Profound lessons from childrens stories

Civil Disobedience

One might think that finding parallels between a Dr. Seuss story and the real-life story of Rosa Parks does not make sense. However, that is less than true as the parallels and commonalities are early and often when it comes to comparing the history of one and the story created on the other. Indeed, civil disobedience has taken on many forms but it is seemingly the least violent yet poignant events that seem to be the most effective. It was something that Martin Luther King Jr. greatly touted and Rosa Park and her refusal to move from her seat was just another example of that. While civil disobedience is sometimes disruptive or otherwise counterproductive, it is a thing of magic when it is done well.

Analysis

To answer the important question first, civil disobedience is basically a means that people use to protest laws that are deemed to be unjust or improper. Civil disobedience can take on several forms. It can be peaceful and low-key but it can also be confronting and \"in your face\" when it comes to authority and those in power. Perhaps the quintessential and best example of civil disobedience throughout the years was the act of Rosa Parks refusing to sit in her assigned area of the bus because she felt that the policy that mandated this was racist, bigoted and degrading and it was decided by her and those close to her that his would not be permitted anymore. Much the same efforts have been used to ensure that black people can vote, that black people are not segregated by matter of law and so forth. However, the other side of the coin is that some bigots engage in the same behavior. Indeed, many schools would actively resist and block black people from attending their schools and it took the force of the government to overcome that form of civil disobedience.

Anyhow, the parallels between Rosa Parks and Yertle are easy to see. One parallel is that there was a turtle in Yertle named Mack that \"decided he had taken enough.\" Indeed, Rosa Parks and those that were of the same mind as her had much the same viewpoint. Another parallel is that Mack did a rather innocuous and simple thing to show this discontent, and that was to burp. In the case of Rosa Parks, she just sat in a seat of the bus that was not allowed for her. Third, there was a tyrant that was preying upon the \"lesser\" turtles in the realm that was contained in the story. Much the same thing existed with Ms. Parks as a racist and oppressive government was trying to tell her where she was allowed to sit, which is more than petty yet tyrannical at the same time. Fourth, the parallels between the oppressed turtles in Yertle and the black people in the time of Rosa Parks is easy to see (Flashinski, 2012). Fifth, Mack made a different in his community and so did Rosa Parks. Sixth, American society rejected civil discourse and treating blacks like humans and Yertle did much the same thing. Seventh, majority rule was clearly not in place as blacks were being disregarded and ignored as citizens and things would have been better for blacks if they were taken seriously, just like was not going on in Yertle. Yertle was not listening to the struggles of blacks (of they did nto care) and Yertle did the same thing. Ninth, blacks were assigned their place in society and the same thing happened with the stacks of turles in Yertle. Finally, the tenth parallel that can be mentioned is that Mack decided he should have rights and that is what Rosa Parks was after (Teaching Civics, 2016).