Society and Normalcy

Question 1

Idea

Answer 1

Understanding the interactions between unique individuals and society challenges our preconceived notions and fosters the acceptance of diverse identities and prejudiced groups.

Question 2

Q1

Answer 2

“I didn’t like him touching me like this. And this is when I hit him” –> truncated sentences –> immediate distress and subsequent reaction –> dichotomy between societal expectations and his needs

Question 3

Q2

Answer 3

questions “were stacking up in my head like loaves in the factory where Uncle Terry works” –> ironic use of a simile –> cognitive dissonance he experiences in social interactions –> reconsider our bigoted worldviews

Question 4

Q3

Answer 4

“I think people believe in heaven because they don’t like the idea of dying” –> religious allusion –> challenges societal constructs of comfort –> confront uncomfortable truths about mortality