The Emperors Club William Hundert, a stern yet inspiring Classics professor in the St.

Benedicts Academy, is one of the most brilliant professors in the said prep school. He is not just molding the minds of his students but also their character as a person by teaching them discipline and virtue. His challenge came when Sedgewick Bell, an obnoxious and contemptuous yet clever son of a high ranking official, arrived at St. Benedict. William Hunderts conflict revolves on how he will be able to convince Sedgewick Bell to be a disciplined and responsible student because he knew that one day, the boys he is teaching will one day play an important role in the society. Bells charisma enabled him to be popular among his peers. Hundert succeeded in convincing and influencing Bell to be a better student, which made Hundert to exert considerable effort, and became Bells mentor. He was disappointed when he learned that Bell was cheating during the Emperors Club contest where he landed third, then second after he was beaten by his classmate Deepak Mehta. Hundert was quite depressed and regreted that he was not able to influence Bell. He felt he failed again to be his mentor when Bell cheated again when a rematch was held after twenty five years. He was guilty because he tried to correct the mistake of Bell by adjusting his grade even though the deserving contestant should be Martin Blythe. He contemplated that he failed not just Bell, but also Blythe. Sedgewick Bells rebellious streak rooted on how he was raised by his father. A senior US Senator, Bells father was a bad-tempered guy who did not want to involve himself in the life of his son. He is not interested in building the morale of his son, rather, he wants his son to learn and graduate easily. He actually cheated in the competition to get the attention and appreciation of his father. He adopted his Machiavellian views from his father and later grew to be as a successful businessman. Despite of Hunderts mentoring; he was still succumbed into his fathers legacy. He was not able to resolve his issues with his father until in his fathers dying bed. Martin Blythe, a hardworking and intelligent student, was trying to follow his fathers footstep to becoming the next Mr. Julius Caesar. Among his peers, he was always afraid to break rules. His hopes of becoming Mr. Julius Caesar lost when he was not able to qualify for the next round as he landed behind Bell. Blythe took this deeply as he was always seen alone under the tree. After 25 years, Hundert told him the truth about how he altered Bells score. Blythe obviously was avoiding reopening the issue. In conclusion to the film, he eventually accepted the truth and entrusted the character and academic growth of his son to Hundert. Most thinkers have this tendency to think that individual psyche is not important in analyzing on how the states make decisions for their collective interest. In analyzing the conflict in the film Emperors Club, we must first consider how the actors think; their personality, their history etc. (Nye & Welch, 2011). In decision making, anticipating the consequences of the action should be considered. What are the consequences of wrong decision? In the film, consequences of the decisions that the actors did made a huge impact on the outcome of what they are going to be. William Hunderts decision in letting Bell qualify the next round of the contest with personal bias, even though his intentions are good, didnt turned out to be beneficial and become detrimental to Bell and Blythe. Unsolved conflicts, can also affect the outcome of a certain person or event. Blythes loss during the contest deeply scarred him, that even after twenty five years, hes not open in digging old issues and has not moved on yet. In relations with how the state leaders decide, it greatly affect how the state pursue its national interest. The approach psychobiography in the individual level of analysis, explains leaders choices in terms of their psychodynamics and locates idiosyncratic personality traits in generally recognized neuroses and psychoses (Nye & Welch, 2011; pg. 50). In relation to the film, Sedgewick Bells principles, ideology, and political strategy, originated on how he was brought up by his father. The conflicts can be addressed if Hundert did the right thing by letting Blythe win which actually what was suppose to happen; Bell would never be able to cheat and Hundert should have continued mentoring Bell.

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