Discussion: Diversity Literature
Discussion: Diversity Literature
The Name Jar explores the experience of a young Korean girl in her new environment after migrating to America. When the girl joins the new school, she starts wondering by what name she should introduce herself. She considers the idea of changing her name to obtain a new English name. She promises to choose a new name in a week’s time and update her classmate on the same. However, she faces a challenge in getting a new name, with all the names like Daisy, Lex, and Amanda among others suggested by her classmates, failing to suit her. Someone finds out her real name 'Unhei' and it a unique meaning. She eventually settles for her name and attempt to teach her classmates how to pronounce it correctly (Choi, 2001).
I feel that the author of this book has explored important subjects of identity and differences that are of high relevance in the modern world. In the current era of globalization, there is the need of empowering people with the knowledge of diversity. With increased interactions, we need to know how to tackle our difference in a beneficial manner. In this respect, ideas like tolerance and celebrating our diversity are highly relevant. For example, Unhei’s effort to teach her classmates to pronounce her name presents as a recommendable approach for addressing the matter in preference to the option of changing her name.
Small wonders: Jean-Henri Fabre & his world of insects
This work presents the story of a unique creature with a six sense. This mysterious animal can harm large beetles that are almost twice its size. The author argues that the society was unaware of the experience of such creatures until when introduced by one man. Henry assumes a unique approach when he decided to investigate these insects in their natural environment to establish more knowledge about them (Smith & Ferri, 2015).
I feel that the author of this work has successfully developed a lyrical book of high application. I am encouraged to learn the beautiful and wonderful experiences that nature offers us. However, it is unfortunate that the often fail to enjoy these experience as we just interpret situations from an ordinary perspective. In this context, the book challenges us to embrace objective attitude to be able to discover these wonders. The idea might be interpreted to mean the need of embracing creativity instead of interpreting situations from merely ordinary perspective. This is a logical argument as human beings often have a habit of limit themselves by assuming a typical view to situations. There is the need for probing positions more to exploit our potential fully.
References
Choi, Y. (2001). The name jar. New York: Knopf.
Smith, M. C., & Ferri, G. (2015). Small wonders: Jean-Henri Fabre & his world of insects. New York; Two lions.
