Perspective is a very personal thing, a person and I could have gone through the exact same experience, however in the end our experience is still very different. Different parts would stick out to me and feelings, but those are not necessarily the same opinion for them. However there are somethings that society has shaped the way people think. A teacher of mine had us write a short story fast with limited characters and at the end we compared as a class what gender they were, as an outcome, it was shown how society plays a role in how people perceive things, but can society really change perspective? I say yes, society has the ability to change perspective.
The short story “The Lottery” a prime example is shown what society can do.The community …show more content…
Mama raised a daughter who eventually leaves and comes back changed. Dee already was not a fan of where she came from, she even set her home on fire “why don’t you dance around the ashes” (471), but after leaving for college (which was paid for by her Mama and the church) she comes back to her roots, but not because she is thankful. Mama is proud of her roots and seems confused by all that Dee is doing that when she says so a gentle accompanying says “well there you are” (474) as if proving that Mama is ignorant and Dee is right to change everything about herself such as her name. She even takes pictures of the house and taking precious family heirlooms that when offered to her in the past she refused them and now she expects them. She will just be using them for display so that people can see where she came from and not necessarily because she sees the true value in them, but so that society will look upon her in a way that she deems important. From these example society plays a role in what a person places value on and why, as well as what the children deem as a normal thing, when normally it would not be a normal everyday experience, but these happened before what about a view before then
The short story “The Lottery” a prime example is shown what society can do.The community …show more content…
Mama raised a daughter who eventually leaves and comes back changed. Dee already was not a fan of where she came from, she even set her home on fire “why don’t you dance around the ashes” (471), but after leaving for college (which was paid for by her Mama and the church) she comes back to her roots, but not because she is thankful. Mama is proud of her roots and seems confused by all that Dee is doing that when she says so a gentle accompanying says “well there you are” (474) as if proving that Mama is ignorant and Dee is right to change everything about herself such as her name. She even takes pictures of the house and taking precious family heirlooms that when offered to her in the past she refused them and now she expects them. She will just be using them for display so that people can see where she came from and not necessarily because she sees the true value in them, but so that society will look upon her in a way that she deems important. From these example society plays a role in what a person places value on and why, as well as what the children deem as a normal thing, when normally it would not be a normal everyday experience, but these happened before what about a view before then