Around the middle of page 28, Zigas describes Gajdusek when he firsts sees him. Gajdusek is compared to "a hippie" and is said to be wearing "much-worn shorts, an unbuttoned brownish-plaid shirt revealing a dirty T-shirt, and tattered sneakers"(28). Apparently, "he was just plain shabby"(28). I used this part of the book to create a sketch because it reminds me of the saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover". You cannot tell if a book is going to be good or not by simply looking at the cover. Similarly, you never know how a person really is unless you know them. Zigas is basically judging Gajdusek when he doesn't even know him yet. This connects me to the story (in a way) because like Zigas and everyone else, even I judge people without knowing them. It isn't right to do so because you don't even know the person's story/background, but almost everyone does it. However, looking at someone's outer appearance doesn't really give you an idea of how they really are. In order to find out what type of person they are, you need to get to know them. People judging others occurs anywhere and everywhere and this section of the book reinforces the fact that it's true.
Betty, I agree with your picture reference! Zigas shouldn't judge Gajdusek based on the way he looks. Gajdusek indeed is a very intelligent man who studies the Kuru disease.
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