Red Scarf Girl: Prejudice is Going Down

By Trinity Teeters
Have you ever been humiliated or mistreated? Families just feel like they want
their existence to be hidden because they are hurt physically and emotionally. In ed
!carf "irl# the main character# $i%&i $ian' and close family 'o throu'h several similar
trials because (hairman )ao makes the decision to cate'ori*e the people by importance
and develop the four news over fourolds. Black status families includin' )s. $ian'+s
family are in conflict because the hi'her# red status people ask for instructions to be
abided by in a harsh way. , society won+t benefit from prejudice because it creates
conflict personally and can also take place between other people.
-veryone is uni.ue no matter where they come from because they are all created
differently. In ed !carf "irl# conflict over moral actions overwhelms some of the
society. $i% &i witnesses her ,unt /i%0en trippin' while sweepin' her area of the alley
next to $i%&i+s apartment. ,fter her ,unt+s son i'nores her# $i%&i is conflicted by the act
he+d taken. !he# 1 $i%&i2# thinks# 0hat a son3 Then she takes a step forward to ,unt /i%
0en and stops. 1$ian'# 4562 But instead of steppin' up to make a chan'e# $i%&i
considers the conse.uences of helpin' her ,unt because she is aware that someone mi'ht
see her% a black class status person% helpin' her ,unt% another black class status person.
-ven thou'h# $i%&i was safe# she could have helped her ,unt because it is possible that
somethin' unexpected could happen.
0ho wants to have more power in the family or a society? -lders% They are
meant to control the child# but bossin' them is disrespectful because it is not ok for a
child to 'ain more power over the parent or parents# or even other elders. 0hen this
happens# the parents feel overwhelmed at the contradiction of the hierarchy in the family
and the varyin' rules created. It is common that they are unsure of what to do because of
this# yet it creates schism. -lders are offended and not taken seriously in ed !carf "irl.
For instance# $i%&i is forced to write a da%*i%bao# but only copies others+ words because
she pities the education system. $i%&i is conflicted towards the school because she doesn+t
feel the hatred that her peers feel toward the teachers. 7nly compassion# 1$ian'# 892.
, community won+t be convenient with prejudice because it creates conflict
personally and can also take place between other people. 7n the other hand# bein' harsh
is a 'ood way to encoura'e justice. This is wron' because when you are askin' for
somethin' in a mean way# you normally don+t 'et what you want. First of all# when
people are in conflict# they think about the results. :ext# people are in conflict because
they are in others+ business. ,nd last# conflict results in despicable behavior. Instead of
expectin' thin's in a harsh way# $i%&i is patient and kind toward her peers and teachers.
,voidin' conflict can help people understand and practice one+s beliefs and a kind nature.