Response
In the essay “On Self-Respect”, the author talks about her views on self-respect. Although there are many examples, many if not all of them link up to a few central ideas, prominent in the entire work. The theme of “doing what is right and not what others think” is seen mainly in the second half of the work, providing many situations in which that applies. One such example is “the phenomenon sometimes called ‘alienation from self’”, where she Didion talks about how we make moves in our lives that are shaped from what you want people to see from you. Contrasting this is when she gives an event where a father is so buried in his reading, that he did not notice Indians moving into his house. I believe that this is a good definition of the meaning of self-respect, as it means respecting your ideas and thoughts, as shown in this example and by the quote “They are willing to invest something of themselves; they may not play at all, but when they do play, they know the odds”. There was not much that was puzzling in this essay, as all of it was straightforward. The examples used were good for the things they Didion wanted to explain, as the flow very nicely and give a good idea of what the general idea of the section was. Overall, I think that this is an excellent essay that describes the courageous people in this world that understand the concepts of “doing what’s right”
New Vocabulary
Assignations
Interminable
Insofar
Instilled
Questions:
Is self-respect necessary, as it causes differences and discriminations to be shown
Can you have self-respect without courage?
Are there other types of self-respect?
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