We as human beings have the right to
either stand up for what we believe in or just follow the crowd. Now that
choice is all up to you. You can be person walking on the wrong side of the hallway
to set an example or just go with the flow.
On Friday, I read the poem “If We
Must Die”. This poem was basically about how if you’re going to stand up for
something, fight back and don’t give in. The vocabulary the writer used was
very vulgar and distasteful which made the poem that much more interesting to
read. It showed no mercy in its imagery for the white people being represented
as mad, hungry dogs but also cowardly, while the African American were
represented as hogs.
When I was
reading this poem it reminded me a lot of how Native Americans were treated
when the white settlers came to America. We pushed and pushed to “Americanize”
them, but, to be honest, what does that even mean. There is no set definition
to the word American and what the “perfect” American is. That’s what makes this
country so great today compared to all the other countries of the world. We are
different but we accept each other as human beings.
Strive to be different. Take the crowd head on. Don’t give in
to what’s the norm. Make a statement. Be unique. Be you.
I LOVE this Nat! there is definitely no "perfect," or correct definition of it, and society has to stop going by those guidelines! Great points in your post, way to go! :)
ReplyDeleteI like how you wrote about the poem we read! I also really like your concluding paragraph, it is very motivational. :)
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