Posting on behalf of Diana Nemtzov --FL
I want to discuss the internal conflict going on with the characters throughout the story. It is apparent that identity plays an important and critical role in everyone’s lives and development. Most evident is Minke’s struggle to fit in with others around him and to discover his identity. Sadly he can’t fit it as either a native or a pure blood, due to his unique character. A question was brought up yesterday, is his internal conflict self inflicted, or can we say that outside forced are responsible such as the colonizing mission?
I believe that Minke is not at fault. Society comes with discrimination; it has its expectations and rules. When a person behaves differently then the members in the society they are often rejected. Minke is experiencing this rejection as he struggles to find his place in the world. Society looks down upon his native culture and makes him embarrassed to be native in any way. It’s sad to see that society’s rules take precedence over personal wants and needs, to the point where it begins to take over. I found this aspect of the story to be quite interesting because this is something everyone experiences and can often relate to.
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ReplyDeleteI strongly agree that Minke was going through the harsh reality of the society.I strongly believe that his mother played a significant role towards his state of confusion. I think that the fact that when he goes to meet his mother, he was somehow discouraged by her. She told him that he has mixed with the Europeans too much when she was the one who wanted Minke to be civilized and get the best education. I think Minke was thrown into an unprecedented fire to which he was oblivious. He was a victim of his mother's wish. I also agree with the fact that the society is very materialistic. I think that the society is kind to a person only if the person belongs to a high socioeconomic status.I also agree with the fact that Minke was not at fault beacuse at the time when he started his education, he was too naive to understand the repercussions that he will have to face when he grows up.
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