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“There is no money and no one to protect her except God, and her faith deepens as she navigates the challenges of her new life—evidence of The Will to Believe. As she sees it, “the Bible shows her that there is order beneath” (5). That is, this arrangement has been sanctioned by God; it aligns with the order of the universe.”
― Study Guide: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
― Study Guide: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
“This perception is made difficult by the submerged consciousness of the oppressed. The state of oppression absorbs those within it, preventing them from perceiving the reality of oppression objectively. Submerged in the oppressive reality, they adapt to their exploitation, behaving according to the guidelines the oppressor prescribes for them. They are unable to “clearly perceive the ‘order’ which serves the interests of the oppressors whose image they have internalized” (62). As a result of “internalizing” the oppressor, they also, at a certain stage, identify with him. The oppressed are often attracted to the lifestyle of the oppressor and aspire to share it, further exacerbating their dual consciousness.”
― Study Guide: Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
― Study Guide: Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
“If they could lay hands on the man who was trying to set them free and lead them up, they would kill him.” (Paragraph 29, Line 10) This is one of the more intriguing lines from the first half of the essay, and it gains special significance, falling as it does just before the page break that separates the first half from the second half. The violence invoked here helps amplify the resistance to change that can be a wise ruler’s most strident enemy. Because the transition from light to dark was so difficult and disorienting, the difficulty in communicating across that transition can be dangerous, even deadly, which ups the stakes of the essay significantly, despite the hypothetical nature of it thus far.”
― Study Guide: Allegory of the Cave by Plato
― Study Guide: Allegory of the Cave by Plato
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