Wow is all I have to say about this story. I remember reading it in high school and just letting it go and not thinking about it. But this time I knew I had to do a blog on it so I read it out loud and I was really “struck” by the dilemma that this little utopia is facing. Although there are two sides to this story as there are any story. I first thought it was horrible that this utopia would keep this child locked away in a small closet never to see any happiness. But then I got to thinking is the pain of one worth the joy of many. And that lead me to think of Christ dyeing for our sins so that we may have joy. But the main difference I see here is that Christ chose to give his life so that we may come to know him and be happy where as the child was never given the option and was just shoved in the closet and forced into this decision. Though if the child really understood the situation I am curious to know what it would do. Since it is a utopia would it be perfect and chose to live in the closet out of love or because there is no moral would the child choose the selfish thing and free itself only to see the destruction of the entire utopia and everyone is equally as miserable as the child was. I guess what really matters here is all about if the child would choose to stay once they really understood the weight of the situation, and I mean not just have it explained to it but to truly understand what was at stake because of the decision. This is a great story.
I hadn't really thought of the connection between the child and Christ until you had mentioned it in class. I wonder what the child would think about that, too. Would it decide that the sacrifice was worth it?
ReplyDeletei really enjoyed reading this blog. i to had a similar take on this story and also had the thought on what would the child do if it had the choice to stay locked up or free.
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