Reflection #1

One of the essays I thought was difficult to write about was Secrets and Anger? By David Mura. I thought this essay was one of the harder ones I had to write about because it was hard to be able to agree or disagree with his stances. I agreed that the idea of casting an Asian American for an Asian American theater show (Such as Miss Saigon) was an obvious answer to the casting call, but as a white woman I also thought that casting a white person for the theater performance was also a step forward for the white society. I was torn with the situation but I decided to take one stance and write on that instead of trying to focus on two different stances of the story. The idea of segregating either society from one another was a thought that I did not enjoy toying with. I did, though, enjoy writing on this essay because it forced me to take one side over the other and be able to write about it rather than just focusing on the side I am the most comfortable with.