After his daughter was gang-raped, was the general's compromise and silence for his own promotion or the honor of the military academy, or both? This is an unclear question. Paul and the audience will think that the general sacrificed his daughter's humiliation for his own promotion. But I think that what the general considers more may be the honor of the military school, that is, the honor and disgrace of the individual must be sacrificed for the overall situation. Although this sacrifice and compromise are fatal to the daughter, it is not ashamed to be criticized by the audience, but Isn't this the case in reality? Look at the inequities in the surrounding society, look at the mutual protection in the officialdom, and there are countless examples.
Therefore, the crux of the problem is not the generals, but the social system. Only when the society and the government are not afraid of public scandals and have the courage to publicize them, similar tragedies will be reduced. For the face and honor of the country or some government departments or companies, this kind of compromise or private sacrifice of the weak will always exist, but hopefully it will become less and less.
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