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Saving Fish From Drowning


Title:
Saving Fish From Drowning

Description:
A political allegory based on the introduction to Amy Tan's novel, Saving Fish From Drowning, which contains an anonymous quote that reads: "A pious man explained to his followers: "It is evil to take lives and noble to save them. Each day I pledge to save a hundred lives. I drop my net in the lake and scoop out a hundred fishes. I place the fishes on the bank, where they flop and twirl. "Don't be scared," I tell those fishes. "I am saving you from drowning." Soon enough, the fishes grow calm and lie still. Yet, sad to say, I am always too late. The fishes expire. And because it is evil to waste anything, I take those dead fishes to market and I sell them for a good price. With the money I receive, I buy more nets so I can save more fishes."

Author:
huda9685

Tags:
analysis, bush, commentary, commercial, documentary, grassroots, iraq, news, outreach, political, war,

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