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Persecution And Violence In Girardian Joseph

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Girardian Joseph
Joseph and his coat of many colors has not only gotten Joseph in persecution’s way but has placed many others at the feet of Girard’s view of persecution and violence from Girard’s Mimetic Theories. Through Girard’s many methods of reasoning, Joseph’s brothers envy him in ways to take his physical spot in the family, but one event after another Joseph ends up earning a spot in the royal palace of the Pharaoh of Egypt. Throughout Joseph’s childhood, time of crisis, and his time within Pharaoh’s kingdom, many characters experience in one way or another hint of persecution and violence explained through the stereotypes of persecution and mimetic desire. The Girardian analysis of the story of Joseph reveals the need to be right that is innate in humans and how humans react negatively to those who do not have that need to be right. …show more content…

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