Throughout chapter one, Freire focuses on the concept of humanization
and dehumanization and the “oppressor” versus the “oppressed.” He claims those
being oppressed are the only ones that can rise up and change their situation
but in order for them to do so and remain humanized, they must rise above without
oppressing their oppressors. I think.
Reflecting back to what I know, I see the Nazis and the
Jewish people during the Holocaust creating the circle of oppression. The Jews
during the Holocaust were oppressed because of their religion. The dehumanization
of Nazis occurred because of their role as oppressors. I would assume Freire would encourage the Jews
to rise up against the Nazis, but do so in a non-oppressing way. The
difficulties in Freire’s suggestion would be that all the Jews have ever known
is oppression so how will they know how to rise about without oppressing their oppressors
when that is all they have ever known? Wow, that got interesting.
What is also interesting, confusing, mindboggling to think
about is what the oppressed think about. Do they know they can rise up? Do they
know how to strive through their circumstances? Is there actually more out
there or is this the best I’ve got? I think the only reason I challenge things
is because I was brought up to challenge everything (almost to a fault).
Anyways, this might have been to deep of a reading for me and Friday.
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