Tinius 2017 discussion

“Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are and why we’re here” (107). In your comment below, reflect upon this quote. What is the author trying to accomplish in writing this particular story? On a personal level, was there a story you heard about your past that changed who you are? Can you relate this quote to any other works we have read this year? (100-200 words)

Sue Monk Kidd uses this quote to express the importance of maintaining ideals and knowledge from stories. Younger individuals have a large impact from them, they tend to learn or mimic certain features from the characters or themes from particular stories. When I was younger, I enjoyed reading the series, "Goosebumps," by R.L. Stine. Although most of these books may not be considered "frightening," I considered them scary when I was younger. Currently, I believe my imagination is sharpened because of this series's influence on me. Also, these novels has helped me tolerate many tragic events in reality as I am able to create connections between the two. This quote relates to the novel, "Fahrenheit 451," by Ray Bradbury. Within this novel, Bradbury creates a distorted society where all forms of literature is banned. This leads to society forgetting important themes from novels and poem, which alters how the characters mature and interact with each other. This scenario is similar to what the quote mentions if stories "die".

Ted O'Young #25, Period 5

Sue Monk Kidd's quote in the novel, The Secret Life of Bees, basically states that powerful impacting stories that our told, should be passed down and shared or they will be forgotten. Forgetting life changing messages, stories dying, will later prevent the upcoming generations to be inspired off them. What Kidd is trying to accomplish, is creating a story that will impact the young generation to come, to share wisdom that can be applied to their lives. One story that has personally changed my life, applied to my reasons is the story of John Henry. John Henry, a man who never gave up on his plans and goals, who pursued, working hard through thick and thin. He disregarded what everyone else said about him and only focused on what he wanted and was then respected for his hard work. That story has changed my view of achieving my goals, to never share them, to not talk, just do. To not worry about what everyone else says about my dreams, to just go out and accomplish them. A story that has been read in the class that relates to the quote is the novel, "Fahrenheit 451", by Ray Bradbury about a society without knowledge, wisdom, creativity, and art. All wisdom has died and the society quickly forgot who they were.

Jordan McGhee #21, Period 5

Sue Monk Kidd incorporated this quote into her novel to express her personal belief that passing down the nonmaterial aspects of culture through story-telling is crucial to the maintaining of an entire cultural system. As the younger generation tends to choose the popular culture over their traditional way of life, the elders in the society are still desperately attempting to influence the youth about the important stories and customs that have existed for decades. In eighth grade, I was introduced to an outstanding writer, Amy Tan, and her story “Rules of the Game” about a girl striving to become better at playing chess really changed me. It was the first story I have ever read that was relatable to me and I believe the majority of the population at our school, and it enabled me to place myself into the story and look at the obstacles the narrator faces with my own eyes as I was once confronted with many of them as well. This quote is relevant to Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury in which the author of the novel constructed a world where story telling is prohibited and therefore almost extinct. With the burning of the books comes the destruction of the entire human civilization as preserving tradition is shameful and eliminating it is praised.

Scarlett Chen #4, Period 5

With this story, Sue Monk Kidd intends to draw parallels between Lily’s struggles and the Daughters of Mary who were “beaten down and kept like property” in the time of slaves (107). Kidd also attempts to paint the significance of the group of the Daughters of Mary and the Calendar Sisters. One story that I have heard from my past is the time that I cried over not having received the right lego set that I wanted when I turned 6 years old. Afterwards, my parents explained to me the suffering of people across the world that do not possess simple necessities such as shelter and food. Upon hearing this story a few years later, I realized how much I had compared to others and began to appreciate my life and possessions. This quote can be related to The Lord of Flies when the stories and methods of an ordered civilization were not constantly told, resulting in the boys not “remembering who they are or why they’re here” (107). The absence of storytelling among the boys caused a savage society without law and order to keep the boys sane.
Timothy Lai Per. 5 #14

The quote “Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are and why we’re here”(107), reflects upon her sentiment of why narrative is essential to society. Without the past a future is lost, if not for the retelling of stories for centuries or millenniums the cultures and identities of our ancestors and their pasts are lost resulting in a lost of our present identity. Sue Monk Kidd implements this quote within this novel to not just be a part of the plot but to give her stand on why stories are important. One story that transformed my life was the Narnia Chronicles. As a child I enjoyed learning about history but wanted to merge my imagination with this pastime. Reading the ideas of the Narnia Chronicles gave me a chance to immerse myself in fiction yet relating it to history. The time spent on these novels gave me a look upon reality that I can imagine. Fahrenheit 451 does a great job portraying the consequences of forgetting the stories of the past. A whole society seemingly existing in the world but also not exist on a cultural or identical level.

Thomas Jiang #13
Per.5

The quote refers to the importance of telling stories, and its use in relaying information of the way things were, or of one's culture. After all, without the foundation of the past, there would be no present, nor would there be a future. Kidd shows the driving force of the Daughters of Mary: A kind, loving mother watching over them all. Through this sisterhood, they stand firm, and for the lost and unknowing Lily, they provide succor to her as new mothers for her.

Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 touches upon stories not being told through a dystopian world where knowledge is no longer valued, where entertaining oneself to the point of self-destruction is the norm. Without the stories of the past, society is incapable of critical thinking, with people stuck in their own little worlds, separate and disjointed.

Joseph Choi, #5
Period 5

This quote by Kidd relates heavily to the idea that we learn from our mistakes. History, our story, is told generation to generation. As a result, the human race has improved constantly. However, if this story dies, humans will repeat mistakes and cease to improve. Without improvement and progress, there is no purpose for the human race to exist similar to how Kidd said when the story dies we cease to remember who we are. Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 heavily relates to this, as the government censors history and books, effectively preventing a plethora of stories to be told. These stories are subsequently forgotten. As a result, the people of the story live remiss, pointless, wandering lives that have no point in existing.


Ethan Wang 32
Period 5

The quote, "Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are and why we're her." (107) helps the author express what his novel is about. This story of Lily discovering her mothers past is all based in the 1960s. By Sue Monk Kidd telling this story he is helping the civil rights movement not get forgotten like many other stories form that past have been. A story that I have heard many times through out my life that has impacted me is Cane and Able from the Bible.Being the youngest child and having an older sibling I was always very competitive, especially when it came to getting my parents aproval and praise. Hearing and reading this story so many times when I was younger (and still now) shows me that fighting someone for approval especially your sibling isn't going to lead to anything good. This quote relates to "Farenheit 451" because that novel is all about books and stories. Except in "The Secert Life of Bees" they are trying to keep stories alive and in "Fahrenheit 451" they are trying to erase all stories from the past. It was cool to read about two societys different perspectives on wether or not past stories should be remembered or forgotten.

Katherine Moreno #23
Period 5

Kidd uses this quote to express the importance of passing down traditional stories, containing important morals. It’s implied that the stories that are told throughout generations are simply messages that impact our ethical values, and if the messages die out, then in a sense our ethical values that have been tradition for years will also be brought to an end. Essentially, this is what Kidd intends to establish - a story similar to a fable that depicts the morality of the prejudiced, and how simple minds can also be connected to a happier life that brings unity to the world.
Personally, a fable that has always stuck with me was a bedtime story about a fox and a crane. Basically, a fox invited a crane over for dinner, in which he served soup in flat plates that the crane’s long and narrow beak could not reach, and to teach the fox a lesson, the crane invited the fox over for dinner and served soup in deep, narrow jug that the fox could not reach. This fable has been my version of “treat others the way you want to be treated.”
This can be applied to Fahrenheit 451 as it depicts how a society with no passing of morals and ethical values through books and stories can lead to destruction and lack of education. This is a perfect example of a society dying along with the wisdom tradition gives.


Disha Patel #26, period 5

Sue Monk Kidd implies that the stories that we listen too affect who we are or who we become in life. Parents, teachers, and guardians tell children stories with a message to help guide the children in life. For example, when I was a kid, my mom would tell me about how she was an immigrant from Central America. How she was a ten year old in America, how she didn’t know English. How she persevered and got into college. The lesson that my mom was trying to teach me was to never give up. That story made me someone who always perseveres. Just like in Fahrenheit 451, the people who memorize the stories, memorize them to not forget the lessons that comes with the story.

Elias Quintanilla #28 Per. 5

This quote by Kidd reflects solely upon the fact that we must learn from what we do wrong. Or simply learn from our mistakes. In the past, everyone has done something that they are not proud of, and this can also relate to humanity in general. Once we realize something about our history, we start to carry ourselves more differently and we usually try to fix what we did wrong.
This can also relate to my personal life. Whenever I am talking to someone in front of my parents, and after they leave my parents tell me (for example) that I did not show proper manners, I will try to fix and improve my act so the problem does not appear in the future.

The quote, "Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are and why we're here" tells us that when people stop sharing their past experiences or personal stories, the memories are forgotten forever. Without the preservation of stories, our personalities could be destroyed and gone.
In writing "The Secret Life of Bees," Sue Monk Kidd tells all of us the story she has created of Lily's childhood. Since this novel takes place in the 1960s, the difference of life and culture from now and then can be emphasized and shown through this novel. With "The Secret Life of Bees," Sue Monk Kidd preserves the reality of the racism and unjust lifestyle of the 1960s. One of the purposes of her writing this novel could be to remind us of the huge mistakes we have made in the past, to prevent it from happening again.
One story that has changed me as a person was the story of the boy who cried wolf. Told to me by my elders, this story taught be to always be honest, or else when I was truly in trouble, no one would believe me enough to help me. Also from this story, I learned always to try to do the right thing, to prevent myself from carrying around a bad reputation.
This quote relates to "Fahrenheit 451" because the storytellers that memorized stories and recited them were the people who kept the stories alive for others to hear. If the hoboes didn't tell the stories to the next generation when their time was over, the stories would be gone forever. With the regular citizens of the novel, who didn't have experience with the stories, were lost and didn't know their backgrounds. They were clueless to their history, which is what Sue Monk Kidd expresses will happen when our stories become lost.

Theresa Lin, #19
Period 5

Within the novel The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, the quote "Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are and why we're here." (107) signifies that stories serve as a lesson of importance and shape who one becomes. This can be related to me because when I was younger I would hear stories that would scare me, such as if I don't behave well, a monster will come for me. This helped shape me become who I am by teaching me who I really am. This can additionally be commented, in the novel Fahrenheit 451. Within the novel, the books served as a mean of stories that were read across the world. However, when they were taken away, people lost their way of humanity and truly forgot who they were.

Nikhil Bhakta, #2 period 5

Sue Monk Kidd utilizes the quote to emphasize the importance of passing down knowledge and values provided by stories. A society will be lost if they do not have the knowledge of past events to help them improve the future and to learn from past mistakes. The author incorporates the quote into the novel to express how stories, such as the one about the black Mary, must be passed down otherwise people will lose and forget part of their own culture and ideals. When I was younger, my mom used to tell me the story about the rabbit and the turtle and how they had a race. The rabbit thought it was too fast so he took a nap, thinking the turtle would not be able to catch up. However, the turtle passed him and won the race. From this story, I learned that you should never give up and to always practice because there's always something to improve. The quote relates to the novel "Lord of the Flies" where the children forgot about the disciplined and civilized society they once lived in. Ultimately, without being reminded and told about their values and ideals of behaving, the boys became violent and acted like wild animals.

Cara Tsui #31, Period 5

"Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are and why we're here" (107). In a way, Sue Monk Kidd seems to be telling everyone to make sure that even if times are changing, to remember our origins and the "stories" or the events that we had to go through in order to be who we are today. The book Fahrenheit 451 can be related to this quote. The people that spend the rest of their life reciting books in order to pass them on to the next generations, in case the remaining books were burnt. The burning of the books could be as if "they die[d]" (107). In Fahrenheit 451, the people in the towns and city have lost their identity. The people that recite the books are trying to bring back "who [they] are" and try to tell more people "why [they're] here" (107). If they keep burning books, they will eventually lose everything. A story that really changed the way I think is Lord of the Flies. After reading that novel, I really started to think about what would happen if humans took everything for granted, and then lost everything, and has to survive in the wilderness. This book could be related to the part of the quote by Sue Monk Kidd that goes, "When they die, we can't remember who we are and why we're here" (107). The young boys in the novel lost their identities and their common sense during their rough journey alone in the wild. They were away from civilization for such a long time, it's as if they had become animals. They forgot "who [they] are and why" they're there (107).

Charlene Chen 3 Period 5

Sue Monk Kidd uses this quote to stress the idea that in order to keep and build off the knowledge and traditions of our society, they must be shared and told to each generation, otherwise it is lost. In addition, Kidd is trying to emphasize the idea that sharing knowledge, stories, and customs with others is important in order to remember our past and remember who we are in the present. At around the age of 11 I had a family member who I wasn't very close to, pass away due to a medical condition called LIS. And although I didn't see this relative very often, the sadness still hit me emotionally. Taking from this experience I learned to value my health, as my relative was healthy her whole life but still fell to medical conditions. I can relate this quote to the novel Fahrenheit 451, where books were banned and storytelling was prohibited to everyone in society. Instead everyone depended on technology which led and created a society that contained no wisdom, culture, or knowledge.

Justin Yick #33
Period 5

Kidd's quote expresses her personal belief that in order for us to learn and grow, we must hear the stories that come through the generations and retell them to spread the knowledge, or it will be lost in time. Stories are not just for entertainment, but a tool for humans to manifest their opinions in and incorporate important morals and themes into so generations can learn from them. If they are to die, there will be nothing to help shape and define us as people; the lessons that could have been taught are gone. My grandfather told me about when he lived in Vietnam, and how the war started. It opened my eyes and taught me more than what the textbooks could ever teach and gave the perspective of the other side of the story from someone who's experienced it firsthand. Kidd's quote also relates to the novel Farenheit 451. The lives of the people within a book-less society sit in front of their TVs, uneducated about what is going on around them.

Sue Monk Kidd uses this quote to explain the importance of sharing stories. These stories hold important messages and forms of wisdom that are able to affect the life of an individual. Kidd's intention was to deliver a powerful message that would impact the future generations. She wanted to share the themes of unity and love and how both can be accomplished even in a world of evil. Stories that I've read in the past that has changed my life are the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan. Growing up, I was able to expand my imagination and improve my creativity because of these books. A literary work that relates to this quote is "Farenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury. Bradbury uses a society that has banned any form of literature to emphasize the importance of literature itself. A small group of people called the Hoboes keep books memorized to pass them down to others. Those who live without literature have a life without emotion or knowledge.

Elijah Baybay #1, Period 5

The quotes integration into August’s dialogue allows the preservation of one’s oral tradition to be represented. Sue Monk Kidd’s belief in filtering non-materialistic elements of culture in the form of storytelling is represented in this passage. Due to the imminent decline of traditional stories, August remarks that “stories have to be told or they die” (107). When the past is forgotten or lost, a part of the future is destroyed as well, leaving one’s personal identity behind. A story that heavily influenced me was A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park. It depicts the story of a “crane man”, an old potter and orphan, whose childhood was encompassed by tragedy. Each protagonist takes leaps of faith and chases after something that they're passionate about. Tree-Ear, the young boy, triumphed through adversity while defying odds and expectations. His morals and values that were imprinted upon him by “crane man” gave me a different viewpoint of how privileged I am. This quote is also relevant to Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury where the subject lived in a constructed world, where the concept of story-telling was prohibited. With the burning of these books, stories can’t be retold and a culture is lost.

Brian Honng #11, Period 5

“Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are and why we’re here” (107). This quote is relevant to the story because it reflects on the problems that we had in the past. In the book, The Secret Life Of Bees, Kidd remind us of what it was like back then. He talks about how we were experiencing a time of racial injustice and racism altough blacks were considered as equal people by law. The quote reflects in this because it is telling us to remind ourselves of who we are by looking back at our history. Without keeping the stories in our history alive, Kidd indicates that we will forget who we once were and maybe even become the people who we were. I can relate to this because my mom told me stories of her struggle coming to the U.S. when i was younger. Her stories changed the person who i was because i began to realize all the hard things she did to make my brothers future and mine the best she could. I realized that i couldn't slack off while she was working hard for me and that changed who i was.

Toby Diep #9
Period 5

Kidd uses this quote to create awareness of the importance of stories and the knowledge they posses. Her purpose in writing this novel is to remind us how evil the world is and issues such as racism is a scar in our society and will never be forgotten. One book that gave me a new perspective on human nature is Lord of the Flies. I realized the importance of society having rules because if we didn’t, society would go out of control. This quote relates to the book "Fahrenheit 451," by Ray Bradbury because in F451, society wants to get rid of the things in life that disturb the happiness of society. While doing so, they destroy memories and feelings that were once experienced. Overall, stories contain knowledge that help us do our best in our civilization.

Isaac Riojas #29
period 5

The author, Sue Monk Kidd wrote, “stories have to be told or they die, and when they die we can't remember who we are and why we’re here,” (107) to show readers the importance of stories. Stories play a major role in our lives, they shape the children of our society with lessons to becoming great role models. In this particular story, the author is trying to reach out to her readers about the impact that stories actually have in our lives. One of the stories I've heard about in my childhood that shaped the person I am today is an old story about a blind man falling into a well. The story asks its audience, “Who is to blame? The man who is watching or the blind man?” I thought that it was the man who's watching the blind man fall into the well at fault. The man had the sight the blind man did not have, it was the gift of sight. The story taught me to use the gifts I was given for others who are in need. This quote could be related to Fahrenheit 451, the story takes place in a society that burn books. Without the books, many of the citizens loss their knowledge of who they are as an individual.

Sabrina Chou #7, Period 5

Sue Monk Kidd utilizes this quote to express the importance of people handing down stories and wisdom to younger generations in order to teach important ideals, themes, and knowledge to those who wish to hear. Kidd's purpose in creating the story of the Lady of Chains was to express that the challenges or "chains" in life can only hold someone back if they choose to submit to these difficulties. This message relates to the Boatwright sisters and how although they are unmarried colored women in a very prejudiced time, their chains could not hold them and they thrived. This message relates to Lily, because through all she's been through and lost, Lily has overcome these things and found a real, loving family. Not only pertaining to the main characters, the story of The Lady of Chains can be applied to almost all the characters throughtout the book as well as real life. Kidd's utilization of the story is able to bring a whole new level of depth to her novel. This quote seems to relate to Fahreinheit 451 more than anything. This can be said through how the government's censorship and manipulation of history has lead to a brainless, naiive society in which reality and common sense is extremely warped. It is shown that without passed down knowledge and books, people become stupid and easily controlled. They start to forget who they are and why they're living, only valuing what they are told to value and living how they are told to live.
Growing up, a story that has surprisingly left its mark on me was the story of the gingerbread boy. In thinking that he was invincible and that nobody could catch him, he became careless and naive which lead to him being eaten by a sneaky wolf. After being read that story I have always had this realization that life and good things are fragile, people can sometimes be tricky and sneaky, and its best to always protect yourself and what you have.

Kaitlyn Choi #6, Period 5

Stories contain references to cultural practices, ideas and histories. When they are passed down to new generations, practices and ideas continue and histories are learned from. Sue Monk Kidd, in "The Secret Life of Bees", describes to readers how life was in the 1960’s through Lily Owens. She reminds us of the struggles colored people went through back then, but also of the simplicity of the times.
When I was little, I began to hear the stories of how and why my grandparents came to the United States. They came from fairly wealthy families, but then they had to escape because of the coming problems in Asia. When they arrived here, they struggled with money and life. They had to work hard to start up their own businesses and to achieve a steady income. It taught me to be more appreciative of the things I have. I have it all because of them.
A similar work to this quote would be "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury where the society burn books so that no one can be different. There is a group of people, however, who ran away to the edge of the city with a bunch of books and the determination to memorize and pass down the stories to their future children.

Danae Lee #15, Period 5

Kidd uses this quote to indicate how the characters feel in their moment of crisis. The message indicated, is that the story of who people are or were can’t be remembered without being told. Not only the stories of individuals but the stories of history. Man is unable to remember unless the story is told throughout the centuries. On a personal level however, a story that had affected me and who I am would have been the bible. Not only has the bible been the bases of who I should be as a person, but also the importance of not only good things but bad things I do as well. However this quote can be related to Fahrenheit 451, a book we read earlier this year. In the story books were burned in order to hide their importance as well as to help people forget they existed. In many ways Montag from Fahrenheit 451 could relate to this. Rather than going on without knowledge of what books were, he chose to remember what books are really like and the benefits that comes from reading them.

Bryan Steinmetz #30, Per.5

The quote the author used is trying accomplish the importance of stories. Stories identify us to who we are. Little bits of side stories, a long complicated story, and even regular occurrences. All of these tell us things about who we really are. In this particular story about the Lady of Chains, its impact of the story being passed generations creates that respect and the importance of its lesson. I myself had a story that made me reflect my ideals and values. The story was told by my grandmother whose husband passed away about a year ago. She told me a life story about her love to her husband and how she strived to work her way to America. But, what really stood out to me is her lesson of respecting and loving our parents. She told me that she experienced the tantrums children usually do and how they sometimes hate her for simple things. She told me to always love my parents for they took care of me my whole life. To never forget the sacrifices our parents did for us. I always keep that in mind whenever bad times come in time. This quote can be related to Fahrenheit 451 for the values of stories that the society never had a chance to experience. The stories being written by those authors tell stories about who they are and how they can create a whole book from nothing. Montag tries to hold on to those precious book so he can pass down the importance of books to the next generation. Those stories kept him sane and he found who he really is instead of getting stuck to the usual attitude of everyone. With the book he memorize he was able to find who he is and why he is there.

Sarah Mae C. Dela Cruz #8 Period 5

The quote in the novel written by Sue Monk Kidd is written to explain the importance of remembering your own identity. Stories are a way to help you know who you are, such as situations in a story where you might disagree with the protagonist's actions. In the book The Secret Life of Bees, Lily struggles to find her own identity, but through experiences and stories of real people and not real ones told to Lily helped her find who she is. A story that had influenced me the way I am now is the folktale "Great Aunt Tiger" (roughly translated title from Chinese). It tells of a tiger dressed as two sisters' great aunt, and the older sister got tricked and eaten and the younger killed the tiger because the older sister was too hasty in assuming the tiger is their great aunt. This story taught me to be more cautious and more observant to outside surroundings. This quote can be related to Fahrenheit 451, a setting where books are burned. People in its society had long forgotten who they were because of the absence of stories from their lives. However when Montag started to read books, he formed his own thoughts and conclusions independent of the state.

Minjaye Lee #17, Period 5

Kidd includes this quote to explain that the story of Mary was so highly valued to the Daughters of Mary because of its message: the theme of motherhood and strength found in oneself. This story's significance is realized by how much the Daughters of Mary took this message seriously and strive to apply this message to improve themselves, as well as teaching others (Lily). Through this quote and example, Kidd implies how stories are important because they carry important, meaningful beliefs and ideas that can benefit people's lives; if these stories ceased to be passed down and fade away, we will all be deprived of its wisdom and deteriorate as individuals and as a society. Additionally, these beliefs and ideas are central to forming one's identity: we are a summation of the experiences we undergo, and the knowledge we learn to proceed through life.
One story that has continually influenced me was my cousin's life experience. He immigrated here to the United States not knowing English, and faced many difficulties. However, through hard work and dedication, he has risen to a physician who works at the hospital often treating emergency patients. His life experience made me think of how lucky I was having everything he didn't in the beginning; however, he also made me realized how having everything doesn't necessarily get me into life --- rather, it was simple hard work and passion that did.
This quote can be related to Fahrenheit 451. Fahrenheit 451 highlights the importance of stories by being an example of how the absence of stories has negatively impacted society: individuals treat each other with violence, intelligence is scorned over ignorance, citizens are happy having no identities, and problems are "fixed" by destruction. Clearly, this is the results of not having stories to draw wisdom from in times of troubles

Olivia Zhou, #34 Period 5

Stories serve has the relics of our past. They remind us of knowledge to prevent ourselves from destruction. Without stories, we revert ourselves and become more primitive in both action and thought. Sue Monk Kidd, author of the Secret Life of Bees, correctly utilized this quote when writing her novel. A novel related towards the Civil Rights Movement, her piece would remind us of racism how we could never benefit from it but instead with love that seeks connection and prosperity. One particular story that stood out for me was a Japanese folk tale about the Lonely Red Ogre. In this story, the Red Ogre is friends either the Blue Ogre. Red Ogre wanted to be friends with the humans however they were afraid of him. When the Blue Ogre witnessed this, he sacrificed his reputation in order for Red Ogre to befriend the humans. What stood out to me in this story is how ones sacrifice for another could change the world entirely.

A parallel novel that could be linked to this quote would be Fahrenheit 451. In this book, society burns books in efforts to prevent thought. The reason why the quote ties well with this novel is how books, once a staple of knowledge, would be burned in order to forget the past and focus the future.