This image really relates to Matt, because as soon as Matt was born without knowing it he was labelled as a clone. Throughout his life he faces many struggles that come along with being the product of an “experiment” to a certain extent. Just like the person in the picture Matt struggled with his life trying to fit in and to find his place in a society where people aren’t much different from one another.
The following image relates to Matt Alacran in The House of the Scorpion. As soon as Matt was created in a cow, as a clone makes people question whether he is even considered human or not. Right from day one Matt faces struggles in his life because of who he is, and how people are looking at him. Whether Matt is going to a dinner, talking to a friend, meeting someone new, or just trying to live his everyday life, everyone is constantly telling him he’s an animal, or a creature; he’s not human. When we actually look at a clone or someone like Matt, is it actually our problem to judge? because it wasn’t his fault how he got brought into the world.
Did anyone experience anger toward those that treated Matt with such disdain? We hope that in a similar “situation” we would not revert to the “scapegoat” mentality.
I felt a lot of different emotions when people were labeling Matt. I felt that it was totally unfair but at the same time people like Emilia and Steven’s only knowledge of Matt was from their parents who probably had nothing good to say about Matt’s existence so they can’t exactly be blamed.
The image reflects Matt himself. IN the same way this child was labeled a homosexual Matt was labeled Property of the Alacran Estate. The child’s label like Matt’s will follow him through the rest of his/her life. Also both labels can and have caused problems for them. This is shown when Matt becomes a lost boy and him being a clone is reviled to them also this is shown in the 3rd chapter as well when Matt see’s the doctor. The child’s label will also be a problem in some places as well. But in the end the label may help them. The child’s label may explain things about themselves and may also help the find a place were they fit in. Matt’s label in the end turns out to be a blessing in disguise for himself and others. So in the end labels are just labels and don’t mean much in the grand scheme of things and this has been shown in life and in the house of the scorpion.
This image relates to Matt because as soon as he was “harvested” from a cow he was marked different from anybody else. Matt struggles to understand why he’s so much different from everyone else, he gets good grades, has manners, and basically everything else a normal human boy would have, which makes Matt think that he is the same as Tom or Maria or anyone else. We learn from Tam Lin that clones and humans are the same, there aren’t any differences between them and this is the same with the baby in the picture. Whether you’re homosexual or heterosexual we’re all still human and should be treated fair and equally.
The image relates to Matt for a couple of different reasons. The first and easiest is that Matt, being a human being of sound mind but unique birth, was labeled as something else at birth and his humanity was cast aside; his destiny was pre-empted by a social idea of what he was. It also relates to him because Matt himself had no concept of the label that was being placed upon him throughout his young life he was blissfully unaware of any difference between him and others. He doesn’t question, or find strange that he is kept separate from the rest of the world, and the markings on his foot are merely a fact of life to him. Branded effectively and given a name he never asked for, Matt relates due to the helplessness and innocence that parallels the two.
This image really relates to Matt, because as soon as Matt was born without knowing it he was labelled as a clone. Throughout his life he faces many struggles that come along with being the product of an “experiment” to a certain extent. Just like the person in the picture Matt struggled with his life trying to fit in and to find his place in a society where people aren’t much different from one another.
The following image relates to Matt Alacran in The House of the Scorpion. As soon as Matt was created in a cow, as a clone makes people question whether he is even considered human or not. Right from day one Matt faces struggles in his life because of who he is, and how people are looking at him. Whether Matt is going to a dinner, talking to a friend, meeting someone new, or just trying to live his everyday life, everyone is constantly telling him he’s an animal, or a creature; he’s not human. When we actually look at a clone or someone like Matt, is it actually our problem to judge? because it wasn’t his fault how he got brought into the world.
Did anyone experience anger toward those that treated Matt with such disdain? We hope that in a similar “situation” we would not revert to the “scapegoat” mentality.
I felt a lot of different emotions when people were labeling Matt. I felt that it was totally unfair but at the same time people like Emilia and Steven’s only knowledge of Matt was from their parents who probably had nothing good to say about Matt’s existence so they can’t exactly be blamed.
The image reflects Matt himself. IN the same way this child was labeled a homosexual Matt was labeled Property of the Alacran Estate. The child’s label like Matt’s will follow him through the rest of his/her life. Also both labels can and have caused problems for them. This is shown when Matt becomes a lost boy and him being a clone is reviled to them also this is shown in the 3rd chapter as well when Matt see’s the doctor. The child’s label will also be a problem in some places as well. But in the end the label may help them. The child’s label may explain things about themselves and may also help the find a place were they fit in. Matt’s label in the end turns out to be a blessing in disguise for himself and others. So in the end labels are just labels and don’t mean much in the grand scheme of things and this has been shown in life and in the house of the scorpion.
This image relates to Matt because as soon as he was “harvested” from a cow he was marked different from anybody else. Matt struggles to understand why he’s so much different from everyone else, he gets good grades, has manners, and basically everything else a normal human boy would have, which makes Matt think that he is the same as Tom or Maria or anyone else. We learn from Tam Lin that clones and humans are the same, there aren’t any differences between them and this is the same with the baby in the picture. Whether you’re homosexual or heterosexual we’re all still human and should be treated fair and equally.
The image relates to Matt for a couple of different reasons. The first and easiest is that Matt, being a human being of sound mind but unique birth, was labeled as something else at birth and his humanity was cast aside; his destiny was pre-empted by a social idea of what he was. It also relates to him because Matt himself had no concept of the label that was being placed upon him throughout his young life he was blissfully unaware of any difference between him and others. He doesn’t question, or find strange that he is kept separate from the rest of the world, and the markings on his foot are merely a fact of life to him. Branded effectively and given a name he never asked for, Matt relates due to the helplessness and innocence that parallels the two.