Argumentative Essay: Is Olaf A Good Thing?

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We can agree that Olaf is a very bad guy for the way he thinks, but on the other hand some may say Olaf never does anything wrong to Jim. A very well-known phrase that describes Olaf’s actions is “If you don't have nothing nice to say don't say it” and that is exactly what Olaf did. Olaf never said anything wrong to Jim. Plus, he never did anything wrong to him when he could have. Another well-known phrase that describes Olaf is “your actions speak louder than your words” although in this case it’s Olaf’s thoughts. This makes sense because even though his thoughts were horribly wrong, he never really said anything impolite to Jim. He treated him with whiskey for six nights straight and sent Lena to him for six nights straight but never did …show more content…

At this moment we realized that Jim has been a good man all along and the only reason he wrapped his hands around Olaf’s neck was to measure him for a shirt. Jim gives Olaf six nylon shirts for the six nights that he let him stay there, although he didn't have to come back Jim still did because he felt that Olaf was a good guy and that he deserved to be rewarded. This shows how good of a guy Jim is, he did it have to come back and give him the shirts, but he felt that it was right because Olaf treated him so nice. Jim was in a rush, so he grabbed his suitcase on his way out then Olaf notices "that there was a compassion in that stare that he had never seen before" (Wright 327). This is very imperative because Olaf finally sees Jim as a man and is not afraid of him anymore. This supports the claim that Olaf was only judging Jim by his skin color. Olaf was then able to tell Jim "I thought you wanted to kill me" and "I was scared of you" (Wright 327). Jim then tells Olaf that he wouldn't hurt him because he was a good man and he helped him. Olaf then replies by telling Jim "You're a big black good man" (Wright 327). Jim hears what Olaf says but then just decides to walk out the door but before he left Olaf shouts out "Thanks", Jim pauses then turns around and says "Daddy-O, drop dead" (Wright …show more content…

Some people even judge others in the most exceedingly bad ways regardless of whether they know that individual. At times you may even be correct about your passed judgment on another person, however this doesn't mean every other person that bears a resemblance to that individual is the same way. It is alright to have a first thought on someone to be a certain way when you first observe them however it's inappropriate to trust your first intuition on passing judgment on that person. This prompts stereotyping of other individuals. From the evidence of research that I have provided in this essay, stereotyping is not only wrong morally, but also wrong statistically. So, why stereotype others when stereotypes are false accusations? Why judge others by their physique and the way they dress? These are questions one must ask themselves to get a better grasp of the fact that we’re all one race, which is the human race. No matter how old you are, or where you live, everyone is unique in their own way. So, let’s get rid of stereotypes. Let’s stop prejudging others by their physical appearance and start seeing them for who they really are. There is more to people than racial stereotypes and their physical

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