Compassion is an emotion all humans feel. It allows people to help others, without expecting anything in return for their good deeds. Humans have felt these emotions through history. One time in particular is in The Aeneid “Book II: How They Took the City,” where the Trojans use their compassion to help a Greek named Sinon, who says the Greeks kicked him out of his home. Virgil’s characters help Sinon feel at home in their city after he gives a speech. Virgil uses the Trojan’s compassion towards Sinon to show how people are willing to help others in difficult situations with different backgrounds. Virgil first uses the Trojan’s first display of compassion to show people’s willing to help others when Sinon first arrives in Troy. The Trojan
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Sinon’s speech triggers the Trojan’s emotions, and they feel sympathy and pity for Sinon. Virgil shows this when the Trojan’s say, “The Greeks are gone; forget them from now on; / you shall be ours” (194-195)”. The Trojan’s accept Sinon as their own, forgetting that he was once their enemy. They only want to help him find a better …show more content…
Syrian refugees need help in a similar fashion that Sinon pretends to need. According to the article “Welcome Syrian Refugees with Compassion Not Misinformed Fear”, people are forcing refugees out of their hometowns, similarly to when Sinon explains that the Greeks kick him out of his home. The article says that “Having lost their homes and often loved ones to these menaces, refugees are the strongest critics of extremism.” (Bauman). The refugees come from a different background than the places they are going to for help, which they desperately need. People with compassion want to help those in a time of hardship. The article says that, “We have been overwhelmed by inquiries from Americans eager to help furnish an apartment for a newly arrived refugee family” (Bauman). People want to help these people in need, even though they have never met them before. They know that these people need a place to live, and are willing to give it to
Sinon’s speech triggers the Trojan’s emotions, and they feel sympathy and pity for Sinon. Virgil shows this when the Trojan’s say, “The Greeks are gone; forget them from now on; / you shall be ours” (194-195)”. The Trojan’s accept Sinon as their own, forgetting that he was once their enemy. They only want to help him find a better …show more content…
Syrian refugees need help in a similar fashion that Sinon pretends to need. According to the article “Welcome Syrian Refugees with Compassion Not Misinformed Fear”, people are forcing refugees out of their hometowns, similarly to when Sinon explains that the Greeks kick him out of his home. The article says that “Having lost their homes and often loved ones to these menaces, refugees are the strongest critics of extremism.” (Bauman). The refugees come from a different background than the places they are going to for help, which they desperately need. People with compassion want to help those in a time of hardship. The article says that, “We have been overwhelmed by inquiries from Americans eager to help furnish an apartment for a newly arrived refugee family” (Bauman). People want to help these people in need, even though they have never met them before. They know that these people need a place to live, and are willing to give it to