Analysis Of Why Frog And Snake Never Play Together By William J Bennet

When reading “Why Frog and Snake Never Play Together” from the book “Children’s Book of Virtues” edited by William J. Bennet the first time through it may seem as if it’s just another children’s story, but after a deeper look into the text it’s clear that this small folktale is much more than just a story. This story does a great job of giving children two relatable characters in Frog-Child and Snake-Child who without their family’s intervention were great friends who were even able to learn from each other, unfortunately however, it also showed how a families preexisting prejudice can effect a child as well. In order for a family to avoid the trap of perpetuating prejudice they must keep an open mind, avoid others who have a tendency to perpetuate prejudice, and build trust or
When trying to keep your family from perpetuating prejudice watching who both you and your children spend time with could be a major factor. By being around others who are prejudiced it can slowly bring you into their state of mind even if you were once the most open minded individual. Hearing someone day in and day ate spew hateful, unnecessary comments at others can slowly bring you down that road of perpetuating prejudice.
Lastly if you hope to keep your family out of the trap of perpetuating prejudice onto others it is very important to build strong trust or strong relationships with those who are different then you in some way. By providing a good example to the children in the family by being willing to work towards a trusting relationship with someone different in any way you show them that this is not only acceptable but the right thing to do. This child will then grow up knowing that being different is okay and that in itself will help to diffuse future families from falling into that trap of perpetuating prejudice onto