Invasion From Outer Space Stevens Millhauser Summary

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Racial discrimination is a heavy topic for most people. It is an issue that affects many households across the world. Discrimination against immigrants is a particularly important issue in the story of racism. This type of discrimination is present in the biggest, smallest, richest, poorest, most powerful, and least powerful places. It is even present in stories, and verbal communications. Even if discrimination can be a hard topic to discuss, it needs to be talked about so that our society will never have to worry about racism again. In the story “Invasion from Outer Space” by Steven Millhauser, I believe that the yellow dust represents racial discrimination towards immigrants.

The peacefulness of the yellow dust conveys the fact that immigrants are peaceful as well. In the story after the climax has ended, the narrator states the the yellow dust “...is really quite peaceful, in its way.(4)” The text itself states that the yellow dust is peaceful and because there was nowhere in the story that specifically said the yellow dust was causing harm, it shows that the yellow dust really is not hostile. This relates to immigration because at the end, when you have researched the immigrants, and have looked at their background, you will find that they are actually peaceful beings and do not mean any harm. …show more content…

After the yellow dust has been researched, and been proven non-toxic, the people of the town were “reminded of waking in the morning after the first snow.(2)” Usually, when someone wakes to find snow outside, it is a pleasant and happy experience. This means that the yellow dust is not only being symbolized as harmless, but is also being symbolized as happiness as well. Immigrants are also like this because they are harmless, but they also bring happiness as well to people who are open to bringing them into the

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