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Sneetches. Match these words to their definitions. 1. civil rights *judging before knowing 2. prejudice *separation 3. discrimination *not allowing someone to have civil rights 3. stereotyping *rights to full equality 4. integration *bringing together
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Match these words to their definitions • 1. civil rights *judging before knowing • 2. prejudice *separation • 3. discrimination *not allowing someone to have civil rights • 3. stereotyping *rights to full equality • 4. integration *bringing together • 5. segregation *classifying someone based on little knowledge of them
Metaphorically Speaking . . . • A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. • A thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, esp. something abstract.
Why use metaphores? • Metaphors provide a frame of reference to more fully apply new concepts or ideas, or they can pique the interest of an audience to see the old in a new way.
“Mirror with a Memory” • When Kodak invented the camera, the technology was so new and different the camera could only be valued by linking the new technology of a camera to something more familiar. Kodak called its camera a “mirror with a memory.” They connected two dissimilar things that actually have something in common. A camera’s film is the memory and the lens is the mirror. Link the two knowns to the unknown — a camera — and a metaphor is born.
Positive Message • It provides the message that race and ethnicity need not be dividing lines in our society, and that we can coexist peacefully, regardless of our external differences.
Is there also a negative message? • Peace and harmony were only reached when the Sneetches no longer knew who was who, an issue that goes beyond the Plain-Belly Sneetches' attempts to assimilate by arming themselves with the "socially acceptable" physical attributes held only by the Star-Belly Sneetches. This message could be misinterpreted to suggest that we should disregard our cultural history, and that shedding our heritage for a new universal identity is the only way to achieve peaceful coexistence. It seems to teach that tolerance equals anonymity, which is a step backward from our attempts to teach acceptance and finding individual identity.
After the Sneetches: • Write a paragraph using the words we defined before the video. Underline the words. • Include an explanation of the cartoon’s theme and a summary that explains how the lesson is taught. • Explain how we can apply the lesson from the Sneetches to today’s society.
