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Summary Of First Principle By Gina Hensen

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In “First Principle”, Gina Mellit is a martian who meets a human named David Hensen. Gina discovers how harsh humanity can be when she is forced to watch over David. The first encounter Gina has with David is not pleasant for her, “David and Barb and I stared at each other, silent. But the message in his eyes was clear. You’re ugly, you’re deformed, you’re monsters, you’re not even human. Last night’s reco lay on my mind” (Kress). David’s prejudice against martains is already expressed through his actions and Gina and Bard can sense that David does not want to interact with them. This one subtle act of hatred from David turns into numerous direct attacks on Gina, Gina truly tries to be there for David but constantly criticizes her and calls

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