The Elephant In The Village Of The Blind Summary
In this version of the short story “The Elephant in the Village of the Blind” the premise centers on a village full of the blind. In this village the people are exposed to something that none of them have ever experienced before, an elephant. Eventually each individual made up their mind about what an elephant consists in regards to their own experience of it and began a heated debate regarding each person’s perceptions – nearly coming to blows. The main idea of this story is what will be written about and examined in this paper; namely, our individual experiences and perceptions do not make us completely right and we should be open to others perceptions and be willing to debate to get to the crux of the issue. It was only when the Villagers
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In the short story “20/20” a character named Bill is on a road trip with another character named Ruthie. Ruthie doesn’t see eye to eye with Bill. In fact they seem to be polar opposites, but Ruthie for some reason is presumably attracted to Bill, highlighted in the way she describes him in the end of the story. Bill is cynical and see’s things in black and white, and much like the villages in the story very much believes that what he is seeing, or has experienced, is right and what Ruthie see’s is wrong. Bill’s character fits in with much of modern society. There have been many studies done on Western society and how it essentially erases creativity and forces an individual to fit the “system” and drives the narcissistic trait (Rettner). Social media plays a huge factor in this as most individuals feel the need to be connected in some way, and in being connected you get force fed everything that is going on in the world, what society expects of you, and the individual constantly struggles with being accepted (Firestone). According to Firestone, self-esteem issues are at an all-time high in the US and researchers say social media is to blame due to the fact that the individuals who partake on a regular basis are consistently trying to fit in and be accepted by those they are “friends” with; friends who in many instances are essentially complete
In the short story “20/20” a character named Bill is on a road trip with another character named Ruthie. Ruthie doesn’t see eye to eye with Bill. In fact they seem to be polar opposites, but Ruthie for some reason is presumably attracted to Bill, highlighted in the way she describes him in the end of the story. Bill is cynical and see’s things in black and white, and much like the villages in the story very much believes that what he is seeing, or has experienced, is right and what Ruthie see’s is wrong. Bill’s character fits in with much of modern society. There have been many studies done on Western society and how it essentially erases creativity and forces an individual to fit the “system” and drives the narcissistic trait (Rettner). Social media plays a huge factor in this as most individuals feel the need to be connected in some way, and in being connected you get force fed everything that is going on in the world, what society expects of you, and the individual constantly struggles with being accepted (Firestone). According to Firestone, self-esteem issues are at an all-time high in the US and researchers say social media is to blame due to the fact that the individuals who partake on a regular basis are consistently trying to fit in and be accepted by those they are “friends” with; friends who in many instances are essentially complete