Kurt Vonnegut's Who Am I This Time
Growing up we learn the importance of many different things. Of all these things, we have learned that being accepted into society, forming friendships, and loving someone are very important to us. In Kurt Vonnegut's short story, "Who Am I This Time?", we see through the experiences of Helene Shaw that by shutting ourselves off from others around us we can miss out on some of the most important things in life. Many things are important to us, one of these is being accepted by our society. We all hate to be the outsider or the new kid, because we feel alone and secluded . In "Who Am I This Time?", Helene Shaw's job kept her moving to a different town every eight weeks. She became very cold to her surroundings in order to ease the transitio
harder for people to get to know her. By joining the Mask and Wig Club, in North Crawford, she was given the opportunity to open up to others and meet new people, thus making many friends. We can see that by emerging from her protective shell, it was easier for her to get to know the people around her and for them to get to know her as well. From the experiences of Helene Shaw in "Who Am I This Time?", we see that it is important for us to not shut ourselves off from the people and world around us. By making ourselves open to new things and experiences we will not miss out on the important things in life. Among the things we have learned to hold important in our lives, is loving someone. In the story, Helen Shaw shut herself off from other
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Approximate Word count = 510
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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