3.4. Empathy Jerry listens to Winona’s concerns regarding her ethnicity being a sensitive issue; Jerry stated that he is also very sensitive about these matters and abruptly changes the topic to dinner. This is not an illustration of what (Zhu, 2011) defined empathy as entering another person’s world to understand them. Jerry was not entering the world of Winona and her issues but simply stating that he’s very sensitive about racial matters. 3.5. Awareness of body language: When Jerry unveiled the cigar store Indian, everyone was silent and gaped. Further when, Jerry instructs Elaine to read the card, Elaine shakes head and glares at Jerry which signifies disapproval. However, Jerry is oblivious to the body language and progresses to boast of his gift. 4. Recommendations Because the clip does not depict a safe space, there are many alterations that need to be made to …show more content…
Before reading the note and chanting, the cigar store Indian, he should have evaluated whether anyone in the room would be offended by the item. By doing so, this will enable Winona to be more forgiving of Elaine’s gift and Jerry’s behaviour. Additionally, he should have refrained from saying that Mark and Al Roker are the same and are both chubby. This would have projected a benevolent image of Jerry and make him more likeable. When accusing Winona of being an Indian giver, Jerry should not have let his emotions take over. That is, he should have watched his words closely and apologise immediately as this would have enabled Winona’s anger to subside. In the scene when Jerry almost says “reservation” and “scalper”, he should have ought to think before speaking. Jerry should not have raised his voice when explaining why he asked for directions. Instead of defending himself, he should have ignored the mailman and approached another person, this would have enabled Winona to be more willing to go to dinner with
...erry finally chimes in with his advice that which lasts for all of one minute. On a recent show where husbands were committing adultery with their wives older friends, Jerry advised his guests to stay either stay faithful of get a divorce, as if that weren't obvious enough. I feel that this personal statement is Springer's justification for hosting such useless program.
In the movie, The Voices, Jerry (the main character) seems like a friendly and happy guy. He functions normally until we see a scene where he is having a conversation with his pets. He lives with
I admire Roland Goubert (The Goober) the most of all the characters within this book because he is honest, loving, and a loyal friend to Jerry. In the book when Jerry was refusing to sell the chocolates, Goober felt many feelings that Jerry was feeling. For example the guilt, fear, anger, tension, and most of all the horror of living another day just waiting for the coming of the next homeroom period to once again refuse the chocolates from Brother Leon. That was a sure sign of a bond between the two of them. When Goober waited for Jerry one day at the school’s entrance and pulled him aside to ask, “ Jeez, Jerry, what did you do it for? ” after the assignment was over with and Jerry still refused to sell the chocolates. That showed that Goober cared about Jerry and wanted to warn him of Brother Leon and how Brother Leon could control Ferry’s fate. For example when Jerry stated, “ It’s not the end of the world. Four hundred kids in this school are going to sell chocolates. What does it matter ...
During the phone conversation between Jerry and Dr. Teagle, the doctor tells Jerry that it is very hard to talk to
“He takes issue with a third party jumping to the conclusion that he and Ethan, dining alone together, could not possibly be on a date” (Arbeiter). Arbeiter continues to explain how the situation is funny because Jerry is insecure that he is not seen as a prospective mate for Ethan. The more one tries to read into Seinfeld’s episodes on sexual orientation, the more one may argue that the episodes were too subtle to influence today’s society. However, Arbeiter shared this initial
The prejudice that Wes and his family feel toward Indians complicates his decision to arrest Frank. Wes is a man with racism at his core. His prejudice toward Indians is apparent throughout Montana 1948: “[Wes] believed Indians, with only a few exceptions, were ignorant, lazy, superstitious, and irresponsible” (22). He thought that Indians are low-level people. Wes also tries to decry Marie and her feelings. Wes says, “An examination by a doctor…. Maybe she doesn’t know what’s supposed to go on… you know how she likes to make up stories” (34-35). Wes tries to make Marie’s telling into stories and claims that she doesn’t know what is supposed to happen during a doctor’s visit because she is an Indian. His family knew this racism toward Indians,
Second, Jerry went out of his way and above his job description to save these people from danger. Jerry was originally a news journalist who was supposed to record the new that was happening around the area but instead he above and beyond his job description to save two people from possible death. He went above and beyond when he saved these people because he wasn’t required to save them, and he didn't have to. Thus, Jerry Foster went above and beyond his job description to save these
As a result of Jerry not selling any chocolates, the other students’ sales began to plummet during the falling action of the story. Brother Leon began to feel nervous and had to go to Archie and the Vigils for help. Incredibly, the Vigils turned the whole school against Jerry and made selling chocolates the "cool" thing. Students began to look down upon Jerry for not conforming to the chocolate sale tradition. Someone even vandalized Jerry’s locker and cut up his gym sneakers. A group of boys, including Emile Janza, one of the biggest bullies at Trinity, jumped Jerry after football practice and abused Jerry’s body with their fists and football cleats.
In conclusion to my thoughts on this case study, I think that Debra choosing not to say anything was a good idea. I think she did the right thing by just trying to avoid Jerry because getting him in trouble would only make it worse for him and her.
There are many factors that cause Jerry to act the way he does. The main reason is he forced by the vigils to refuse the chocolates. "When he returned to the school after practice, he found a letter scotch-taped to the door of his locker. A summons from the vigils. Subject: Assignment."(Cormier 62) He is now forced to refuse the school chocolate sale. He now has to face Brother Leon and tell him no which soon gives him insight in to the teachers’ feelings. "His eyes gave him away. His face was always under control but his eyes showed his vulnerability."(Cormier 92) Jerry realizes that Brother Leon is struggling with the candy sale and that he is trying to hide his anger for Jerry’s’ refusal. Jerry knows Brother Leon’s hate for him and his fear of failure with the chocolate sale. "He had met Brother Leon in the corridor late one afternoon after football practice and had seen hate flashing in the teachers eyes. More than hate: something sick." (Cormier 92) Jerry knows that Leon hates him for refusing the chocolates but he doesn’t want to give into Leon and take the chocolates. This is what motivates Jerry to become a rebel
The crowd moans again, as if they did not hear her side of the story two minutes before you arrived. You suddenly feel the anxiousness that you experienced earlier quickly diminished and replaced by intense rage. You turn to Jerry while he instigates with a devilish grin, "Wow, she has been cheating with your sister, how does this make you feel?" Your anger only builds; you scream at your girlfriend and ask how she could be such a damn *%&#…! Jerry interrupts the somber moment and yells into the microphone, "Alright, lets meet your sister!" As you see your sister walk through the door and slob your soon-to-be ex-girlfriend, you hear that irritating chant echoing through the crowd again. You jump to your feet and lunge towards your sister, but are instantly pulled away by security guards and forced to return to this degrading dilemma asking yourself the same question you asked yourself on the plane to Chicago, "Why did I accept an invitation to this show...
This is the first time the judge experiences shame of his Indian heritage. Desai goes on to illustrate the intense self-loathing, and loathing of his Indian heritage that would plague the judge throughout the rest of the novel. The judge views this gesture from his mother as thoroughly undignified, and attributes it to his Indian heritage, which he also despises. It is this self-loathing that causes him to l...
When Jerry met the native boys the author used characterization by telling us how Jerry felt at the moment he met them. As quoted from the story Jerry had a feeling “To be with them, of them, was a craving that filled his whole body” ( Lessing 358). In this sentence Jerry desperately wanted
Conflict Between the Traditional and Modern Values of an Indian Society in Smoke and The First Party
Edward Albee once said, "Every honest work is a personal or private yowl, a statement of one's individual pleasure or pain". The Zoo Story shows the attempt of the character Jerry to make a statement about himself, his life, his pleasure, his pain. It is, in effect, his "yowl." Language is his means. Albee shows that language does indeed have the potential to "facilitate authentic communication" between Jerry and Peter (738).