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Concept:

The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled if necessity compels him to humble another; who does not flatter wealth, cringe before power, or boast of his own possessions or achievements; who speaks with frankness but always with sincerity and sympathy; whose deed follows his word; who thinks of the rights and feelings of others, rather than his own; and who appears well in any company, a man with whom honor is sacred and virtue safe.

 

Series:

Etiquette guidelines by John Bridges

How to be a Gentleman

A Gentleman at the Table

A Gentleman gets Dressed Up

 

Audience Persona:

Jim Rutherford is like any 7^th grade boy in America.  He enjoys riding his bike, swimming in the summer, and playing video games with his friends after school.  Jim is getting to a point in life where his parents know things are about to change.  They have already begun to see it at work.  They remember when he started to get interested in girls instead of disgusted by them, and they know that a carefree life of swimming in the summers and video games after school will quickly end.  With the close of the carefree chapter of life, Jim’s parents also know that their son is going to have to offer more to the world than the education that he has received or the ability to perform well at any number of xbox games.  After returning from school one day Jim walks into the kitchen of his home where his parents are waiting.  They hand him a book by John Bridges entitled, How to be a Gentleman and ask him to read it for them, as a gift for his parents.  Jim would rather be out playing than inside reading a book, but its small and he sees the sincerity in his parents eyes, so he agrees to read the book and finishes it that same day.  From that point on Jim’s parents notice a change in their son.  He walks around the house with a sense of responsibility to himself, and to those around him.  They begin receiving compliments from teachers at school and the parents of Jim’s friends.  Its not that these ideals were not already being imparted to their son from his parents, but for young boys, sometimes it is good to hear advice from a source that is not their parents.

 

To Suggest:

To suggest personal achievement, without living in the 1950’s.

To suggest that gentleman courtesy can be attained.

To suggest this is not rocket science.

To suggest a way to personal betterment.

To suggest a way to enhance personal and social interaction.

To suggest a sense of accomplishment.

To suggest a sense of playfulness.