Double consciousness compels blacks to view themselves from their own distinctive perception and to additionally have to view themselves from the perspective that the rest of the outside world might perceive them. Double consciousness is the theory that W.E.B. Dubois wrote about in relation to identity and how it feels like to be black. Blacks have no choice but to navigate the world in duality, as a black person and as an American. Skin color is the mask that blacks are forced to wear, a mask that does not give them the flexibility to take off, but they also have to fit into American society and conform to and comply with the rules of white America while wearing it.
This concept should be considered in our study of Black Literature because
This concept should be considered in our study of Black Literature because