blog # 23

When the scene begins, the crew does not know what they are stealing.  They get the assignment from Niska and don’t ask any questions because they are so desperate for money that any job is better than no job.  But when they learn to true nature of the job they were given, they decide that no amount of money is worth the weight they would carry on their conscience.  When they are faced with this decision, the chose to take the medicine back to the planet village, and this is what differentiates Mal and Zoe from Niska.  Both have the option to do the right and wrong thing, but it’s their choices that make them who they are and shows what they stand for.  For Mal, although he is a smuggler, running from the law and hiding fugitives on his ship, he still has a heart of gold and we know this by his actions.  He seems likes a bad guy, but when he is faced with moral dilemmas, he always chooses the option that is the right thing.  When it comes to Niska, he does the same thing as Mal, he smuggles, runs from the law, and hides fugitives on his ship, but Niska also takes pleasure from harming people and intentionally inflicts pain on people.  Both people live a rebellious life, but Mal doesn’t let his rebellious life warp his morals.  That is the main difference between good and evil on Firefly and in daily life.