The first major decision we see from Creon is his declaration that no one will bury the body of Polyneices; this was something that went against one of the most respected laws of the gods and was seen as unjust by many citizens. However, Creon stood by his decision despite how it was viewed by the people, hoping to be seen as a strong leader by standing by his choices. Creon’s pride continues to show itself in every decision that he makes from that point on. There is an interesting argument between Creon’s son, Haimon, and Creon himself discussing Creon’s pride and the fact that Creon might benefit from listening to the opinions of others. Haimon says, “the reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach” (Antigone 514), Haimon says this in an attempt to convince his father that he alone cannot always be right, and that he must be capable of adapting his opinion in order to make the right choices. Though, Creon refuses to listen to Haimon’s reasoning,