Call me naive but I never think of my friends as black or white I call them by name because that is who they are. I don't think less of anybody because of gender or race but I will think less of a person because of the way they act. I never even really thought about race until probably my teenage years. This is probably because I am a white boy.
Edna has all these troubles because she is trying to have her independence and free will. She doesn't want to be someone's doll, only her own person. She was held back by her society, husband and lover. All society wanted to do to her was make her someone's property. This is the same problem with slavery and most of the conflicts of the world. People want to have control over those around them. Control is an illusion. This is quite evident when Edna who is supposed to be controlled by the society and husband dies for her belief.
When it really comes down to it Yule Brenner from Cool Runnings has it right "We're different. people are scared of what's different." The human race as a whole tries to exert control over the things that they fear. Whether that control is a night light or a nuclear arms race it is the same thing on a different scale. The truth is the unknown has to be controlled for people to feel safe. The status quo has to be maintained and change must never come. Every time a plan is made or a schedule people will follow that schedule until doom. If things are going according to plan people will go along with it no matter how horrible. (see the holocaust or if your Iranian overlook it)
What I'm really trying to say in the random paragraphs above is the world should be a place where no one judges you based on race or gender. No one has to pass a law to get women or minority groups equal pay. Colleges don't have to hit certain percentages of racial groups. The truth is the only way a person should be judged is by their merrits. You should only get by on your skills not the color of your skin or a y chromosome. The fact is the world should be a much better place, but it isn't. The world is a screwed up place.
Edna has all these troubles because she is trying to have her independence and free will. She doesn't want to be someone's doll, only her own person. She was held back by her society, husband and lover. All society wanted to do to her was make her someone's property. This is the same problem with slavery and most of the conflicts of the world. People want to have control over those around them. Control is an illusion. This is quite evident when Edna who is supposed to be controlled by the society and husband dies for her belief.
When it really comes down to it Yule Brenner from Cool Runnings has it right "We're different. people are scared of what's different." The human race as a whole tries to exert control over the things that they fear. Whether that control is a night light or a nuclear arms race it is the same thing on a different scale. The truth is the unknown has to be controlled for people to feel safe. The status quo has to be maintained and change must never come. Every time a plan is made or a schedule people will follow that schedule until doom. If things are going according to plan people will go along with it no matter how horrible. (see the holocaust or if your Iranian overlook it)
What I'm really trying to say in the random paragraphs above is the world should be a place where no one judges you based on race or gender. No one has to pass a law to get women or minority groups equal pay. Colleges don't have to hit certain percentages of racial groups. The truth is the only way a person should be judged is by their merrits. You should only get by on your skills not the color of your skin or a y chromosome. The fact is the world should be a much better place, but it isn't. The world is a screwed up place.
