Morality and ethics are more complicated than simple good and evil. Sometimes the good guys do thinks that we wouldn't consider moral; on the other hand, we have to admit that the bad guys have what they at least believe is an ethics. In the Wild West—ahem, 1980s Texas—of No Country for Old Men, there are written laws and unwritten laws. The unwritten ones are where morality and ethics come into play, since people have to decide for themselves how they are going to act.
Questions About Mortality and Ethics
- Why does Llewelyn return with the jug of water for the dying drug dealer?
- Do Llewelyn's morals ever come back to benefit him? Does he ever benefit from some good karma? Or is he always punished for his good deeds?
- What kind of ethics does Chigurh have?
- Is there any place for morality and ethics in the Mexican drug trade, or is it an entirely unethical business?