Blog post #4

In "The Shape of Things" characters do a few immoral things but which character  is most guilty of being immoral? And what did they do that makes them the most immoral? Did they plan on acting this way? Well our only real options to answer our first question are Adam, Evelyn, Phillip, and Jenny.

The first argument that pops into my mind is for Evelyn. When Evelyn and Adam meet near the statue Evelyn gives off a flirtatious vibe and makes Adam start to think that he likes her. Evelyn then tells Adam that he should change his hair, get a tattoo, get plastic surgery and do a number of things to change his look and also change who he is. Adam fell under a spell of love for Evelyn and Evelyn took advantage of that and manipulated Adam. This would not even be a big deal if Evelyn actually had an interest in Adam at the end of the day when his metamorphosis is over but sadly that just is not the case. Evelyn feels no actual connection with Adam. She simply made Adam make sacrifices and changes to his life because he thought he was doing it for her but in reality it was just for Evelyn to do some research for her college thesis and then walk away from the relationship like it never happened. Neglecting how Adam is being impacted. This total disregard for Adam and his well being and playing with his heart stands tall as the most immoral action in the book.

Some would try to argue Adam for the most immoral. Because he placed an extreme amount of trust in Evelyn just after meeting her and he could be at blame for what happened to him and because of what Adam did with Jenny, his ex girlfriend who is now marrying Adam's friend Phillip. But this does not amount to what Evelyn did. Evelyn never had any feelings for Adam when Adam was stuck between loving Evelyn and watching his friend marry his ex. Evelyn's immorality was long and drawn out  like it was planned as with Adam it happens more all at once and once begun seems more like improve.