Let's Be a Little Romantic

by DMS



I was shocked and felt inhuman when I saw the video about a homeless man, Hugo Tale-Yax, who was left to die alone. This tragedy reminds me of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. The society alienates the monster because of his appearance. Yes, the monster may have a disproportionate figure, but he is "benevolent and good" (Shelley 73). Likewise, Tale-Yax was homeless, but he was also a human being like the rest of us.

Through the Romantic era, Mary Shelley sent her message and her thoughts in her writing. For the rest of us, let's be a little romantic. By this, I mean: care about other people without any judgment of who or what they are.

"All men are created equal." - Thomas Jefferson