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<p>Prompt: Do we need other people in order to understand ourselves? </p>
<pre><code> People do not need other people to understand who or what they are. Though critics may state that a person can only understand him/herself from the perspective of another person, this is not true and in reality the judgment of another persona may detrimentally affect ones own judgment of oneself. Ideas from the two novels, Cherished Winds, by Jeremy Hallback, and Murky Waters, by Jeff Reline, substantiate the claim that a person does not need other people in order to understand him/herself.
Patrick O’Ville, the main character from the novel Cherished Winds, by Jeremy Hallback, substantiates the claim that one does not need others to understand oneself through is actions in the novel. Patrick is a fifteen year old Irish immigrant who comes to American with his parents in search of a better life. In a new, American society, Patrick arduously strives to understand his role as a poor immigrant’s son. Patrick at first believes that his role is to help his parents make a living and obtain an education for himself. However Patrick’s correct judgment of himself is corrupted after he comes into contact with “other people.” He soon becomes friends with elitists in his school who believe that ones goal in life should be to lead an ornate lifestyle. These friends of Patrick encourage Patrick to disobey his “old-fashioned” parents who do not understand America. Thus it can be seen that not only did Patrick not require others to help understand himself, but also these friends of Patrick actually corrupted Patrick’s sound view of himself.
Murky Waters, by Jack Reline, like Cherished Winds, presents ideas that help substantiate the claim that one does not require others to understand ones own-self. Jack Castine, the main character, enlists in the army to support his nation in the fight against neighboring barbarians. Jack enters the war with a sound and moral view of himself. He believed that he was fighting in order to help his country, a country that had provided him with water, food, land, and a home. However, Jack’s view of himself and his own goals were corrupted after he met licentious and greedy soldiers in the army. These “other people” corrupted Jack and made him believe that his goal in the war was to raze the barbarian cities and loot as much gold as possible. Clearly Jack had a correct view of him of himself prior to meeting the other soldiers. However, after he met these “other people” his views were corrupted into a greedier one. Other peoples view detrimentally affected Jack.
A person does not need another person in order to truly understand him/herself. Rather, the views and judgments from other people may in fact corrupt one’s view of oneself. The two novels, Cherished Windsand Murky Waters, substantiate this claim through the actions and ideas presented by their main characters.
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