In this story society gangs up on one woman and eventually insults her to the point of leaving. This story also showed that you have to choose friends wisely. The main character in this story, Mrs. Winning, had the opportunity to keep Mrs.MacLane (the newcomer), in town but feared if she told her people would ridicule her, she would have lost her friend. In this story she decides to pass up the opportunity and she loses a friend and any chance of getting her back. A quote by Benjamin Franklin easily relates to this story. "Leap at opportunities as quickly as you would a conclusion.".
This story's meaning and message to the reader is to always leap at those opportunities and good things will come. It also displayed that society can be very cruel at times. Those who do make choices that will be ridiculed need to stand strong by those choices, however, the woman in this story does not. Individualism is not a crime. You will sometimes be picked on. You may even get hurt but think about this. If you suddenly decide to become someone your not, then you're no better than the people that made you do so. This will also strip you of your individualism, causing you to be another average citizen. Always stand by your choices. Always be yourself. Always be an individual.
Kobe Harvey
I like the quote by benjamin franklin you used. It really wrapped up your 1st paragraph nicely.
ReplyDeleteKobe, thank you for your creative and thoughtful ideas. I enjoyed reading this. You did a good example of identifying the major conflict in the story. You also made strong text-to-world connections. An area you could further expand is your use of contextual evidence to support your thinking. Don't be afraid to use direct quotes. They will make your ideas even stronger.
ReplyDelete4/5 points. There are mechanical errors. For example: "If you suddenly decide to become someone your not, then your no better than the people that made you do so." The word "your" should be you're in this sentence.