Our Secret By Susan Griffin Summary

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Christian Padierna
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5 November 2015
Susan Griffin’s “Our Secret” is an interesting essay relating to the aspect of human nature, and emotion. Griffin writes of several different people’s fears and secrets, and throughout her essay gives very critical analysis of these other people’s “secrets.” By connecting her own life with others, and being able to relate to others, Griffin is able to come to terms with her own feelings, or secrets and fears. Although the several people Griffin examines, such as; Himmler, Leo, and Helene, are completely different from Griffin in terms of background, upbringing, and so forth, Griffin is still able to connect, and identify with these other people because in the simplest terms, they all represent humans, and human emotion.
Griffin claims that there is a hidden side to everyone that is only known within, and that anything outside of an individual could very well be a false representation, imposter, or façade of some sort. Griffin refers to thinking of it as a dead mask on top of …show more content…
Throughout Himmler’s childhood, his secrets and thoughts were hidden, overshadowed by a façade in which was shaped by his upbringing, and culture – Himmler’s mask. The things that occur when the soul is forced to take on a secret life in its small beginnings is saddening. Himmler was forced to keep hidden his true feelings, and self, hidden behind fear and guilt. Himmler only began to confess his secrets in time the voice of his own father chastising him became his own. The oppression of society can come in the grain of a salt. The world is of sadness, and grief when looked upon for what humans truly are – as a species we speak of equality, and support others to express themselves as they please, but we oppress each other’s true selves, the true beings in which we are, at the time in which our personalities begin to take hold of
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