I think the "Leg" is all about humanity because it's about people's wishes. We I read about this, I also think about the issue of organ donation after death. Even though donation will help out other live ones life, one should respect to the death one's wishes and his or her family's wishes. It's not about live or death, it is about the live family's feeling and the death one's wishes. No one wants his or her death body be handle against his or her wishes. It is funny that the professor only sees the leg as something to display and put his name along with it, and not realize it is a human leg. It is irony that he said that he is working with Indians for many years and gain respect from them, but himself is not respecting the four bears because he did not even think the leg maybe meaningful to anyone. They did not know the significance of the leg and did not know the meaning of the dressing, but they still want to keep the leg for display. It is funny that their reason is so weak but they still want to fight for the belong of the leg.
(sorry this blog is a bit late because I was studying for my other class's midterm overnight on Thursday, and I am so sleepy after class on Firday so I went home and sleep and I thought I will be awake whenever I am hungry since I had not eaten yet so I did not set an alarm and sadly I was sleep until now....)
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I think this story highlights the two cultures differences. Because their differences is highlighted, I think it allows the reader to become more sensitive to those around them and be more accepting of customs. I too thought it was very absurd to have a leg, a human leg on display for other humans to view. That's just weird.
I thought it was odd that the museum curator fought to keep the human leg on display. Though he had spent so much time learning this tribes culture, he still can't even figure out what time period the leg was from. He just wanted his name to be connected to the find and didn't care about the repercussions. The irony used in this story really emphasizes the absurdity of the situation.
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