The story "Out of All Them Bright Stars" was kind of weird, I thought the story was going to be about big bad aliens, but it turn out to be the total opposite. the story was about a nice gentle alien that walk in to an dinner to have lunch, and was greeted by a waiter. She was the only one that treated him like a person, everyone else saw him as a blue outsider. The story was weird to me because when I think of aliens I think of weird looking creatures trying to take over the world, but john wasn't nothing like that he was nice in kind, even when the owner treated him bad. This story made me think of racism and how people get mistreated .
The Story "Passengers" was nothing like "Out of All Them Bright Stars". that story made you think of freedom. Are you yourself or are you an alien. the story reminded me a lot of a movie that I saw named Host, its about how aliens who came in took over humans body, in people didn't know if their love ones was an alien or themselves.
UPDATE: In class we talked about "Out of All The Bright Stars and how it relates to the real world, and how people go around judging people everyday. I also found out that I wasn't the only one who didn't like the length of the story
I think you started out well for your first blog but could've explained certain things a little more. How did out of "Out of Them Bright Stars" make you think of racism?How did "Passengers" make you think of freedom? (because I agree I thought of freedom a lot with this story, besides just casual sex). For example, I thought about false heroism in the United States when the story started talking about the "illusion of freedom." I would have maybe been better if you elaborated more. (I feel like a critic- I swear I don't mean to be)
ReplyDeleteokay thanks I will take your advise :)
DeleteFreedoms are concepts of the mind practiced through social interactions. A government can define freedoms. People can define and practice it. It's so hard to know when freedom is being taken away. I like your acknowledgment that freedom can be taken away, even without your consent. Isn't that similar to our Patriot Act? If there was not a pre-defined norm of freedom, how can we explain it?
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