Go To Jail! Do Not Pass Go! Do Not Collect Your Culture!

Well basically this guy can’t get a break. He is stuck by some doorkeeper that won’t let the poor old guy in "beyond" the law. Now and days people would end up suing the hell out of this doorkeeper. Then again some of us would end up punching the lights out of him. But let’s back up to the first scenario of suing the doorkeeper. This all plays into societies little culture game. When you think about it, the self doesn’t get much recognition. It is always the subject that has the upper power. The one great example of this is our lovely Social Security Number, because without it we are no one. We need the special number for loans, credit cards, jobs, etc. Basically we need this number in order to make a living. This number however turns us into a subject.

I believe this "countryman" is the so called unique self who is untouched by the law. This man actually prays for the admittance of the law. He even sits down for the rest of his life waiting to be accepted "beyond" the law. One wonders why he just stood there and took this harsh, ignorant treatment from the doorkeeper. Most of us know not to just sit there and wait. We have witnessed others success from reacting whether than just waiting. And throughout this chapter we have learned that even learning from someone else’s action takes away from our selfness.

In the end, the law has control over our lives. It states what is acceptable and what isn’t acceptable. However let’s face it life without the influences of others would probably be boring. It is these influences that affect us for the rest of our lives. From seeing others graduate college and become successful makes us want to do the same. Not to mention seeing our parents drive when we were little makes us want to drive as well. I believe the unique and untouched individual is a nobody. Someone the world doesn’t know exists.