People start their live everyday by meeting someone different and new; from these interactions they judge each other. However, the most important message behind these judgements is whether or not they accept each other as another human being. Through her quote “We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves”, Barbara Jordan introduces a way to see beyond these judgements. Jordan is conveying that these judgements should be taken as something positive, and accepting each other’s differences allows the human race to evolve. In the 1930’s, the citizens of the South discriminated against each other because of their race and their economic situation. The same discrimination reoccurs after World War II, where
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When faced with Yonatan at the door, Sergei made judgments about Yonatan “some kid with a ring in his ear . . . comes knocking. Hard like that—rapping at his door”(Keret 5). Sergei demonstrates his intolerance with these judgments, as he does not approve Yonatan’s way of dressing and his way of speaking. Yonatan’s “rapping” is difficult to understand because of Sergei’s inability to understand fluent Hebrew. His inability not only causes him to turn down Yonatan without understanding the situation, it later creates a false accusation against Yonatan, which ultimately leads to him killing his visitor. On the other hand, Yonatan disregarded Sergei’s background and situation when trying to interview him; Sergei does not like attention and hates it when people come to his house and interrupt him. Despite being told no several times, Yonatan forced his way into the house and was “already making his movie, running his camera without any permission”(Keret 6). Sergei’s experience as a kid causes him to hate visitors, and Yonatan did not respect this as he went along with his normal activity without considering the environment and culture he was in. The people of Jaffa do not visit each other and stand on each other’s doorstep. Yonatan’s actions not only upsets Sergei, it demonstrates Yonatan’s intolerance to adapt to his environment and his respect for surrounding culture. Through their interaction, they gain mutual respect for each other’s cultural differences; Sergei accepting others and Yonatan being able to obtain a new experience from his
When faced with Yonatan at the door, Sergei made judgments about Yonatan “some kid with a ring in his ear . . . comes knocking. Hard like that—rapping at his door”(Keret 5). Sergei demonstrates his intolerance with these judgments, as he does not approve Yonatan’s way of dressing and his way of speaking. Yonatan’s “rapping” is difficult to understand because of Sergei’s inability to understand fluent Hebrew. His inability not only causes him to turn down Yonatan without understanding the situation, it later creates a false accusation against Yonatan, which ultimately leads to him killing his visitor. On the other hand, Yonatan disregarded Sergei’s background and situation when trying to interview him; Sergei does not like attention and hates it when people come to his house and interrupt him. Despite being told no several times, Yonatan forced his way into the house and was “already making his movie, running his camera without any permission”(Keret 6). Sergei’s experience as a kid causes him to hate visitors, and Yonatan did not respect this as he went along with his normal activity without considering the environment and culture he was in. The people of Jaffa do not visit each other and stand on each other’s doorstep. Yonatan’s actions not only upsets Sergei, it demonstrates Yonatan’s intolerance to adapt to his environment and his respect for surrounding culture. Through their interaction, they gain mutual respect for each other’s cultural differences; Sergei accepting others and Yonatan being able to obtain a new experience from his