'Why Fit I When You Were Born To Stand Out?'
SYNTHESIS ESSAY #2
“Why fit I when you were born to stand out?” (Dr. Seuss). In both short stories “Learning the Language” by Karen Connelly and “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro, the authors address the theme of Alienation. In “Learning the Language” a foreigner named Monsieur Nolan is ridiculed for being different and all he wants is to fit in. In “Boys and Girls” the narrator wanted to break social normalities and be accepted as unique, which is why alienation is a 2 way street. Monsieur Nolan was unique and he wanted to be accepted as normal. “Learning the Language” is about a French teacher who is ridiculed and abused by his students because he’s different. Ms. Belton is an unhelpful bystander, and she watches Nolan
“Why fit I when you were born to stand out?” (Dr. Seuss). In both short stories “Learning the Language” by Karen Connelly and “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro, the authors address the theme of Alienation. In “Learning the Language” a foreigner named Monsieur Nolan is ridiculed for being different and all he wants is to fit in. In “Boys and Girls” the narrator wanted to break social normalities and be accepted as unique, which is why alienation is a 2 way street. Monsieur Nolan was unique and he wanted to be accepted as normal. “Learning the Language” is about a French teacher who is ridiculed and abused by his students because he’s different. Ms. Belton is an unhelpful bystander, and she watches Nolan