Return To Hayneville Analysis

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The Motivation for Change Throughout history, motivation has been the driving force for individuals and groups who have made a difference in the world. Motivation has most often emerged over time by people who want to make a change in their life. Two authors, Naomi Klein and George Orr, both share their experiences and viewpoints on fighting for a cause. Klein, in “Fences of Enclosure, Windows of Opportunity”, gives her ideas on the metaphor of a fence, and how today’s society is greatly restricted. Orr, in “Return to Hayneville”, recounts his experiences during the Civil Rights Movement in the 60’s. Although there is a significant difference in time and setting, both authors connect through the theme of motivation. Orr was motivated to do…show more content…
Klein brings up many cases of passive protesting. She states the difference between peaceful activists and forceful opposition: “In fact, remarkably few of globalization’s fenced-out people turn to violence. Most simply move: rom countryside to city, from country to country. And that’s when they come face to face with distinctively unvirtual fences, the ones made of chain-link and razor wire, reinforced with concrete and guarded with machine guns” (Klein 197). She feels that the “unvirtual fences” are usually put up against of non-violent protestors. This theory gives the idea that activists who try to demonstrate with non-violence usually face forceful retaliation by the opposite side. Orr, also demonstrating with non-violence, faced powerful backlash. He gives an example of this during a protest: “We activists had a plan to demonstrate, but the state of Mississippi and the city of Jackson had their own plan. We were taken to the county fairgrounds-twenty or so fenced acres of clear-cut land set with half a dozen long, low, tin-roofed barns Another thing we didn’t know: when each truck entered the fairgrounds, the gate swung shut behind it, and police turned back anyone else who tried to enter” (Orr 220). Although they were just trying to demonstrate, the police automatically assumed that they would need violent retaliation. Once overcoming these consequences, one can often feel a sense of personal victory and even more hope for the
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