You are now bearing the punishment for the shortcomings of your world. Here, as in your world, there are benighted people who cannot tolerate thinking about things they are not accustomed to. But you realize that you are being treated here the same as there. If someone from this world came to yours with the audacity to call himself a man, your learned men would stifle him for being a monster or a monkey possessed by the Devil.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker notes that people on the Moon treat him similarly to how Earth people treat outsiders, showing universal intolerance.
- In plain terms
- People everywhere reject those who are different or unusual.
- What can you take from it?
- Prejudice exists across cultures and worlds.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do people fear outsiders?
- Is intolerance universal?
Another view
The comparison assumes all societies react the same way to outsiders.
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