Throughout the course of our lives, we are bound to be faced with injustice. Throughout many novels, it is clear that in response to these injustices, individuals act in a selfish manner, attempting to preserve themselves and no one else. In Budge Wilson’s The Metaphor, we see this from Charlotte. While in seventh grade, she made a strong relationship with her English teacher. When Charlotte enters high school, she begins focusing on her self-image. As she enters her English class she notices that Miss Hancock is her teacher yet again. The students treated her quite badly, but Charlotte wasn’t about to stand up for her. Standing up for a teacher could mean that she would lose any chance of getting the boyfriend she wanted, or even making friends. This was a risk she was not willing to take, as she was selfish and only wanted to be popular. Miss Hancock later approaches Charlotte, asking if she is still writing metaphors. She replies “I dunno”, a lie to keep any relationships between them minimal. Charlotte still worried only …show more content…
Valgardson’s God is not a Fish Inspector similar traits are shown. Fusi is an old man living near a lake. He spends his mornings illegally fishing, as he has done his whole life. His daughter and her husband live with him and constantly tell him he should stop. Knowing full well they are right, he continues anyway. In his old age, he fears having to go to the old folk’s home down the street. Fusi views this as weakness and wants to show that he can still be independent. He continues to illegally fish, as the excitement is what keeps him going. It makes him proud and helps to restore his self-image. One day after fishing his daughter speaks to the local inspectors about Fusi’s habits. They tell her that they knew the whole time and were just making sure he was safe. Upon telling Fusi about this, he gave up. His own injustices were helping him stay strong, but when he realized the inspectors knew all along, his image had been