In The Sanctuary Of Outcasts Sparknotes

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Neil White was living a luxurious lifestyle filled with expensive clothes, extravagant dinners and nice houses. He had it all, until one day he is caught kiting checks by the FBI and is sent to prison. Although, the prison he is sent to is unlike any normal federal prison. The prison Neil serves his time in is also a home for patients with leprosy. Through his encounters with the patients and other inmates at Carville, Louisiana, White takes the time to reflect on himself and learns a series of life lessons. Before reading In the Sanctuary of Outcasts, if I were asked what the term leper meant, I would have no clue what to say. After thinking about the term, to me, it means unclean or monstrous. The only time I have ever heard the term …show more content…

Homeless people have close to or even nothing and society looks down on them for it instead of trying to help them a lot of times. People treat those who are mentally ill differently because they think they are crazy or weird. Those with an addiction are rejected by society because they are viewed as a nuisance. Criminals are outcasts to society because people quickly judge them for the crimes they have committed. Anyone who is considered different is looked down upon by society because of the clothes he or she may wear or because of what he or she looks like. Everyone is a little different in some way, shape, or form, but that is not cause for poor …show more content…

He was left with a new perspective on life and with only a small number of belongings. Neil decided to go back to Oxford despite being ridiculed and rejected for losing the money of his close friends and neighbors to be with his children. He learned that there was still time for redemption, even after all he had been through and decided to make the most of every opportunity. Ella told Neil the story of how the patients used coke bottles for flower arrangements, games of bowling and even for decoration. She said, “Coca-Cola bottle still a Coca Cola bottle, just found ‘em a new purpose” (White

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