I took this particular quote and flipped it around. When Sarah and James were at the dinner party he felt out of place. He did not know how to act or what to say. In that situation, he was the “other”. James was feeling what Sarah must feel. To me, that situation should have opened his eyes and he should have started treating Sarah better, but he still treated her like she was nothing without him. “I am looking for friends and allies, for communities where the staring, gaping, gawking finally turns to something else, something true to the bone.” (p501). In Children of a Lesser God Sarah has been around people who do not accept her for who she is her whole life. At first it seemed like James was going to be her ally, but he does not think she can manage if someone does not speak for her. She wants to be able to speak and think for herself, but he does not think it will work. People have always been trying to get her to speak their language instead of trying to learn
I took this particular quote and flipped it around. When Sarah and James were at the dinner party he felt out of place. He did not know how to act or what to say. In that situation, he was the “other”. James was feeling what Sarah must feel. To me, that situation should have opened his eyes and he should have started treating Sarah better, but he still treated her like she was nothing without him. “I am looking for friends and allies, for communities where the staring, gaping, gawking finally turns to something else, something true to the bone.” (p501). In Children of a Lesser God Sarah has been around people who do not accept her for who she is her whole life. At first it seemed like James was going to be her ally, but he does not think she can manage if someone does not speak for her. She wants to be able to speak and think for herself, but he does not think it will work. People have always been trying to get her to speak their language instead of trying to learn