There is no secret that racism and prejudice are still present in our society even today. Most of the time wherever racism and separation are present there will be some form of conflict. ZZ Packer indicates from the very start of the story Brownies that there is going to be some form of rivalry. “By our second day at Camp Crescendo, the girls in my Brownie Troop had decided to kick the asses of each and every girl in Brownie Troop 909.” (Packe-155) Brownies is a short story written by ZZ packer an African American author whom was born in Chicago and received numbers of honors for her great works. Brownies is one of the eight stories from a book known as Drinking Coffee Elsewhere. Brownies takes place in a Camp in Atlanta called Camp Crescendo.
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‘When you been made to feel bad for so long you jump at the chance to do it to others.” (Packer-166) The story takes a turn when Laurel the girl telling the story realizes that if members of society keep engaging in this type behavior hatred will always exist. Laurel seems to think that the only way that the cycle of hatred for one another will stop is to be a better person. She mentions starting with herself. Often belonging to a different race may present a host of problems. However, as members of society we must all remember that criticizing a person for the color of their skin or for what they believe is not good behavior. The author’s portrayal of having the girls from the Troop 909 use racial words is an example of what our young African women endure daily. There are several different valuable lessons learned from Packers short stories Brownies. The first lesson being the existence of racism and prejudices. People should not be a victim because of the color of their skin. Secondly, it demonstrates the power of groups and their influences. Brownies shows how one person of a group can lead and influences all the members of a group, even if other group’s member know that the belief is not justified. If the leader has negative behavior than group, members will adapt to that same behavior. It also teaches society not to judge people and illustrates what happens when you look at people and automatic assumed that they are a different. Toward the very end, the narrator Laurel telling the story seems to have learned a valuable lesson. She learns that it is not ok to making differences between people for the color of their skin, or because of whom they
‘When you been made to feel bad for so long you jump at the chance to do it to others.” (Packer-166) The story takes a turn when Laurel the girl telling the story realizes that if members of society keep engaging in this type behavior hatred will always exist. Laurel seems to think that the only way that the cycle of hatred for one another will stop is to be a better person. She mentions starting with herself. Often belonging to a different race may present a host of problems. However, as members of society we must all remember that criticizing a person for the color of their skin or for what they believe is not good behavior. The author’s portrayal of having the girls from the Troop 909 use racial words is an example of what our young African women endure daily. There are several different valuable lessons learned from Packers short stories Brownies. The first lesson being the existence of racism and prejudices. People should not be a victim because of the color of their skin. Secondly, it demonstrates the power of groups and their influences. Brownies shows how one person of a group can lead and influences all the members of a group, even if other group’s member know that the belief is not justified. If the leader has negative behavior than group, members will adapt to that same behavior. It also teaches society not to judge people and illustrates what happens when you look at people and automatic assumed that they are a different. Toward the very end, the narrator Laurel telling the story seems to have learned a valuable lesson. She learns that it is not ok to making differences between people for the color of their skin, or because of whom they