The Story Map Of Home - 2007 Words

The story Map of Home gives insight into the lives of a family that has been pushed out of their home that now must travel to different country’s as refugees. One of the points of conflict in the book is based on the us vs them dichotomy which is based on the notion of fear of others and fear of reaction. This situation has caused a fracture between the refugees and the country’s taking them in. In this paper one will also see how this conflict relates the situation in Paris and also argue the position of whether it is right to justify action based on fear. This is problematic because this process deems ignorance, fear and pride as an acceptable way of approaching a situation when it should be approached with kindness, and respect†¦show more content†¦The attack has fractured the relationship between nations and refuges which has caused a dire problem for [refugees] â€Å"a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war† (Dictionary.com) all over the world. Many countries are closing their doors on refugees based on the notion of fear and what if. For example, What if we get bomb or threatened? What if the refuges are terrorist? This notion is based on fear and fear of others, which instills a fear of rejection to those looking for help. The most difficult part about this conflict is that the questions being asked are important to the security of the country. Most of the people that are refugees are running away from the same terrorist group that attacked Paris. When we react with an emotion reaction like fear and enclose oneself from the problem we are rejecting the refugees and we are falling in to the us vs, them dichotomy. [Dichotomy] â€Å"Division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups† (Dictionary.com). Were we are pitted against each other and neither wanting to risk the lives of the ones held dear. To solve this problem one needs to approach both dichotomies with a better solution, which doesn’t, put both parties at risk or against each other. In the book Map Of home, a public and personal account of the conflict between Israel and Palestine is told. The conflict left many