Gordine uses the scenario of fear and mistrust, created by home invasions and robberies, to expose themes that negative situations are created by fear among people, racism, and prejudice. This is a universal theme because it is a theme that applies around the world.
We can reach this conclusion because:
- "Once upon a time," tells the story of a family who moves to a safer region.
- To increase security, the family makes reasonable choices like putting up fences and alarms in the house.
- However, the neighborhood continues to have houses invaded and robbed.
- This terrifies the family and they start making exaggerated decisions.
- They begin to distrust other families, associate black people with crimes, and see that beggars and people in situations of venerability are the cause of problems in society.
- They start installing expensive and dangerous devices in the house, trying to increase security, but one of those devices ends up killing their child.
Thus, the author wants to show how prejudice, fear of others, and racism can create situations that are much more dangerous than those that exist.
It is important to point out that the theme of a text refers to the message that the text wants to convey to the reader. This theme is considered universal when it can be applied to anyone anywhere in the world.
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