Once Upon A Time Nadine Gordimer Analysis

Do you have anyone who you share common ground with? Although it might not be the feeling of hatred, but in this case it is. The two texts “Once Upon A Time”, by Nadine Gordimer, and “Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Address”, speech by Bill Clinton both share a common ground of hatred, but each text illustrates it differently. In “Once Upon A Time”, by Nadine Gordimer the “perfect” family tried to prevent a tragedy from happening and in the meantime they let the evil and hatred consume them. While in “Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Address” speech by Bill Clinton is given to the American people. The speech is given to influence the American people to stand up and talk against hatred following the tragic event that led to many lost lives.
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According to “Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Address” it states, “The hurt you feel must not be allowed to turn into hate, but instead into the search for justice. The loss you feel must not paralyze your own lives. Instead, you must try to pay tribute to your loved ones by continuing to do all things they left undone, thus ensuring they did not die in vain.”(Lines 36-40). This was a letter from a widow whose husband was murdered when Pan Am 103 was shot down. She is acknowledging that she has felt the pain that the people are feeling right now over the loss of a loved one. She is implying that you shouldn’t let the hurt you feel be turned into hatred and your life shouldn’t be consumed by the feeling of hatred you feel right now. Clinton puts this in his speech to show a person who went through the feeling of hatred that have overcome it and look at the positive side of the situation. In addition, Clinton is influencing the American people’s actions when you have lost a loved one to pay tribute in their