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Ugly Duckling

The document analyzes racism experienced by the Ugly Duckling in the classic story. It notes that from the beginning, the Ugly Duckling is mocked and ridiculed for his appearance by his family and others. Several passages from the story are cited that show the Ugly Duckling being called ugly and unlucky by his mother and others. The analysis concludes that the story teaches that one shouldn't judge others based on appearances and to embrace those who feel insecure.

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Ugly Duckling

The document analyzes racism experienced by the Ugly Duckling in the classic story. It notes that from the beginning, the Ugly Duckling is mocked and ridiculed for his appearance by his family and others. Several passages from the story are cited that show the Ugly Duckling being called ugly and unlucky by his mother and others. The analysis concludes that the story teaches that one shouldn't judge others based on appearances and to embrace those who feel insecure.

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Name:Asti Leka

Nim: 40300120130

CRITICAL ESSAY

RACISM OF UGLY DUCKLING

A. Introduction
Ugly Duckling is a great fable book for children aged 6-12 years old to read, the
words are easy to understand and the book is filled with pictures and colors that a lot
of kids will surely love to read. help them to be creative. In this ugly duckling story,
there are several interesting things in it that can be studied further. Where a mother
duck is giving birth to several ducklings that all look beautiful and handsome but it
turns out that one of them looks like the eggs are bigger than the others.
The egg is the last egg that will hatch, after hatching he is also himself the most
different from the other siblings. The duck was not liked by the other brothers, he
was ridiculed every day because of his physique and skin color.
Therefore, here the author wants to analyze the racism experienced by the ugly
duckling. Racism is a system or belief or doctrine that distinguishes that biological
differences that exist in races or human beings are an achievement of the intelligence
of a person or individual, a local race is superior and has the right to govern other
races. Racism is also an understanding of ethnic discrimination, customs or certain
physical characteristics.
In this essay, the writer uses Critical Race theory, as a gender critique of sociological
theories, critical race theory also comes from subjective experiences of certain racial
and ethnic categories being oppressed as a basis for criticism to find out how racism is
experienced by the ugly duckling.
In this essay, the writer analyzes the racism experienced by the Ugly Duckling, where
he is always differentiated from other siblings and even his own biological siblings
always compare the ugly duckling's physique to themselves.
B. BODY OF THE CRITICAL ESSAY
In this essay i am going to explain the important thing about racism who was
experienced by Ugly Duckling.like the data below where the ugly duckling is mocked
by his own mother and other duck friends
“Let it alone,” said the mother; “it does
no harm to any one.”
“Yes, but it’s too large and peculiar,” said
the Duck who had bitten it; “and therefore it
must be put down.”
“Those are pretty children that the mother has
there,” said the old Duck with the rag round her
leg. “They’re all pretty but that one; that was rather
unlucky. I wish she could bear it over again.”
we can see from the data above, it is clear that the ugly duckling is racialized by his
own mother as a mother, she should defend her child no matter how bad his body is,
no matter how bad a child is, he is still your child.
“The other ducklings are graceful enough,”
said the old Duck. “Make yourself at home; and
if you find an eel’s head, you may bring it me.”
And now they were at home. But the poor
Duckling which had crept last out of the egg,
and looked so ugly, was bitten and pushed and
jeered, as much by the ducks as by the chickens.
And also From the data above, the old duck says that the ugly duckling looks
graceful like other ducks they said to ugly duckling that you’re the last duck to
emerge from the egg,and looks so ugly, bitten and pushed and scorned, both by the
ducks and by the chickens.
“It is too big!” they all said.
It was quite melancholy because it looked ugly,
and was the butt of the whole duck-yard.
his own mother has racially abused her child, let alone other people who see the
difference between Ugly Duckling and those who are very much different, of course
they will isolate and ridicule her, because they think her mother doesn't like her, let
alone us.

“Listen, comrade,” said one of them.


“You’re so ugly that I like you. Will you go
with us, and become a bird of passage?
From the data above, we can see how people around the ugly duckling, his brothers
and sisters treat him, as if the Ugly Duckling is an object that they treat as they please
and insult the Ugly Duckling as they please.
“You are remarkably ugly!” said the Wild Ducks. “But
that is nothing to us, so long as you do not
marry into our family.”
The data above shows us how the racism experienced by Ugly Duckling in almost
every place. Ugly Duckling never feels comfortable with the place due to the mouths
of residents who can't stay still when they see something interesting.
let's learn from Ugly Duckling, be someone who is insulted, doesn't fall, is praised,
doesn't fly.
someone who looks different from people in general they are people who are
privileged by Allah SWT just accept what our bodies have actually we are perfect
creatures/humans, if God created us like humans say that we are someone ugly then
God knows that we are able to handle it that's why God gave it all to us as a test of the
world
C. CONCLUSION
from the story above we can conclude that our fellow living beings must respect each
other, should not insult or ridicule each other, someone who is born ugly or beautiful
in the eyes of God, we are the same, the same as living creatures (God) so, let's
respect each other, especially if we is a family so we must love each other not hurt
each other. let's embrace our brothers and sisters who feel insecure with their
physique, support him, give him encouragement so that his days are colorful.
But we have to know This story teaches us that we shouldn't judge people just by
looking at the cover, and go to the place where you are needed don't appear in front of
people who never appreciate us.
D. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Anastasia Inez Laurencia Wangke, Susie Chrismalia Garnida, AN ANALYSIS OF
RACISM PRESENTED IN MILDRED D. TAYLOR’S ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR
MY CRY, Parafrase Vol. 12. No. 01 Februari 2012.
Christian Andersen Hans, The Ugly Duckling Created for Lit2Go on the web at
fcit.usf.edu

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