A Girl Is Shunned

Writing has been around for quite some time. It has become essential for human living. It is a way of learning, communicating, and expressing emotions. It can be used to share ideas and spread messages. Some writing is more effective than others. There are pieces of writing in history that have helped many people, and there are pieces of writing that do not help anyone. It is good writing that makes an impact on a lot of people, or maybe even a few people. Good writing is based on its ability to relate to the world and society, and its ability to connect to the reader. Being able to relate to the acts of society makes a story good because it helps people understand how the world and everything around them works. They can portray the good …show more content…
In the story “Shunned,” a girl is shunned from society because she is different and has gone against what everyone else believes in. She was shunned “to keep bad things from happening in a community. But it doesn’t correct [her] life gone wrong” (Hall 50). Society shuns all the time without knowing it. It is done because it is how people have always done it. Looking down at those who are different, or those who do not meet the standards of society is one form shunning performed. Society not only shuns, but it also criticizes those who do shun as well. Society does not help the outcasts in need, rather they look down upon them while looking down upon the people who look down upon others. This story portrays that with a society outcasting someone who is different because she is not perfect, when in reality, society is not perfect as well. People begin to understand that society believes it is perfect, and does not treat those who do not fit into society with respect. As well as in “Three Spheres,” many of the doctors did not treat the mental patients well. The patients thought that the doctors “always keep [them] waiting,” and how they want a doctor “who’ll really care” (Slater 12). Since the mental patients …show more content…
The reader will be able to understand what’s going on and also relate. When people connect to each other, they become closer and understand each other. If one does not have a connection with anyone, they feel alone in the world. In “Shunned,” a girl had her “family, church, [and] school… turn [their backs on her]” (Hall 50). People can connect whenever they feel lonely and feel like there is no one around for them. They need to be surrounded by others and be part of a community to feel safe. With none of that present, a person may feel isolated and unwanted. Readers can connect by the way society treats those who are different. They understand that if someone is different from society, they often are treated differently and poorly. People can also relate to a more topic compared to the views of society. They can also relate to something about a family member. Similarly in “Chimera,” a man loses his wife, yet he sees her “[walk] into a pastry shop where [he] was buttering a croissant” (Callahan 368). A relationship formed with another person, especially a spouse, is a very strong one. Even when they’re gone and a long time has passed, it his still hard for one to stop thinking about them. People can relate to the story if they have ever lost someone that they love. Even if the reader has not lost anyone, they still understand the emotions one would go through at