Author Alan Boch, in his short story “Men Are Different”, describes a futuristic time where humans are not even really in the picture anymore, When fully understanding the story, readers begin to develop the central theme as simply understanding. For one group of people to understand the cultures and values of another, cherishing the other living organisms that they share the world with. The author elaborates as to explain the theme of moral in a way that shows when can happen to our world as we know it if we constantly push cultures away. Bloch attempts to communicate that us humans are losing our sense of connections and need to find the importance of culture to mankind.
This short story is a type of story that one cannot fully understand until the end, there is constantly things thrown in, changing your thinking of the theme or the point of the story. While I was reading through the story, I became to slowly make connections with each
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little detail, the theme of the story in my mind constantly changing as I’m reading more. Bloch tossed in little hints along the way, leading on to the deeper meaning and theme. Even though the front-view of the story is based upon a science fiction time and connecting essentially robots and humans, a deeper meaning can easily be put together. Bloch emphasizes, “ We know, or at least the historians say we know…” (Bloch 1). The deeper meaning behind this text is that when one culture was constantly pushed and pushed away, slowly dying off, it becomes to the point where other cultures have to learn about them to even make a single connection with them. The author also includes, “But when I opened him up he wasn’t the same inside” (Bloch 2). The piece of information that Alan Bloch included coincidentally hinted further at the theme and initial idea that if only other cultures and species would even take the time to consider that other kinds may be amazing and unique in their own way, the world would be a better place. One group wouldn't be trying to force cultures and ideas onto others, letting species be different. When reading the short story “Men Are Different”, it is easy to pull a deeper meaning from the text.
Bloch hints at throughout the story of how differences need to be shown for other cultures and explains why by using the story of the robot and the human. The author elaborates, “Once he learned out language we got along fine together, and I planned to bring him back with me.” (Bloch 2). He shows that when the two different cultures and species get together, they slowly learn to connect with each other. Alan Bloch also stated , “ I pushed the needle into his neck to operate the cut-off switch, and he stopped moving, just like a Robot. But when I opened him up he wasn’t the same inside. And when I put him back together I couldn't get him running again.” (Bloch 2). The robot in the story didn’t understand how the human worked and how he was different from himself. This goes further to showing that the two species lost connections and there way, hinting at how cultures need to learn how to connect and cherish their
differences. The short story, “Men Are Different.” by Alan Bloch is a piece that needs to be taken further. The target audience is for the creative ones, as the story has got to be elaborated more. The deeper meaning that I individually pulled from the story is that different cultures and species have got to understand each other. The whole story continuously hints at the theme of understanding. Two different groups of people learning more and more about each other, finding out what truly makes them unique and their own kind. Doing so, it shows the world how one culture works, why they do the things they do, what make them happy, what makes them mad. Everyone in the world, every single living organism is very different. Once everyone understands that difference can and are good, they can become connected as one.
In conclusion, the story describes that life changes, and nothing stays the same throughout it. It is in the hands of the people to decide that how they want their life to be. They can make it as beautiful as they want to and they can also make it worse than it has ever been
“Let Them Talk!” written by Wayne E. Wright is an article that focuses on the idea of promoting English Language Learners (ELL) oral-language skills in the classroom instruction time to improve their literacy and academic achievement. Too often are an ELL’s speaking and listening skills overlooked and not given enough attention to, even though it is one of the most important parts of communication. Wright encourages teachers working with ELL students to allow time for the student to adjust, not to pressure them into their language development, respect their various stages, bring them into whole class and small group discussions, correct simple language errors in speaking that impeded comprehension, and have them interact and communicate in the classroom for meaningful purposes.
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