What In Etgar Keret's What Of This Goldfish Would You Wish?

“We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.” (Barbara Jordan) The world would be a dull place if everyone were the same. Differences are important in the world and they should be respected. In fact, people shouldn’t be judged or discriminated because of their differences or the way they act for certain things. All around the world people get judged for being different from others and people must be willing to accept the people. In the stories, “What of This Goldfish Would you wish”, “American Flag Stands for Tolerance” and “NFL National Anthem article” all express how differences are important and should be respected throughout the world. The short story “What of This Goldfish Would You Wish?” is a poignant story written by Etgar Keret. Yonatan travels to different places asking the same questions to see the diversity of answers. As Yoni went from house to house he kept getting different responses to the question. First, an old lady “asked simply for a child.” (Etgar Keret) Second, a holocaust survivor asked “would if be possible for all the …show more content…
Allen states that a person has a right to burn the American flag. In fact, people should not be called out on for doing something they believe is right. People should be able to do what they want to do and not get judged or penalized, “the leadership of the People’s Republic of China decided that citizens who peacefully express disagreement with government policies may be slaughtered.” (Ronald J. Allen) In this case, people are not being able to express how they feel or disagree with the government because they will be slaughtered. There may be other ways to look at it but “the flag stands for free expression of ideas, no matter how distasteful.” (Ronald J. Allen) All in all, people should be allowed to express themselves in any way they want and not get accused of doing wrong because everyone is