How does the work address stereotypes about refugees?

• A. It reinforces the idea that refugees are helpless victims.
• B. It depicts refugees as self-sufficient only through aid.
• C. It suggests refugees lack any agency.
• D. It emphasizes agency, resilience, and dignity beyond victimhood.

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is how portrayals shape stereotypes about refugees by highlighting what they can do, not just what they endure. The best answer shows refugees with agency, resilience, and dignity, moving beyond being seen only as victims. This kind of depiction challenges the stereotype that refugees are passive or defined solely by hardship. It recognizes that they make choices, pursue education or work, rebuild their communities, and maintain self-worth despite displacement.

Other approaches would reinforce harmful views: portraying refugees as helpless reinforces the idea that they lack control or strength; suggesting they’re self-sufficient only through aid reduces their humanity to dependence and misses their own initiative and resourcefulness; claiming they lack any agency denies their capacity to shape their lives. Emphasizing agency and dignity provides a more accurate, humane, and empowering representation.