Between The World And Me: Persona

Between the World and Me: Persona Ta-Nehisi Coates adapts a social advocating and fatherly tone in his novel, Between the World and Me. Seeing as how Coates is a national social and political issue correspondent for The Atlantic, in this particular letter to his son, his history of journalism helps to answer questions and discuss the difficulties of inhabiting a “black body” with detailed descriptions of injustices. His interest regarding the struggles of African-Americans may have sprung from what he experienced in his own childhood. Coates grew up in Baltimore during the era of gangs and street fights, while attempting to have a normal childhood. Throughout his life, Coates most likely noticed all the injustice around him and became devoted to help others understand what …show more content…
Do you think these actions are a good way to bring attention to the movement?
Coates: Yes, in order to bring attention to anything these days, people must be assertive and straight to the point. The street blocks and other protests have done what they were intended to do; people bring media attention to the cause, spreading the awareness.
Flores: My final question is; do you believe the Black Lives Matter will change the current discrimination of African Americans?
Coates: I believe the movement will, and has, brought a lot more attention to the continuation of racism. But I don’t think all humans could ever stop discriminating. Sadly, it is part of who we as humans are, and that will never change.

I choose the topic of Black Lives Matter because I believe it is a topic Ta-Nehisi Coates would have strong opinions on. I attempted to reveal his pessimistic and realist views on the subject of Black Lives Matter. As well as depict what he would most likely answer based on the ideals expressed in his book, Between the World and Me, and a interview he attended on The Daily Show with Trevor