Survivor's Blog: The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses

Question 1: How does the character search for solace, purpose, and/or redemption in this story?

In the story, "The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses," Brille searches for solace and purpose by trying to achieve some equality in a time where there is no tolerance. In "The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses," Brille is a political prisoner, someone who has done nothing wrong except for did something against the government and is sent to jail because of it, trying to avoid complete imprisonment by fighting passive agresively against those who hold him down. Brille fights for equality between whites and blacks, and because of his ideas he was sent to jail, but even in the prison he makes the watchers mad by doing things against the rules. The character Brille's main purpose is if we all work together everything will be alright. Brille shows the watcher of Brille's line because at first they did not get along and nothing was going right, but then when they started working together they were able to do anything.


Question 2: How does the character's experience reflect the historical period in which his/her story is told?

Brille's experience reflects the historical period in which his story is told because he is a political prisoner in South Africa. In South Africa, at the time, a man could be imprisoned for doing or saying something against the government or something that involes the government. Brille was imprisoned for fighting for what he believes. He had believed that all people should be equal, both whites and blacks should have the same freedoms and rules. He knew what he was doing and he still went through with what he did and got imprisoned for it. Many people of this time were imprisoned including Nelson Mandela, who was a very important political prisoner that was imprisoned because of his believes and then later was elected as the President of South Africa. Mandela became the first black President of South Africa and made changes to make whites and blacks of South Africa equal.

Question 3: How does the character's experience in the story symbolize the theme of survival and the human spirit?

The character's experience in this story symbolizes the theme of survival and the human spirit because he shows every one to fight for what you believe in. By being imprisoned by saying what he believes is right. Brille faught for equality between Blacks and Whites in South Africa and this is a great way to show that he fights for something he believes in. Another theme of survival and the human spirit that the character's experiences in the story symolize cooperation is a key to success. This is symbolized because Brille could get nothing done by working against his watcher but once he had started working along with him they both got done what they needed because they had no one working against them.