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.