Of This Goldfish, Would You Wish? By Etgar Keret: An Analysis

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Death, Depression, and mental issues galore!
People live together to increase their chances of survival. But, with community, there will always be conflict. Communities, like the wilderness, cause others to change. Diverse populations conform others to become the majority; when this fails, people’s minds negatively change. Our community has an antagonistic influence on our psychological state of mind.
Forced friendship, which can lead to Stockholm syndrome, inhibits the mind. Stockholm syndrome, when a feeling of affection or understanding form in an event of kidnapping or hostage situations, only happens in extreme cases. The one being forced into the friendship are usually extremely eager for freedom. In “What, of this goldfish, would you wish?” by Etgar Keret, “The fish could taste freedom”. This relates to how people only truly realize how much they miss something when it is gone. The forcer, on the other hand, actually mentally benefits. With this relationship, loneliness issues are resolved. People that force friendships on others, unfortunately, develop dependency issues because of the development of such issues. Friendship should not be forced and in some cases lead to mental issues. …show more content…
The reason why is because of the belief of divine help or blessings. Many civilizations believed in blood rituals. This is when blood or even human beings become offerings. Those who watch the rituals, are desensitized, which can lead to blurred boundaries between right and wrong. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, it states “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon”. These desensitized individuals would become used to the violence. This allows them to offer more, which would please their gods even more. An example of this in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson: “Some gave little Hutchinson some pebbles.” In conclusion, sacrificial rituals are morbid and desensitize
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