Blind Obedience
Beginning of paper
While sitting in church on Sunday going through the same motions of every Sunday, my son leans over to ask, “Why do we have to stand up for this prayer?” My response “because we are supposed to”.
Reading “The Children’s Story” by James Clavell, made me think a little more about this ....
Middle of paper
.... Johnny is afraid for his father and about the changes that are coming to his school because of the defeat.
The author is able to assume that we all share common experiences from our youth and our days in grade school, introducing the characters with a minimum of prose. The major theme is critiquing education systems that teach children what to think by repetition and memorization. Clavell uses the story to point out how that makes individuals vulnerable to manipulation.
How many ....
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Word count: 695
Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
