10th Grade Humanities

9/18 Socratic Seminar Notes

Identity and Assimilation

“”He chose to change. If he

“He could have been forced to change; didn’t want to he could have
we don’t know.” said no. Maybe he thought it
was better that way.”

“This makes me wonder if

would do something like this “”Would you? I would never change
to fit in.” myself just to fit in with others.”

“No matter how you “”It’s not just a “Does his face say, ‘I hate
change on the outside physical change; it being like this’? No. He
you’re still the same must be emotional, wears the same face
person.” too.” before and after.”

“”In the text it says they

“You can see he was proud of his wanted to ‘eradicate Indian
culture, and look what they did to him.” identity altogether.’”
It’.”

“This is like in Facing “This reminds me of “Gay, straight; black, white;

History, when people have the Holocaust. An Nazi, Jewish. Sometimes
this perfect image of what entire culture was people don’t want to
others should be.” targeted and almost accept any difference.”
disappeared.”