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In the short essay “Shame” we learn about a young black boy, Dick Gregory, who learns the power of humiliation because he comes from a very poor family. “Innocence ends when one is stripped of the delusion that one likes oneself,” greatly explains the t ....

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.... gave me the impression that he was very proud of it. Gregory then talks about how he thought that the teacher loved him. It's a shame that he didn't realize everyone felt sorry for him. It was Gregory's ignorance that caused him to feel humility, but it was his teacher that made him realize it. As far as Gregory was concerned, the day of collection for the needy was his time to shine. In front of the whole class, including the girl of his dreams, he was going to lie and show how proud he was of his dad for donating a lot of money. With only a few words from his teacher, all of Gregory's innocence and high self-esteem was stripped from h ....