Jennie LaFortune Period 2 Ch. 7 Writing Assignment

Disagree:  In chapter 7 we see some of the characters from House of the Scorpion reveal parts of their true character. Although Matt is a clone, he is still a human being. It is clear from previous chapters that the society in the land of Opium treats clones like beasts. They believe they are less human and even "remove their intelligence" at birth, which is inhumane. In this chapter Matt doesn't even want to leave the apartment because how poorly he is treated by other people living in the Big House.  Tom visits Matt along with Maria, but when Matt and Tom get in a fight Matt wants them both to leave. This shows that Matt has feeling and is just as "real" as any of the other people.  There is no excuse to treat him like a beast even if the characters grew up believing clones weren't equal.  Just like in our world today, there is never any excuse to demean others regardless of their outward or inward differences.  Another example is Tam Lin.  He lives in the same society and has been "taught" the same things but is kind to Matt and defends him against his "eejit" teacher, which proves there is no excuse for the horrible treatment of Matt.