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Sample of Lesson Before Dying Blog #1
Quote: “Do you know what a myth is, Jefferson?”
I asked him. “A myth is an old lie that people believe in. White people believe
that they’re better than anyone else on earth – and that’s a myth. The last
thing they ever want is to see a black man stand, and think, and show that
common humanity that is in us all. It would destroy their myth. They would no
longer have justification for having made us slaves and keeping us in the
condition we are in. As long as none of us stand, they’re safe. They’re safe
with me. They’re safe with Reverend Ambrose. I don’t want them to feel safe
with you anymore.” (192).
This quote is said by Grant to Jefferson when the Grant, Rev. Ambrose, and Miss Emma are visiting Jefferson as the execution is getting close. This quote expresses the very reason that the black community in the quarter has been unable to stand up and change the way things are. What is interesting is that Grant is trying to get Jefferson to stand up and be a man by telling him that the idea that white men are better is just a myth, yet Grant readily admits that he is not willing or able to do what he is asking Jefferson to do. His solution seems simple because just by all of them choosing to stand up at once, the lie or myth that has been used to hold them down would be destroyed. Why won’t they do it? They aren’t outnumbered by the whites, so what keeps them from standing up? I think this is human nature. We are more comfortable with the fear that we know rather than the fear we don’t know. By remaining a coward, the men in the quarter know what to expect. Standing up as a man means new fears that they haven’t experience nor have they seen anyone else go through it. It is the same reason many people refuse to leave the hometowns they grow up in because they don’t know what they face outside that town. Even if they are not happy in their hometown, they at least know what to expect. If Jefferson can stand up then he might be able to save them all and give them back some dignity. Jefferson seems like the logical choice to do it because there is nothing else the white man can do to him now. But asking him to do that still seems like a cowardly thing for Grant to do. (309 words)
Comment: I agree that it is human nature to be afraid of what you don’t know and that might be what is causing the people in the quarter to continue to put up with the racism being used against them. However, I think that they are truly afraid that they are outnumbered and overpowered by the whites. After all the whites run the government; therefore, they have the strength and weapons to back them up. It is, in a way, like the terrorist attacks of 911 when there were lots more people on the plane than the hijackers but people were afraid to fight back. The one plane that they did fight back, they did stop them, but they all died as a result, which is heroic, but it is also the ultimate sacrifice. To make that sacrifice is very hard. That is also why I think you are probably right about why Grant is asking Jefferson to stand up to the white men because he is already going to die, so he has already made the ultimate sacrifice. (178 words)
This quote is said by Grant to Jefferson when the Grant, Rev. Ambrose, and Miss Emma are visiting Jefferson as the execution is getting close. This quote expresses the very reason that the black community in the quarter has been unable to stand up and change the way things are. What is interesting is that Grant is trying to get Jefferson to stand up and be a man by telling him that the idea that white men are better is just a myth, yet Grant readily admits that he is not willing or able to do what he is asking Jefferson to do. His solution seems simple because just by all of them choosing to stand up at once, the lie or myth that has been used to hold them down would be destroyed. Why won’t they do it? They aren’t outnumbered by the whites, so what keeps them from standing up? I think this is human nature. We are more comfortable with the fear that we know rather than the fear we don’t know. By remaining a coward, the men in the quarter know what to expect. Standing up as a man means new fears that they haven’t experience nor have they seen anyone else go through it. It is the same reason many people refuse to leave the hometowns they grow up in because they don’t know what they face outside that town. Even if they are not happy in their hometown, they at least know what to expect. If Jefferson can stand up then he might be able to save them all and give them back some dignity. Jefferson seems like the logical choice to do it because there is nothing else the white man can do to him now. But asking him to do that still seems like a cowardly thing for Grant to do. (309 words)
Comment: I agree that it is human nature to be afraid of what you don’t know and that might be what is causing the people in the quarter to continue to put up with the racism being used against them. However, I think that they are truly afraid that they are outnumbered and overpowered by the whites. After all the whites run the government; therefore, they have the strength and weapons to back them up. It is, in a way, like the terrorist attacks of 911 when there were lots more people on the plane than the hijackers but people were afraid to fight back. The one plane that they did fight back, they did stop them, but they all died as a result, which is heroic, but it is also the ultimate sacrifice. To make that sacrifice is very hard. That is also why I think you are probably right about why Grant is asking Jefferson to stand up to the white men because he is already going to die, so he has already made the ultimate sacrifice. (178 words)
Sample Archetype Novel Blog - Character
In Dr. Seuss’ children’s book Green Eggs and Ham, I really
identify with the character who is trying to get Sam to try the green eggs and
ham. I have never understood why people are so opposed to trying new things
especially when it comes to food. How do you know you don’t like it if you
never try it. Growing up, my parents would take my brother and I to different
types of restaurants and would cook different types of food at home and the
rule was always “You must try it, then you can say whether you like it or not.”
My brother was like Sam and would fight them. I can still hear the
conversation: Brother, “I don’t like it!” Dad, “How do you know if you haven’t
tried it.” Brother, “I just know.” Reading about Sam’s constant refusal even
though he doesn’t ever give a good reason was like listening to the argument
between my brother and my father again. I can understand why the character gets
so frustrated with Sam. I mean, all he had to do was try the green eggs and
ham. Sam just lists all the things he will not try green eggs and ham with, but
he never says WHY he doesn’t like green eggs and ham. And, guess what? At the
end, when he tries the green eggs and ham, the result was just like with my
brother when I was growing up. He liked it. I hope Sam ends up like my brother,
who, today, loves to try new foods and to travel to new places. (267 Words)