How Does The Dummy Dehumanize

“The Dummy” by Susan Sontag is about a man who creates dummies of himself and dehumanizes them. To dehumanize something is to deprive it of human qualities or attributes like: individuality, compassion, creativity, and civility. The creator of the dummies takes away their creativity by giving them a routine that they need to repeat daily. The routine includes; “ fighting for space in the subway during the rush hour, watching television, spanking the children.”(92) The repetitive tasks take away the original dummy’s creativity which dehumanizes him. Despite the dummy’s repetitive schedule, he eventually gains human qualities which causes him to turn against the creator. The dummy gains compassion and refuses to follow the creator’s instruction,