Megan Phelps Roper's Unfollow
Faith cannot be imposed upon anyone because it comes deep from inside one’s heart. In the short story “Unfollow,” by Adrian Chen, Megan Phelps-Roper, an ex-member of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, serves to illuminate the nature of faith in an individual’s mind. Phelps-Roper grew up as a member of the Westboro Baptist Church ever since birth; however, as Phelps-Roper blossoms, she begins to interact beyond the secular community that she knew all her life; she starts questioning her own religion and slightly shifts away from it step-by-step. The Westboro Baptist Church is infamous for anti-semitic, prejudiced, unjust and intolerant remarks towards members beyond their community. Phelps-Roper feels as if she is being brainwashed by her family and the members of the Westboro Baptist church; consequently, she rejects her family’s ideology when her family fails to give her an explanation as to why the community hurls offensive language towards non-members of
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When an individual rejects a whole community on their own that is when one knows that person is certain that they are doing the right thing and do not agree with the community’s erroneous actions. Phelps-Roper analyzes the behavior of her through her morals she concluded that a lot of the actions of the community are immoral and inhumane. She desires a multitude of explanations as to why her family pickets certain things, but she is not pleased with the answer and sometimes she could not find an answer. Phelps-Roper is going through emotional turmoil, but she cannot stay with her community unless they change their behavior towards other communities. Ultimately,“Unfollow” is a prime example of how important the morals of an individual are in guiding them through their life, furthermore, one's morals assist individuals in avoiding a flawed society and staying
When an individual rejects a whole community on their own that is when one knows that person is certain that they are doing the right thing and do not agree with the community’s erroneous actions. Phelps-Roper analyzes the behavior of her through her morals she concluded that a lot of the actions of the community are immoral and inhumane. She desires a multitude of explanations as to why her family pickets certain things, but she is not pleased with the answer and sometimes she could not find an answer. Phelps-Roper is going through emotional turmoil, but she cannot stay with her community unless they change their behavior towards other communities. Ultimately,“Unfollow” is a prime example of how important the morals of an individual are in guiding them through their life, furthermore, one's morals assist individuals in avoiding a flawed society and staying