Dahlia's English Class Blog

So, when I first read the first sentence, it got me thinking that being equal with everyone is a very good thing, and it`s something that people should strive to do. But as I read further on, it also got me thinking that maybe being equal with everyone in everything isn't a really good thing No one was better looking than anyone or smarter than anyone or stronger or quicker or whatever. No matter the case, everyone was now completely the same and equal. And it made me wonder, that even though that we should all be equal in some areas, we shouldn't be equal in what makes us different, or else that just makes everyone boring and talent less if we were all the same. I mean, our quirks and our strengths and weaknesses, makes every one of us different and unique, but since everyone is now the same, everyone is basically boring. As I read further on, and as they started talking about Harrison and describing him, it gave me the idea that Harrison tries so hard to be different and to b...

What I have learned from those two science fiction stories, is how much it actually is similar to our own society. For example, the story of "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury reflects of how people in our society can be bullied. In the story a girl, named Margot, along with her classmates and the teacher, were now living in the planet Venus. But the special thing about Margot was that she just moved to the planet, meaning that she still remembered what the sun looked like (which is very important and valued in the planet because it only appears every 9 years for around 1-2 hours). And so the students despised her and were jealous of Margot and bullied her because of that. I can relate that story in real life. I've never actually experienced anything like that, but I'm sure that in some parts of the world, people abuse or bully people because of something that they don't have, and since they don't have that thing that a particular person has, they despise t...