Hate Within Us All

In this passage, the woman who is in the cell with Anton is explaining how she wanted to write a poem about love and hate. She compares love to a magical light and hate to darkness. The light and the darkness of the passage creates juxtaposition throughout. The contrast causes the reader to clearly see the difference of what she means by love and hate. Through light, love is portrayed as a good thing which everyone has. Hate is portrayed something that is not desirable but is still there like darkness. Later in the passage it explains that she hates the Fascists but it is okay to do so. The passage goes on to say that the reason for hating the Fascists is better than their reason for hating other people. Through these two points  the author is trying to convey that hate is inevitable, it is part of human nature. Giving a reason to why we hate someone also demonstrates that justification is part of our human nature as well. The last sentence says “so we become a bit unlike ourselves”. The author here is states that through hate and love we are shaped and become who we are. By using the light and dark together it suggests that light cannot exist without darkness, as love cannot exist without hate.