We Might As Well All Be Strangers
Most of us probably agree that belonging and being respected as a member of society are very important to us. In my opinion, being prejudged is not very pleasing. All people have the right to eat, to breathe, and to be respected. Being a member of society, I have these rights but it has not always been that way for mankind. For example, the Jews lost all of their rights including their identity during World War II in Germany. Three examples of the violation of the need to belong appear in "We Might As Well All Be Strangers," I Have Lived A Thousand Years, and Animal Farm.In the short story "We Might As Well All Be Strangers," Allison felt as if she did not belong. In the story, Allison was a lesbian girl who was talking to her grandmother about her feelings toward other girls. She felt as if she did not belong because she was different from what her mother expected her to be. Her grandmother understood because she went through the rough times as a Jew during the Holocaust. She understood Allison's feelings because
I think it is interesting that in the examples from "We Might As Well All Be Strangers," I Have Lived A Thousand Years, and Animal Farm individuals find their identity through association with others who have similar experiences. He did not lead a fair society like Snowball, but made all pigs better than the other animals. She identified with girls her age, their mothers, fathers, and brothers. That lack of experience made her insensitive to her own daughter. Both she and Allison were alienated because they were stigmatized by being either Jewish or lesbian. On the other hand, Allison's mother had a very negative reaction to her daughter telling her she was a lesbian. She felt like she was "a limb of a bigger body and every single Jewish life was a part of hers. One day Snowball was killed and a pig named Napoleon took power. They were treated like they were not members of society and after a while they believed it and had no self-esteem. Jews, lesbians, and anyone who is different from the dominant group can experience alienation in society. But the animals did find strength by uniting together in the harsh situation in which they found themselves. "The situation of the animals in the movie Animal Farm is similar to the Jews' situation during the Holocaust. gays and lesbians experience the same alienation as the Jews did in Germany. They were worked on the farm with no reward for their labor and no food.
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