Character Analysis Of Captain Oram From 'Gentlemen, Your Verdict'

Did the two characters make the right decision? Where they being somewhat selfish? Captain Oram from “Gentlemen, Your Verdict” was the captain of the sinking submarine and he risked the life of his 15 mates and his own life to save 5 married men with potentially devastated families waiting for them to come home. It definitely was not an easy decision for Captain Oram to make “ [he] could con-demn [his] whole crew to death or sacrifice fifteen and save five, and [go] join the others.” (Bruce, 43). Although the barber’s decision was not to an extreme extent compared to Captain Oram’s it still was not an easy decision to make. Instead of showing revenge for all the murdered “rebels” the captain was selfish by choosing to save the military leader.