I'm either a mutant or a cripple, and I refuse to be a cripple. People pity cripples, but they're afraid of mutants [:] Fear implies respect.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author prefers being feared as a mutant over being pitied as a cripple, since fear implies respect.
- In plain terms
- I would rather be feared than pitied because fear shows respect.
- What can you take from it?
- Fear can signal respect better than pity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you value more, fear or pity?
- How does society judge difference?
Another view
Fear is not always a positive basis for respect.
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