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In the book, “Strangers in their own land” by Arlie Russell Hochschild, a sociologist from Berkeley, CA who sets out on a journey to the heart of Louisiana in an attempt to climb over the “empathy wall’ to understand the great paradox of the conservative tea party of the south. She confronts the tea party followers of the south and why they vote and support a free market capitalism, when the same system has destroyed their homes and environment? In search of answers Hochschild discovers the narrative that gives these people meaning, explaining their political convictions. Trying to bridge the deeply dividing gap between the two political groups that define this nation today, with race, class, and gender all playing a role. Hochschild explains and describes in detail the “empathy wall” and how we create these walls …show more content…
Mike was from the rural parts of Louisiana and worked for a small business, always supporting free market for all business. But then he supports the same politics who are allowing big companies to gain monopoly power, running the small businesses into the ground, why? that is Hochschild’s great paradox. Why did Mike Schaff vote for someone who didn’t have his best interest in mind? Why was he misled? Ignorance you might ask? Not that easy. Mike was a well-educated man who talked regularly about politics with family and friends. However, these were like-minded people who shared the same beliefs and views who are also being misled as well. Hochschild said it best when referring to What’s the Matter with Kansas? We are misled by a rich man’s economic agenda baited by social issues. For instance, if fox news told Mike that the democrats are going to take your guns he might be more inclined to vote for a right-wing party. It’s the old bait and switch, many politicians are guilty of this, making people worried of a certain social issue to make us not look at the big
In the article “The Baby in the Well: The Case Against Empathy,” Paul Bloom puts forward a tendentious thesis. Empathy, according to him, is overrated. The imaginative capacity to put oneself in the place of an oppressed, afflicted, or bereaved person does not lead to rational, thoroughly-considered solutions to important problems. Indeed, it can lead to hysterical displays of ill-directed charity, the misallocation of resources, and total blindness to other significant issues. Bloom appeals to his readers’ sense of logic by using examples of environmental and geopolitical crises that require forward-thinking solutions; he suggests that, because of the need to think about the future and the big picture, a politics of empathy cannot be relied
So if we want joy, love, and empathy in our lives, we need to let vulnerability into our hearts.... ... middle of paper ... ... But instead of reacting negatively, I was pleased to see that Anabella and Francisco and Santos – and all my other students – understood. They saw that I was trying my best, and that for any positive change to occur, we, all, had to put ourselves at risk in the arena.
Quoting directly from texts of founding fathers and prominent political figures, their writings show that “upper class” citizens often claimed that poor whites in the South had sunk to such a miserable level that “bad blood and vulgar breeding” had turned them into an irredeemable “notorious race.” Moving forward, Isenberg talks about how the southern plantocracy’s approach to poor whites differed from those of the northern elites. The Southern ruling class chose to intentionally keep the lower class of whites “utterly ignorant” (Isenberg, 2016). She also exhibits how the lives of poor whites brought them into opposition with the Confederacy. This often occurred through army desertion, conspiracies with slaves in isolated communities, and even the establishment of the Free State of Jones in Mississippi (MacGillis,
‘The Strangers that Came to Town’ is a short story and considered one of the best works of Ambrose Flack. Central in the story corresponds to the struggle felt by an immigrant family in Croatia as they try to adjust to the American way of life. Evident in the piece is the fact of discrimination and prejudice by the locals against the Duvitch family. Despite this treatment, the family continued to demonstrate resilience, optimism and generosity to the people who continue to ostracize them. In the end however, these traits would remain to be significant as acceptance is gained by the Duvitch family.
Furthermore, Jeremy Rifkin writes “The Age of Reason is being eclipsed by the Age of Empathy,”(qtd. in Huffington 551). As the years go by, the sign of empathy within humans increase. The increase of empathy is valuable but, there is not reason behind the empathy. Rifkin makes the case that
Burton defines empathy as the ability to not only recognize but also to share another person’s or a fictional character’s or a sentient beings’ emotions. It involves seeing a person’s situation from his or her own perspective and then sharing his or her emotions and distress (1). Chismar posits that to empathize is basically to respond to another person’ perceived state of emotion by experiencing similar feelings. Empathy, therefore, implies sharing another person’s feeling without necessary showing any affection or desire to help. For one to empathize, he or she must at least care for, be interested in or concerned about
Empathy is used to create change in the world by reaching out to the emotions of people and attending to them. It is used to help others learn and decide on matters that would not be reasonable without feelings attached to them. Empathy helps bring together communities that would have long ago drifted apart, but instead welcomed all who were different. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. This attribute of human-beings really allows us to not only attend to situations as if they were our own, but it allows us to feel most of what others feel because humans are very much alike in some ways. In many of the articles and novels that we have read this quarter, characters from different pieces of context have portrayed empathy whether it was toward
Empathy is imperative to teach kids from a young age in order to help them recognize mental states, such as thoughts and emotions, in themselves and others. Vital lessons, such as walking in another’s shoes or looking at a situation in their perspective, apprehends the significance of the feelings of another. Our point of view must continuously be altered, recognizing the emotions and background of the individual. We must not focus all of our attention on our self-interest. In the excerpt, Empathy, written by Stephen Dunn, we analyze the process of determining the sentiment of someone.
This Novel, by Albert Camus, traces a year in the life of a young clerk, Meursault, in the 1940s who works for a shipping company in Algiers. The first thing that happens to Meursault is that he gets a telegram that his mother has departed. He takes a bus to see her and they hold the vigil. He shows no expression of remorse or sadness. Once back in Algiers Meursault goes to the public beach for a swim. There, he runs into Marie Cardona, his former co-worker. They decide to go on a date and they see a comedy movie, which is ironic after his mother’s death, and they sleep together during the night. The next day he spends just watching people in the street. That next day Meursault returns to work and works all day and while at his apartment Meursault runs into Salamano, an old man who lives in his building and owns a mangy dog. He also runs into his neighbor Raymond, who is suspected to be a pimp. Raymond invites Meursault to dinner and asks Meursault to write a nasty letter to this girl who cheated on Raymond, and Meursault complies. The next Saturday Marie comes over and asks if Meursault loves her, he doesn’t love her and doesn’t show it, and at night Meursault runs into Salamano who is crying over his dog who ran away. The following Sunday Meursault, Marie, and Raymond go to a beach house owned by Masson, one of Raymonds friends. They run into the girl’s, of whom they wrote the letter to, brothers and a knife is pulled on Raymond and cuts him. They both go different ways and later Meursault shoots one of the girl’s brothers. Meursault is then sent to jail and put on trial. He shows no remorse and over time he goes through more trials after being in prison for over a year and he is sentenced to death by the guillotine. The setting...
Have you ever felt alone or different? What do think about when you hear stranger in the village? When I hear the phrase “Stranger in the Village” I think of someone or something that does not belong or is new in the area. Being a stranger in the village can be scary, uncomfortable, or even embarrassing. In this essay, I will use three pieces of writing to show stranger in the village.
Disillusionment in Camus' The Stranger (The Outsider) & nbsp; In Albert Camus' The Stranger (The Outsider), the protagonist Meursault is clearly disillusioned with life in general. Two examples of this disillusionment occurred in the instances of his mother's death and an offer to be transferred to another work environment. This incomplacency is paramount in discerning this meticulous, selfish Camusian character. In regard to his mother's death, he seemed indifferent at the loss of her life. He was so uninterested in her funeral that he remarked the following: ".I can be there for the vigil and come back tomorrow night" (Camus 3).
1. In five sentences tell what you have learned about The Kindertransport and Great Britain’s rescue of Jewish children that you did not know before watching this documentary.
The fact that the English language has words that can have multiple totally different meanings and definitions is what makes literature fun and beautiful. The Stranger by Albert Camus is an example of that. The title of the novel, The Stranger, itself is a play on words, or even a double or even triple entendre. Camus utilizes the multiple meanings of the word Stranger to create a sense of ambiguity and larger profound meaning. Camus leaves both the meaning of the title and the question of who is the Stranger rather vague because he wanted to. He wanted the reader to question what is the right meaning or who is it? Or even if there is any or anyone. We don’t even know what the true meaning
Now the initial reason for our lack of empathy towards others could be how we don’t communicate with others. Communication shouldn’t be over Skype, Facebook or on Twitter. I don’t mean that texting or calling someone
No Emotions in Camus' The Stranger (The Outsider) In The Stranger, Albert Camus portrays Meursault, the book's narrator and main character, as aloof, detached, and unemotional. He does not think much about events or their consequences, nor does he express much feeling in relationships or during emotional times. He displays an impassiveness throughout the book in his reactions to the people and events described in the book. After his mother's death he sheds no tears; seems to show no emotions.