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Short Story and Past Frank Morrison
Melanie .
Per. 7
May 16, 2013
Giving Someone a Chance
In the short story “War Party” by Louis L’amour there were many down sides to the story. Many people you can say they are afraid’ scared, or just do not like or want change. In the play Thunder on Sycamore Street by Reginald Rose, some people are not willing to give chance. They just criticize someone based on their past. In the short story “War Party” and in the play Thunder on Sycamore Street they are alike in many ways because it is all about not seeing how would that person feel and that some people do not care. It is really kind of just about them and them only. Nothing is wrong about being different. It is about whether you will accept it and trying, believing and letting something new into your life. Everyone should be treated the same.
In “War Party” a women named Ma was treated differently because she can speak two languages. In these three quotes it says “Folks hate something they don’t understand or anything seems different”, “We don’t want no Injuns in this outfit!” Mr. White shouted”, ma said “I am not an Indian, although I should not be ashamed of it if I were. They have many admirable qualities. However, you need worry yourselves no longer, as we part company in the morning. I have no desire to travel further with you.” These quotes represent that a woman is standing up for herself and what she believes in. She will not let someone put her down. One the other hand others are yelling and saying that they do not want someone different from them. They believe It is disrespectful and that Ma might be talking bad about them.
In Thunder on Sycamore Street it shows in this quote how a man can b judged based on his past “Frank Morrison and Charlie Denton have learned that their new neighbor, Joe Blake, is an ex-convict. They persuade the residents of Sycamore Street, including Arthur and Phyilis Hayes, to come together I running the Blake family out of town.” Meaning that because Joe was an

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