Jena Six
In assessing the similarities between the Jena 6 case and Antigone there is a reoccurring theme. That theme is the choice of right and wrong or taking the road less traveled by others. Antigone was presented with the dilemma of following the king’s orders not to give a proper burial to Polynices someone whom she had great respect for. In the same respect the students of Jena were told that a certain tree on the campus of their high school was for white students only. Would you have the courage to act upon an injustice knowing that the outcome would only make life harder for you or even end you life on this earth? Many would say yes, but one does not understand the severity of these situations until they are faced with one of equal or greater calamity.
The consequences for one who chose to disobey the king were death and a curse on the house of that person. In Jena the person who threatened life was not a king, president, or even a governor but a district attorney who stated,......
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