Nafsi in Lunsford

 

Azar Nafisi believes that empathy is very important, because if we did not have it then this world would be a much lesser place. We all might not realize it but we do use empathy every single day. There are many events where we encounter empathy whether if it is a big situation or a little situation. My friend showed empathy last week when she saw a girl sitting in cafeteria alone, and she told me that she felt bad for her. She decided to sit with her and have her lunch with that girl. I could tell that it made a big difference; I could tell that the girl’s day got whole lot better. My friend showed empathy, and it changed the outcome of that girl’s day. If we did not have empathy in our world, our nation will not be strong. We understand people’s feelings and it brings us all closer. Azar Nafisi’s commentary played a big part in the argument of emotion. When I read the commentary, I connected my emotions to it. The author is trying to tell us how much of impact empathy makes. The author used his personal experiences to bring some icing to the commentary. He used points from the famous book- Huckleberry Finn where empathy played a big part. I watched one grand movie named “The Boy in Striped Pajamas” where empathy took place. It was during the period where Hilter took control, and this boy who grew up having everything- perfect family, perfect clothes, basically perfect life. His father worked for Hilter and the boy thought his job was really helping so many people. He did not realize that he’s killing innocent Jewish people, and one day his father told him that they are moving to new place. They moved, but the boy felt that there isn’t something right about the location they moved to. He did not realize that they moved so that his father could work closely to a concentration camp, which was like literally their backyard. The boy went over by the barbed fence and watched people working, he thought they were in their pajamas. One boy who was in the camp saw him watching everyday, so he came up to the fence. They started to meet everyday and talked. He started to feel that there was something fishy about the camp, because the boy always seemed so scared and alone. He finally figured out that his father’s job wasn’t helping anyone. He got really angry at his father but knew he couldn’t tell his father that he knew because he would try to stop him from doing what he believed in. He decided to bring food to feed that boy everyday, and when his father found out- he did not care. He kept on believing that it was not right and what he is doing is right. The empathy in this story was so powerful, and it is hard to believe because that boy is actually only ten years old. He is so young, but that says a lot about how powerful empathy is. It connects to your emotions beyond words. This world would be cruel, awful, and ugly place if empathy did not exist.

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oxox Martha