Strangers That Came To Town Analysis

The word freedom has different meanings for all of us. Some people say it is the ability to go wherever you desire without barriers blocking you, others believe that freedom is saying or doing whatever you want without having any consequences. In the story, “Strangers That Came To Town” by Ambrose Rose shows a refreshing point of view about freedom is about being accepted by others.

To begin, Duvitch family are immigrants, complete strangers to the town. “They were considered unattractive physically.”(Flack 3), had low economic status, and had different ethnicity, this resulted in them not being accepted as a part of the community. Mr. Duvitch is a hard working and generous man. Almost every time people pass by Mr. Duvitch, they hold their

However, they get ignored by their peers and even principal isn’t doing much to help them feel comfortable: “After school they headed straight for home, never lingering on the playground” (Flack 4). Fortunately, everything changes for them once people around the area start to notice Duvitch’ family. The children become more secure and confident to interact with others: “How strange to see the boys and girls throw back their heads and laugh when Father said something that was funny, but not terribly fun” ( Flack 14). They begin to discover new talents and demonstrate it to the public which wasn’t possible before. They are free from the label of the weird immigrants and now are popular and interactive children. For example, one of the sons is a star baseball player and others have the ability to turn garbage into a beauty.

“When Strangers Came To Town” story demonstrates the importance of acceptance in order to obtain their freedom to what they want without the fear of being judged for their actions. When people accept others for the way they are, one does not have to act differently