Susan Sontag's short piece published in The New Yorker created quite a shock to the public readers. It is not the public's reaction I'm wanting to discuss; it is four sentences that I would like to ponder.
Sontag writes, "' Our country is strong,' we are told again and again. I for one don't find this entirely consoling. Who doubts that America is strong? but that's not all America has to be." I find these simple four sentences to be more thought provoking and wise than the rest of the article. Its not often someone is willing to point out that America is more than strong or free. We are diverse; we are powerful. There are many great adjectives we are proud to use to describe America, however, you rarely hear of someone describing America as the country divided by social classes, stuck in it's past. We are so quick to point out the beauty and good that we over look, or even hide, our imperfections that have the potential to make us stronger.
This was a really good outlook on how you said we were powerful instead of strong because i really agree it is provoking. Great Post !
ReplyDeleteOur imperfections has the potential to make us stronger was stated from the speaker yesterday in the assembly also. These were strong sentences that explained a lot about our society in America. Most people do look as beauty and don't realize that an imperfection can make you stronger or even successful. The speaker yesterday told a story about a lady who nose helped her be on a show which gained her a lot of money. After the show was over she went and got a nose job making her nose normal and nobody wanted her on a show because she was normal now. Her imperfection made her who she was but because people told her she should change she lost her that thing that made her stronger.
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