tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317984619630531778.post6323944175502473995..comments2012-04-21T11:10:23.679-07:00Comments on Nikki Freeman: Whose the Alien Now!Nikki Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15319553148709956592noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317984619630531778.post-6239163026879936422012-03-10T14:59:02.971-08:002012-03-10T14:59:02.971-08:00So true -- it makes me try to remember not judge o...So true -- it makes me try to remember not judge or assume I know all about people until I actually get to know them. You never know what people are really like to you, you know, take a crazy journey on the ice with them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546808391292960371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317984619630531778.post-48712123886136885592012-02-10T15:51:33.410-08:002012-02-10T15:51:33.410-08:00I think this is such a great connection and it is ...I think this is such a great connection and it is so true! Looking back on all of my friendships, before I became close with any one of my friends, I was so curious about them. I had already assumed what they would be like and thought I knew a lot about them even without talking to them. I think this is true in the beginning of all relationships! They are an alien to us, and we are an alien to them. Le Guin definitely does a fantastic job of changing the reader’s view of what the word alien really means! An alien is something or someone who is different to us, strange, unfamiliar, and hard to comprehend. (not just a green guy with antennas and one eye) ☺<br /><br />I think a huge reason Genly distrusted Estraven’s motives in the beginning of the trip across the ice is in part because he failed to look past the man-woman that Estraven is. He failed to look past his differences. Genly’s discrimination against the Gethenians troubled with his understanding of the Gethenian and ultimately his mission. As soon as Genly was able to accept Estraven for who he was, he became open to changing himself and changing his views of the Gethenians. And that is when he was able to form his strong bond with Estraven. Which is true in any situation. As soon as we open ourselves up to a person and the other person to us, we are able to form a strong connection…essentially a friendship.Jessica Sjoberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08996361004903091797noreply@blogger.com