The Shift to Survival
Although every human is of the same basic genetic composition, some groups of people believe they are superior. Ethnic superiority is a common issue society faces when people start to think this way. Throughout history governments use their power to persecute the minority based on ethnicity thus authors write about it in their literature. Jeanne Wakatsuki writes Farewell to Manzanar, a recount of her childhood living inside a Japanese internment camp. The robbing of her rights starts with the fear from the American people approaching the start of World War II. The government in South Africa uses their power to oppress certain ethnic groups at a similar time. Trevor Noah writes about government oppression in his novel Born …show more content…
Apartheid law distributes groups legally by tribe which creates tensions between tribes for generations to come. Because of this separation, Noah states, “we’d fall into this trap the government had set for us and fight among ourselves, believing that we are different” (Noah 49). Cultural integration forms a bond between a group of people uniting them together. Segregation of each tribe within segregation from white people creates problems. Each tribe thinks it’s better than another, always fighting for dominance instead of trying to get out of the slums as a …show more content…
In South Africa, the government segregates tribes in order to have them fight amongst themselves. A group of kids speaking Zulu start to follow Noah suspecting he cannot understand them (Noah 55). After Noah replies in their language, they became friendly immediately which made Noah think, “they were ready to do me violent harm, until they felt we were part of the same tribe” (Noah 56). Keeping the tribes separated prevented the mixing of language between tribes over time. This physical barrier prolongs hate between two non-understanding parties. A well-rounded society depends on its inhabitants to communicate amongst each other to accomplish
Although every human is of the same basic genetic composition, some groups of people believe they are superior. Ethnic superiority is a common issue society faces when people start to think this way. Throughout history governments use their power to persecute the minority based on ethnicity thus authors write about it in their literature. Jeanne Wakatsuki writes Farewell to Manzanar, a recount of her childhood living inside a Japanese internment camp. The robbing of her rights starts with the fear from the American people approaching the start of World War II. The government in South Africa uses their power to oppress certain ethnic groups at a similar time. Trevor Noah writes about government oppression in his novel Born …show more content…
Apartheid law distributes groups legally by tribe which creates tensions between tribes for generations to come. Because of this separation, Noah states, “we’d fall into this trap the government had set for us and fight among ourselves, believing that we are different” (Noah 49). Cultural integration forms a bond between a group of people uniting them together. Segregation of each tribe within segregation from white people creates problems. Each tribe thinks it’s better than another, always fighting for dominance instead of trying to get out of the slums as a …show more content…
In South Africa, the government segregates tribes in order to have them fight amongst themselves. A group of kids speaking Zulu start to follow Noah suspecting he cannot understand them (Noah 55). After Noah replies in their language, they became friendly immediately which made Noah think, “they were ready to do me violent harm, until they felt we were part of the same tribe” (Noah 56). Keeping the tribes separated prevented the mixing of language between tribes over time. This physical barrier prolongs hate between two non-understanding parties. A well-rounded society depends on its inhabitants to communicate amongst each other to accomplish