By Patricia Davis. "Protest" is a fascinating study of how, in accommodating oneself to the system and refusing to take personal risks, one can easily become, not simply neutral, but an oppressor, not through ill intent but as a by-product of self-justification. Ultimately, the "Protest" of the title is an ironic reference to Stanek/Stankova's long-winded and tortuous refusal to sign the petition.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:48PM on January 16, 2014