Certain societies view people as different because of their life-style. In the short story The Pedestrian, Leonard Mead lives in a society in which being different could symbolize craziness and insanity. This is a society that is very strict and it believes in unity. Only people who are considered normal are accepted. Sitting in front of the television every free moment a person has, having a job and getting married is considered normal in the society that Leonard Mead inhabits. "What's up tonight on Channel 4, Channel 7, Channe

Many young children tolerate very severe punishments for being different. Gregory Clark received physical and mental punishment for being different. Aubrey would terrorize Gregory Clark every chance he could find, all because he had no friends to protect him. "Aubrey would throw me down and knell on me, his knees on my biceps. He would glare down at me out of his pale eyes with a look of triumph" (158). Even though Gregory Clark hated getting terrorized everyday for being different, he had no way to stop it. Having no way to stop the terrorization, Gregory Clark suffered mental punishment. He could not tell his father that he was getting beat up, because his father would tell him to fight back and he was not a fighter. This lowered his self-esteem because he felt he could do nothing against this torture. Being different as a young child could have some very severe consequences.

Many countries troubled with problems often view some people as different because of their actions. In the short story The Enemy Sadao and his wife Hana, live in a country plagued with war, which strongly relies on its customs. Some of the country's customs are being judgmental and racial toward enemies and distinct races. Sadao and Hana are considered different primarily because they cared for another person who is the enemy and he is of a different race. "If we sheltered a white man in our house we should be arrested"(Buck, Enemy, 289-290). As a result Sadao and Hana are considered to be different for caring for a dying man.

Several people in foreign countries are considered to be different because of their values. Sadao's values are affected by his profession where Hana, his wife's values are affected by the way she was raised and what she believes is right. Sadao is a doctor, and the main objective of their job is to help wounded or sick people. His servants considered him different because he believes in helping other people which includes helping an enemy. "My, friend he always called his patients and so now he did, forgetting that this was his enemy" (293). Hana's values are having an instinct to help other people who are in desperate need of help. Her servants also considered her as different because she helped save an enemy's life. " 'Stupid Yumi,' she muttered fiercely. ' Is this anything but a man? And a wounded helpless man!' " (291). The servants all quit because Sadao and his wife would not turn in the American soldier. Particular peopl

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