So, today I have just come up with a completely new thesis. I realize that I’m going to be missing information for this blog that must be researched and given better thought to. So I apologize and in the mean time, bear with me. By the way, I wouldn’t mind any feedback!
Religion is a major part of many lives. Many of these faiths have certain ways of living, certain beliefs to hold, and certain standards to follow. When someone has a religion, they tend to believe everything that they are to believe in as a fact. Often they impose those beliefs on others who don’t hold the same faiths, or even those who don’t follow their organized structures the way they do. Most people get so involved in their religion that they fail to see that they’re choosing standards for everyone else. What is neat yet scary about this, is that these standards that human beings choose to live by could simply be made up. With that said, Doralee accusing River of being a witch demonstrates that belief systems, such as religion, cause one to make inaccurate judgments on others by referencing their beliefs as fact.
In the Firefly’s “Safe,” River and Simon are kidnapped and taken to a small village in need of a doctor. While being there, River has bonded with a little girl named Ruby who hasn’t spoken for the past two years and is believed to be mute. After a day of playing, River explains Ruby’s past to Doralee, a village teacher, and Simon. Doralee was amazed and thought of River as an angel for getting Ruby to talk. This moment quickly turns when River explains that Ruby cannot talk because her voice had been scared away. Doralee then accuses River of being a witch and says “thou shall not suffer a witch to live.”
This brings me to my real world connection. I want to write about the witch trials, politics over topics such as abortion, and perhaps the preacher that goes on the oval and yells as students walk to class that they’re going to hell because apparently he’s the only person that believes in his religion. :P
Obviously, I have yet to look into some articles and information to further explain the real world connection, but I’ll get right on top of that!
Wow, the witch trials are perfect for this. and since abortion is such a taboo subject in the midwest it has been treated much the same way by most religions. I think that preacher is creepy, and apparently thinks he is going to heaven if he sends the rest of us to hell. Don't you think it might be the other way around? I kind of smile to myself and wonder if he wears one of those WWJD bracelets. . . .
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