I didn't ask to be born into a family with enough food. I'm well-positioned to go to college, but it wasn't my choice to have parents that value education. The house I ended up in could have easily been in Rwanda, Brazil or Ukraine. My socioeconomic status is the result of a bunch of chromosomes being mashed up in just the right way. I could've been born without feet or hands; I could have developed leukemia. In light of all the bad situations I could've been born into, I feel particularly lucky.
This used to make me feel guilty, but then I went on a service trip to Peru. While there, I discovered my passion for helping others. I realized that if I invest in myself now, I can use the skills I learn in college to help the world more later on. My conflicted conscience was appeased when I promised myself to do good in the world.
My experiences serve as a contrast to Sheriff Bell's spiritual journey. I've reconciled myself with my position in the world as I've grown older, but Bell becomes more and more disillusioned with his ever-changing rules.
Like Chigurh, I'm a cold-blooded ladykiller. I also like to think I share a small amount of Moss' spontaneity (I believe I would have taken the money as well). I don't think I'm very similar to Sheriff Bell because I don't abandon my friends when they need me most.
I believe I'm an "authentic" person in that I live in the situation presented to me, but I do complain a good deal. My battles with the tech department have left me cynical and jaded, but I still work hard to give my fellow classmates an environment where they can learn to program in spite of the challenges I face. Rather than giving up and telling myself this school district is impossible to work with, I've accepted the bad and try my best to move forward.
Utah is a pretty conservative state. There is an abundance of Mormonism here. My extended family is ardently opposed to gay marriage, but I support that movement wholeheartedly. Park City serves as a microcosm of liberal-ness in an overwhelmingly red state. I imagine myself to be a critical thinker, so I've tried my best to formulate my own moral values based on objective logic. That being said, I am an American and as such I'm sure I've been forced to adopt certain principles as inherently evil without thinking. Socialism is bad and Communism is godless.
I understand that Sheriff Bell's job has changed around him, but I have a hard time relating to his situation. I like to think I'm an adaptable person, so in his position I would hope I would be able to change with the times.
