After reading this story I realized its inner depth. First of all, the story tackles sensitive and controversial subjects that anyone can face early or late in their life, such as racist prejudices or stereotypes. But this text also talks about religion and being human and behaving as such. The more you read, the more you realize that the grandmother has racist prejudices that you can drink through what she says and what she does. But as the story progresses we notice that her behavior changes and this radically transforms her character. She then goes from someone totally blinded by her prejudices about others to someone more empathetic and more open to others. It is then that we approach the last two themes of this reading which are humanism and religion. This story demonstrates humanism is something that can be learned and can change a person. For example, it was by having interacted with The Misfit that she had a clearer vision of what surrounds her and that prejudices are not always true.
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This showed me a different interpretation of the story. In the end, the old lady tries to give sense to The Misfit by trying to get him to get rid of what his own perception of himself is. I realize now that this could’ve made her gain a clearer knowledge of how her comments weren’t always the best or the “right” thing to say. I like your response, it did give me a different point of view and another understanding of the story.