Etgar Keret

like Robbie. Robbie is a character from Etgar Keret’s story, “Lieland.” Lieland is a fantastic story that introduces us to the world of lies. This world is where all the lies people have told go to and stay. “Lieland” feels like you are reading a fairytale and has reminded people of Alice in Wonderland. Like Alice, Robbie discovered a hole that led him into an alternate universe where his lies have gone to hangout with the other people’s lies. Lieland focuses on the belief that we cannot run away from lies and that they will eventually, destroy trust between meaningful relationships. "It's only a little lie," many people say, but they never realize how long that lie can last or how it can affect our lives. To begin with, Lieland’s main character Robbie told his first lie at the age of seven. His mother had given him a wrinkled old bill and asked him to buy her a pack of cigarettes at the grocery store. Robbie bought an ice cream cone instead. He hid…

We walk through the hallways at school and streets on the block everyday, constantly discriminating against the decisions of those around us. We view traits such as, what someone chose to wear today or how organized someone is and we hold them to it, without full understanding as to why a person may have done this. Within the excerpts: "What of This Goldfish Do You Wish" written by Etgar Keret (Page 3-8), "Texas v. Johnson Majority Opinion" written by William J. Brennan (Page 15-17), and…

Based on “What of this Goldfish Would you Wish”, “The American Flag Stands for Tolerance”, and my own experience, our relationships with others define who we are by showing what we are passionate about. In “What of this Goldfish Would you Wish?” By. Etgar Keret Yoni, a young man is intrigued in making a documentary so he can knock on doors and ask people what they would wish for if they had three wishes from a magical goldfish. Yoni is interested to examine the different answers and to document…

to subject themselves to the consequences of voicing their opinions but either way they will always conform in one way or another. The story “The Lottery” written in 1948 by Shirley Jackson shows many examples of how Tessi decides to voice her opposition to the “Lottery” and not only do the complete strangers ignore her pleads but her family also quickly turns on her when they realize it is pointless to defend someone who will meet their end whether they want it to happen or not. In addition,…

Both of the narratives “Borges and I” Jorge Luis Borges and “Hole in the Wall” by Etgar Keret employ the device of multiple worlds in their narrative. Borges introduces a multiple world in “Borges and I” through the use of an embedded narrative. According to Abbot, an embedded narrative allows for “another world to open up with its own story and central character” (Abbot 167). An embedded narrative typically unfolds organically from the thoughts of the main character or the voice of the…

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…

We as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.” In this essay I will be explaining how this quote plays out in the texts that I have read. The quote, by Barbara Jordan, plays out in the texts “texas v. majority opinion” by William J. Brennan, and “What, of this goldfish, Would wish?” by Etgar Keret. This quote goes with the case “texas V. Majority Opinion” because Texas has to accept that Gregory Lee Johnson is different and has different beliefs than…

In the poem “Carry” by Linda Hogan, (short context). Body #3- Minimizing between others is another reason why we should accept people that are different from one another. In the short story “What of This Goldfish Would You Wish?” by Etgar Keret, (short context). Keret states, “Before the mind of Sergei Goralick really understands what it is his bod has done, he seems to have taken the burner off the stove and hit the boy in the head. The boy falls. The camera falls with him. The camera breaks…

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…

In today’s society, we live in a world of cultural differences. In the newspaper editorial “American Flag stands for Tolerance” by Ronald J. Allen, it talks about people from different backgrounds and whether they support the burning of the flag or are against it. In the story “What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?” by Etgar Keret, it talks about how one boy reacts around someone who comes from a different culture as he does. In the video My So-Called Enemy by Lisa Gossels, it shows how…