Examples Of Uncertainty In The Sneetches

One reason humans have a tendency to treat each other differently is because of uncertainty. This can be seen in The Sneetches when they kept switching whether or not they had stars on their bellies. "The Sneetches switched their stars and mistreated the ones that weren't like them"(The Sneetches). This shows uncertainty because they were unsure whether stars or no stars was better, so they made others feel that they were in the wrong. Another example of uncertainty is when they treated Sylvester McMonkey McBean specially because he could help them change whether he had stars or not. In the Red Umbrella, Jennifer tells Lucia about how Betty isn't very smart, "'Don't worry about her. She thinks she's God's gift to Grand Island, but it's all