Along with last week, society still wants "carbon copies" of the "perfect person." Due to the nature of our reproduction, it is not possible to have "carbon copies." And yet, people, Trump as an example, still want this. They are scared of anyone who is different from them and they try to "exterminate" them. Trump recently went off about building a wall and making Mexico pay for it. Then the Pope replies, not a quote," Those who build walls instead of bridges are not true christians." Then Trump goes off on the Pope. Not a good decision, most christians follow the Pope and to them, Pope is the "Hand of God." If Trump wants to become president, which will essentially end America as we know it, he can't attack the Pope because he will lose his christian supporters. Those who try for the "perfect society" will ultimately fail and end everything as we know it. This relates to Huck and Jim because society is trying to teach them how to act and how to be a person, like how Trump would be doing if he became president.
Often we hide who we are inside because of the fear that we won't be accepted into society. This ties into Huck and Jim because they come from 2 completely different worlds and yet, they hide almost the same things. Jim hides the fact that he is smart and as "worthy" of an education as a white person. And Huck has to hide that he never had a family, he had a person, who was supposed to be his father, that abused him and used him to get money to get drunk. He never got an education because his father didn't think that it was important and all that was important is money and alcohol. They get to know each other and they discover that they aren't as different as society thinks they are. They are like square pegs in round holes. Many people feel like this in our society because society thinks that everyone should have 2 parents, good education, be rich, and if you are a girl; be so thin that you could almost count your ribs and be a subordinate to your boyfriend/husband. And most of the time, no one can fit this picture of a "perfect life." since everyone is different, society is essentially asking everyone to be a robot. This will never be possible, but society still thinks that this is how everything is supposed to be. Yes, society is changing and is more accepting, but it still wants everyone to be a carbon copy of the "perfect person." Seraphina is a half-dragon in the books, Seraphina, and Shadow Scale. In Seraphina, she is shown as being isolated and alienated by her father. Her mother died in her childbirth, she was a dragon. Her tutor, Orma, is her maternal uncle and he is running away from the Censors who will "delete" all of his memories of Seraphina. Phina (Seraphina) is hired by the court composer, and he was a close friend of her mother and knew about her parentage and kept it hidden by everyone. When Seraphina was 11, she saw Orma in his true form, a dragon, and that activated a memory pearl that her mother left her. In the process her midriff and her left forearm started itching, and scales showed up there, and she is overcome with visions. Orma helps her cope with these by creating a garden that houses avatars of the people in her visions. This deals with isolation and alienation because she is technically not supposed to exist. So she has to hide exactly who her mother is and hide her scales. In the end it is revealed to the ruling monarchy, since her maternal grandfather attempted to kill the leading dragon, the queen, and her children and grandchildren. She discovers that Dame Okra, an abassador of sorts, Abato, a dancer from another country, and Lars, a musician, are also a half-dragons. This doesn't heal the pain that is caused by being isolated and alienated. Phina also falls in love with the princess's fiance. Her feelings are returned and they accept the fact that it cannot happen as long as the princess needs him. Phina discovers that the avatars have real life counter-parts. So they decide on finding the other 13 half-dragons. Phina, Abato, and Dame Okra set off. Phina still has to deal with the superstition of dragons and how everyone thinks about them when they discover that they are half-dragons. They have always been alienated and they will always be alienated because of what they are and the racism against dragons and half-breeds. |
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