Rejects, outcasts, immigrants, outsiders, others. An other is described as someone who is disturbingly or threateningly different. People forget about them, ignore them and walk all over them. As stated in the Bible, “And he will be a wild man. His hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren” (Genesis 16:12). The Bible describes an other as someone who lives in the presence of people but he is against them and they are against him. Many people don’t even take time to get to know others because of stories they’ve heard or what people tell them. This prejudice comes from fear of the other. This is seen largely with monsters, exiles or criminals. In stories, it is too
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In some movies and books when the narrator has been rejected by society, they tell the readers their feelings. In the movie Wreck-It Ralph, Ralph is the ‘bad guy’ in his video game. He states, “But here 's the thing... I don 't wanna be the bad guy anymore” (Wreck-It Ralph). He has faced so much rejection in his lifetime that he is sick of it. He wants to win medals and be appreciated but since his role in his game is to be bad, that will not happen. This makes the story more interesting because we are being let into the world of an other. Another quote from Wreck-It Ralph says, “I gotta say, it becomes kinda hard to love your job... when no one else seems to like you for doing it” (Wreck-It Ralph). Of course if someone had the job to be hated, they would hate it as well. In the book Grendel, by John Gardner, Grendel is a reject. He asks, ‘"Why can 't I have someone to talk to?" I said. The stars said nothing, but I pretended to ignore the rudeness. "The Shaper has people to talk to," I said. I wrung my fingers. "Hrothgar has people to talk to"’ (Gardner 53). He wants to know why he was the one chosen to be hated when all the people who hate him have people to talk to. When an other is narrating a story, we realize that it’s not what they want to be. It becomes much more interesting considering we never put into …show more content…
Like previously stated, we feel bad for someone, but never want to be in the situation they are in. In the movie The DUFF, Bianca is considered the “DUFF, D-U-F-F: Designated Ugly Fat Friend” (The DUFF). Anyone can be the DUFF but either doesn’t know they are, doesn’t think they are or doesn’t want to be. The people who don’t believe they are the DUFF only think that because they think they are better than that. They are just comparing themselves to the others. People like to compare themselves to outcasts in order to feel more superior. Another example of when someone is considered an other, is shown in Frankenstein when he states, “I, the miserable and the abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurned at, and kicked, and trampled on” (Shelley 231). Since he is describing himself, people can compare themselves to him and how he is unwanted. It just makes them feel better about themselves. Even though Frankenstein is clearly an other in society, people fear him just because they don’t want to be like
In some movies and books when the narrator has been rejected by society, they tell the readers their feelings. In the movie Wreck-It Ralph, Ralph is the ‘bad guy’ in his video game. He states, “But here 's the thing... I don 't wanna be the bad guy anymore” (Wreck-It Ralph). He has faced so much rejection in his lifetime that he is sick of it. He wants to win medals and be appreciated but since his role in his game is to be bad, that will not happen. This makes the story more interesting because we are being let into the world of an other. Another quote from Wreck-It Ralph says, “I gotta say, it becomes kinda hard to love your job... when no one else seems to like you for doing it” (Wreck-It Ralph). Of course if someone had the job to be hated, they would hate it as well. In the book Grendel, by John Gardner, Grendel is a reject. He asks, ‘"Why can 't I have someone to talk to?" I said. The stars said nothing, but I pretended to ignore the rudeness. "The Shaper has people to talk to," I said. I wrung my fingers. "Hrothgar has people to talk to"’ (Gardner 53). He wants to know why he was the one chosen to be hated when all the people who hate him have people to talk to. When an other is narrating a story, we realize that it’s not what they want to be. It becomes much more interesting considering we never put into …show more content…
Like previously stated, we feel bad for someone, but never want to be in the situation they are in. In the movie The DUFF, Bianca is considered the “DUFF, D-U-F-F: Designated Ugly Fat Friend” (The DUFF). Anyone can be the DUFF but either doesn’t know they are, doesn’t think they are or doesn’t want to be. The people who don’t believe they are the DUFF only think that because they think they are better than that. They are just comparing themselves to the others. People like to compare themselves to outcasts in order to feel more superior. Another example of when someone is considered an other, is shown in Frankenstein when he states, “I, the miserable and the abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurned at, and kicked, and trampled on” (Shelley 231). Since he is describing himself, people can compare themselves to him and how he is unwanted. It just makes them feel better about themselves. Even though Frankenstein is clearly an other in society, people fear him just because they don’t want to be like