the losing side even after the war ended. Mal started his career as a captain, a leader against the conformist Alliance government. We saw this perhaps the strongest and the most consistently with Captain Mal Reynolds. Individuals will have well thought-out worldviews, which will lead them to a strong sense of self and, sometimes, a stubborn clinging to one's pre-formed identity. TMT suggests that in a world of mortality salience, one's personal identity should become very strong. In the movie, we can see the effects of mortality salience in three areas: personal identity, close relationships, and ideological conviction. ![]() ![]() All of these examples show that when mortality is salient, we cling to whatever gives us, personally, a sense that there's a bigger meaning to the chaos of the universe. After the 9/11 attacks in the U.S., both donations to charity and sales of engagement rings shot up. Judges who are asked to write essays about death immediately before sentencing give harsher punishments. TMT argues that when death is at the doorstep, you will embrace your worldviews even more. Death is there, smacking you in the face. But, what happens when we cannot avoid death? Conditions in which thoughts of death are unavoidable are called times of mortality salience. So, we avoid thinking about death by distracting ourselves and by trying to leave some lasting mark on the world. In other words, we can avoid the terror caused by death by clinging to the worldviews of our culture or religion (and hope that this culture or religion will go on forever). ![]()
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