Accepting others: A Choice
Barbara Jordan once said with “ We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.” Accepting others is very important. For another person’s happiness, as in “Without Title” by Diane Glancy, the needs of the community, reflected in the story “What of this Goldfish, would you wish” by Etgar Keret and for the stepping forward of a nation, shown in “American Flag stands for Tolerance” by Ronald J. Allen.
“Without Title” a poem by Diane Glancy, shows the effects of people not accepting people who are different. The author paints the picture of a Native American man, living without the important traditions of his people. “No one marked his first kill // no one sang his buffalo song.”(pg …show more content…
In this short story, a Russian Jew named Sergei, misunderstands a young jewish boy and accidentally kills him. Sergei kills him in the misunderstanding about Sergei’s magical fish. Sergei wasn’t willing to accept this neighborhood, this environment, this people, surrounding him. He didn’t like people, especially strangers: “....when Sergei was young, this happened plenty. The KGB felt right at home knocking at his door.” The childhood experiences with the KGB created this dislike for strangers and gave him a longing for isolation. The isolation that he created for himself in Jaffa, led to him not learning Hebrew well, and the unfortunate misunderstanding. Sergei misunderstood Yoni’s hypothetical question about the goldfish, combined with his limited Hebrew and mistrust of the strange young boy, consequently led to Yoni’s death. Yoni dying was the result of Sergei, his isolation in a different community and distrust of the people who live their. This could’ve been avoided if he had immersed himself in the surrounding culture, and if he himself had not experienced the prejudiced KGB always knocking on his door. When one accepts and learns from one’s own community, misunderstandings can be avoided, as well as creating a safe space for
Barbara Jordan once said with “ We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.” Accepting others is very important. For another person’s happiness, as in “Without Title” by Diane Glancy, the needs of the community, reflected in the story “What of this Goldfish, would you wish” by Etgar Keret and for the stepping forward of a nation, shown in “American Flag stands for Tolerance” by Ronald J. Allen.
“Without Title” a poem by Diane Glancy, shows the effects of people not accepting people who are different. The author paints the picture of a Native American man, living without the important traditions of his people. “No one marked his first kill // no one sang his buffalo song.”(pg …show more content…
In this short story, a Russian Jew named Sergei, misunderstands a young jewish boy and accidentally kills him. Sergei kills him in the misunderstanding about Sergei’s magical fish. Sergei wasn’t willing to accept this neighborhood, this environment, this people, surrounding him. He didn’t like people, especially strangers: “....when Sergei was young, this happened plenty. The KGB felt right at home knocking at his door.” The childhood experiences with the KGB created this dislike for strangers and gave him a longing for isolation. The isolation that he created for himself in Jaffa, led to him not learning Hebrew well, and the unfortunate misunderstanding. Sergei misunderstood Yoni’s hypothetical question about the goldfish, combined with his limited Hebrew and mistrust of the strange young boy, consequently led to Yoni’s death. Yoni dying was the result of Sergei, his isolation in a different community and distrust of the people who live their. This could’ve been avoided if he had immersed himself in the surrounding culture, and if he himself had not experienced the prejudiced KGB always knocking on his door. When one accepts and learns from one’s own community, misunderstandings can be avoided, as well as creating a safe space for