It's a very interesting way of telling the story, I really like the prose; I think you're very skilled at it.
I think that with this keyword proposed by @weisser-rabe, we've been able to express different perspectives on what dignity is, not in terms of its concept, but in how we see it and how we believe it can be lost and maintained.
All of this—the different stories I've read, the comments made, and the analysis I've done—leads me to a simple conclusion: dignity is a form of treatment inherent to each person that we must give them. It can be renounced as a right, but does that mean we don't treat them with dignity because of that? I think doing the opposite makes us worse people, in the case that they have done cruel things. Our own perspectives greatly influence this, as do our own values.
Of course, my point of view does not detract from your story, which is excellent.
Thank you for such thoughtful feedback. I am really just a very simple narrator, not as good of a writer as you kindly make it sound, but your appreciation means a lot.
About dignity, I often feel it has two sides, like a coin. It is both intrinsic and circumstantial. Those who attempt to strip others of it perhaps have none to begin with. And when a dignified person is forced to succumb, whether due to natural reasons or harsh circumstances, their intrinsic worth does not truly vanish, though it might get replaced or reshaped by something else.
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Simple? I would say absolutely not... My friend, there is no simplicity in any of your stories, that is remarkable.
In your story, you have given life and personality to an abstract concept such as dignity, turning it into a character and then immersing us in a reading full of symbolism and meaning; something that, without a doubt, not everyone can do.
I agree with you that dignity can be intrinsic and circumstantial; and yes, the way we define that intrinsic value can be reshaped by external agents, but they don't make it disappear.
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