The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses Analysis
Czencz, Kaitlyn
Genia Martinez
Word count: 1166
What is the cost (for a good life) of fighting for social justice and the common good?
It could be easily estimated that we’ve spent a very large portion of our lives learning about the struggles of the past. Whether we’re learning about Martin Luther King Jr. and his fight for justice in school, protests shown daily on the news, or even general gossip about people struggling for what they deserve, social justice has always been a topic of endless importance. The constant struggle for social justice has had such an important impact on so many lives, as well as the consequences that follow after. Imagine though, if suddenly every fight that had been fought suddenly just disappeared, disappeared …show more content…
The cost of not fighting for social justice as well as the common good revolves around taking away something that so rightfully belongs to everyone. Although these fights may not always have a happy ending, they almost always bring attention and consideration to that problem. For example, in Bessie Head’s “The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses,” you see a man who fights for what he believes the prisoners deserve, but at the same time doesn’t take advantage of the knowledge he holds. Had he not stood up and fought, he would have been on the path to suicide and the other prisoners would continue to be bossed around unfairly. In the same context, the “Declaration of the Rights of Man” written by the National Assembly of France is an example of how the common good was fought for, which would lead to others following their lead. We’re always told to fight for what we believe it, that the decisions we make determine who we are on the inside. If we always stayed quiet, how would we know who we are? How would we know what others are capable if we never gave them the chance? Society has been able to move so far ahead because a group of people once decided they wanted to fight for the rights of others, and we wouldn’t be the same society today had it not been for those historical …show more content…
If looked at this more closely, a cost of not fighting for social justice could be even more fighting. To stand up for what is right you have to fight for it, but some people don’t consider that not fighting for it at all could just create even more chaos. In this case the fight for justice led to the National Assembly of France to create a list of the rights that belonged to men, which would begin as a chain reaction for other countries to create their own Declaration of Rights. One movement created another movement, because sometimes while fighting for what you believe in, you’re also fighting for others. The cost of not fighting for the good life in this case would have prevented hundreds of men, and thousands of future men from gaining their basic rights. You don’t know what you’re capable of achieving unless you fight for it, and you don’t know how much you could be helping other people if you don’t
Genia Martinez
Word count: 1166
What is the cost (for a good life) of fighting for social justice and the common good?
It could be easily estimated that we’ve spent a very large portion of our lives learning about the struggles of the past. Whether we’re learning about Martin Luther King Jr. and his fight for justice in school, protests shown daily on the news, or even general gossip about people struggling for what they deserve, social justice has always been a topic of endless importance. The constant struggle for social justice has had such an important impact on so many lives, as well as the consequences that follow after. Imagine though, if suddenly every fight that had been fought suddenly just disappeared, disappeared …show more content…
The cost of not fighting for social justice as well as the common good revolves around taking away something that so rightfully belongs to everyone. Although these fights may not always have a happy ending, they almost always bring attention and consideration to that problem. For example, in Bessie Head’s “The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses,” you see a man who fights for what he believes the prisoners deserve, but at the same time doesn’t take advantage of the knowledge he holds. Had he not stood up and fought, he would have been on the path to suicide and the other prisoners would continue to be bossed around unfairly. In the same context, the “Declaration of the Rights of Man” written by the National Assembly of France is an example of how the common good was fought for, which would lead to others following their lead. We’re always told to fight for what we believe it, that the decisions we make determine who we are on the inside. If we always stayed quiet, how would we know who we are? How would we know what others are capable if we never gave them the chance? Society has been able to move so far ahead because a group of people once decided they wanted to fight for the rights of others, and we wouldn’t be the same society today had it not been for those historical …show more content…
If looked at this more closely, a cost of not fighting for social justice could be even more fighting. To stand up for what is right you have to fight for it, but some people don’t consider that not fighting for it at all could just create even more chaos. In this case the fight for justice led to the National Assembly of France to create a list of the rights that belonged to men, which would begin as a chain reaction for other countries to create their own Declaration of Rights. One movement created another movement, because sometimes while fighting for what you believe in, you’re also fighting for others. The cost of not fighting for the good life in this case would have prevented hundreds of men, and thousands of future men from gaining their basic rights. You don’t know what you’re capable of achieving unless you fight for it, and you don’t know how much you could be helping other people if you don’t