My So-Called Enemy Analysis

In the world, there are many different cultures and societies. Diversity is one of the biggest issues that divides us or brings us all together. Sometimes accepting someone different is very difficult to do. Even characters or people in literature have found themselves having to accept someone or something for what or who they are. In “My So-Called Enemy”, the girls want to understand each other, representing determination. In the Texas vs. Johnson case, the American Flag represents freedom. In “The Lottery”, the black box and stones represent separation and death. The authors use these symbols in diverse ways, but the reader can view all of them as a choice that people have to make, whether to accept someone or not.
The girls in “My So-Called Enemy” have a hard time accepting each other because of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. In the very beginning of the documentary, most of the girls are overwhelmed by attempting to accept each other’s reasonings. They each try to explain what their beliefs are on the situation and they don’t want to listen to each other. In one …show more content…
Johnson, Johnson was arrested for burning an American Flag at a protest. Though he was fined and put on trial for the crime, the court ended up ruling in the favor of Johnson, saying that it is freedom of expression and burning the flag is okay. In the words of the court, “To say that the government in encouraging proper treatment of the flag, however, is not to say that it may criminally punish a person for burning a flag as a means of political protest.” Gregory Johnson wasn’t accepted for something he thought was right. Some people still don’t think that burning the flag is acceptable, and some do. Some people didn’t allow it to bother them. Judge Brennan states, “...the conviction that our toleration of criticism such as Johnson’s is a sign and source of our strength.” In the end, Gregory Johnson expressed his opinion, and opinions are not always accepted by