Analysis Of Hands By Xiao Hong

His moral ambiguity is heavily influenced by outside forces in his life that changes his view upon the world. The most excusable action in the eyes of the readers is when he commits a crime because his family is struggling in the southern city. Other citizens stricken by poverty tell Wang Lung that the riches do not belong to the wealthy, but to the poor. This conflicts with his belief that God determines one’s fate and way in life. Wang Lung goes against his morals and commits robbery because of his influence from others and the situation he was thrust into. This action determines Wang Lung’s wealthy future, but also symbolizes overcoming an obstacle, in this case, overcoming his internal conflict with his morals. The audience begins to notice the shift in Wang Lung’s character which will continue to develop negatively as his values are no longer intact.

The piece describes what she envisioned her time in China would be like; visions of small talk and drinking tea danced in her head (Schmitt 125). This is a bit admirable to a more reserved person because it shows how outgoing she is when diving into a new culture. However, the reality of a language barrier and day to day behavior settled in. A series of uncomfortable exchanges illustrate the challenge of being accepted into a new culture. Described in the essay are people standing around in bath robes and under garments and popping in and out of rooms like some sort of clown

In the essay “Why Looks Are the Last Bastion of Discrimination” by Deborah L. Rhode, she portrays the stereotypes hardships which are faced by certain people. She wants the audience to know how the stereotypes can cause suffering. The way certain people appear can cause people to have certain view point towards them due to their look. Discrimination is generated in people’s minds due to the physical appearance of a person. She wants the people to know that discriminating others because of their race, religion, color, and gender should be stopped. She gives an example in her essay about an obese lady, where the lady is called she not fit for job and

Have you ever been discriminated or treating someone differently because of the way you looked In society today people discriminate both intentionally and unintentionally. These experiences have been put into stories to show the world we need to change in “The Fourth of July” Audre Lorde writes about how when a black family visited the capitol they were treated differently than the white families. In “On Being a Cripple” Nancy Mairs writes about how people treat her different because she is medically a cripple. In “Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space” Brent Staples writes about how because how being a big black man makes people treat him differently. In all these stories it shows discrimination of different kind.

The Little Chinese Seamstress is a story told through the eyes of a young narrator living in Communist China. Throughout this story the character constantly evolves in his mannerisms and his train of thought. His relationship with his best friend, Lou, constantly changes as well as Lou begins to hang out with the rural seamstress. One particular passage, beginning at 123 and ending through the end of 125. In this passage, the narrator has a dream about the Little Seamstress tumbling over a cliff side. The dream has deeper meaning and speaks volumes on the narrator’s jealousy, as well as fear, of Lou and the Little Seamstresses relationship.

Some, a person’s physical appearance. Some though, affect more than just the individual. During freshman year, I got sick and tired of the stigma being built up in the very halls of my school. I had never talked back to a teacher or a faculty member in my life, and I still have yet to do so. But when an informed, caring individual like myself is not given the facts, there is bound to be a push-back. I was infuriated at what I believed to be the oppression of rights at my school, during my time off, during my lunch. I am talking about being asked if I was dealing, or selling, or doing drugs every time I hung out with my friends in the parking lot. I have never in my life touched recreational drugs, so this came as a complete outrage. I felt that the reasoning behind the decision did not justify the prejudice I was enduring as a teenager. That was my biggest issue with these events, I felt that the school was building a demagoguery, playing to our emotional side, instead of explaining the issue rationally. I was outraged that I was being treated like a criminal, so I would moan, and complain, and become irate every day at this oppression. It angered me so much that I considered scheduling a meeting with our principal to discuss the change of treatment for students. Before I could send a hostile, and angrily worded letter, I gave myself some time to breathe. As angry as I was(and still am) at the blanket of guilt being cast over every teen, I realized that it really did not matter that much. I reminded, and still remind myself every day that it is not worth throwing a fit over yet. Some things just have to be let go, because they are more trouble than they are

According to Deborah Rhode in her essay “Why Looks Are the Last Bastion of Discrimination”looks and discrimination are based on physical appearance. This includes height, weight, body shape, disfigurement,skin conditions, scars, and even birthmarks. Rhode’s ideas do apply to discrimination, because nearly thirty percent of women reported experiencing discrimination in 2013.

Despite the multiple decisions that Wang Lung chooses to make, the reader still observes that Wang Lung is a human. This makes it possible to understand Wang Lung’s faults are just him being humanly imperfect. Even if Wang Lung had generated more sound resolutions, perfection would still be unattainable by him. A quote from Liza M. Wiemer states, “For whatever it’s worth, I believe we’re born imperfect, and perfection, whatever that may be, is unattainable by us mere humans.” Wang Lung is comparable to all other mere humans in the idea that no one is perfect and all people make mistakes.

People will judge, by looks and acts. All it takes is an act of kindness, or a little bit of help to put a smile on their face. It could be that man who is begging for change, or the child in middle school who dresses a bit differently. This is made of in the story To Kill a Mockingbird, is a black man named Thomas Robinson, someone in the wrong place at the wrong time. However, it may not be as everything seem. This makes a case and to explain that appearances do not always match up with reality.

Everyone looks different from each other . Some are considered more attractive than others . This has caused many problems in our human race . This is because of the judgment of people based on their outward appearance . This actions caused many problems and are shown by the characters in the stories read this semester . Those characters were victims of been judged because of their outward appearance . This result in different types of effects such as being Stereotyped as a criminal , Also not been accepted because of who they want to be . Another effect is that some have lost their self-confidence .

As our current society stands, it is miserable to stand still and speculate the outstanding amount of people who have been put aside by society, who have been bullied upon, and suffered due to physical appearances. These individuals, instead of enjoying a normal life, are forced to confront the one problem they can't run away from; themselves.

When I was younger, I was surrounded by primarily caucasian students. I went to a private school up until first grade. I often remember being the only one with dark colored skin. I never had a problem with my appearance until others began to point out what they saw as flaws. I was told by another girl, that because I am black, I am not as beautiful as her. Frankly, I was shocked. I, being six years-old, could not understand how having a deep complexion was not beautiful. Then what she saw, I began to see in myself. I began to see that my hair was not as long, but rather short and curly. I began to see that in the winter, my skins dryness was more noticeable. I began to see all the so called “flaws” she saw in me. However, she only saw those

In puberty a classmate delivers a cruel blow by telling her "you have a great big nose and thick legs" (Piercy 223). Here we see the beginning of a conflict that will plague the young girl for the rest of her life. Although a girl can be healthy and intelligent, it is not expected for her to possess the physical qualities of "strong arms and back, abundant sexual drive and manual dexterity" (Piercy 223). These traits typically being male, the young girl sees them as being unnatural and negative. The girl feels as if she owes society an apology for possessing these characteristics. Piercy drives the point home by writing, "everyone saw her fat nose on thick legs"

People often judge or misperceive others appearances in a less than equal manner before they even know the true nature of the person. Every day we make assumptions by what we can see physically. Even in the supermarkets, we distinguish good products from bad products based on how they look. We are apt to choose good-looking products because they don’t have flaws, cracks, and bruises. Moreover, we assume them to have good qualities and good tastes. Actually, taste doesn’t deal with its looking. However, we bias in favor of assuming human nature. Since people judge human beings based on how they look, it is called prejudice. In fact, prejudice just disadvantage

A famous person once said “Judging a person doesn’t define who they are. It defines who YOU are.” Don’t judge someone by how they look comes out in both of the stories “The Lion and the Mouse” by Rob John and “Wonder” by R.J Palacio. Both of the stories have characters that are different from others. Both of the characters get judged, but are very helpful in the end.