Chaym Smith's Dreamer: A Novel

Dreamer: A Novel Dreamer: A Novel does a good job of pointing out the events that African Americans went through in this era, and the types of problems that were major issues during this time period. MLK wasn’t the only African American that felt that these problems needed to be fixed. Although he was treated as harshly as he was, he didn’t stop his protest. African Americans that were involved with these peaceful protests were attacked and imprisoned. Smith does a great job of helping MLK, but he gets caught up into his world and confuses himself. The main thesis of Dreamer: A Novel is kind of life an African American had in this specific time period, and the specific events MLK went through. Chaym Smith is MLKs’ fictional character who enlightens the book and story of MLK and his journey through his protests. Smith mirrors King not only by resemblance but also in other features such as his intelligence and thought process. Although they share so many similarities, Smith’s philosophies hold a violent nature. King is very spiritual and has a full force of his strong beliefs and family heritage. However, Smith is not and he has none of this all …show more content…
King put his life on the line for what he believed was right. In Dreamer: A Novel King was doubled and made into another person which was Smith. They both had similar reasoning but wanted separate outcomes. Without King’s peaceful protest African Americans wouldn’t have made it to where they are today. In the era that King lived through segregation was still legal; he was the person that forced protests until segregation was finally illegal. The way African Americans were treated not only by people but also by the law was very wrong and unfair. Even though segregation had been banned and illegal most people did not want to let it go. In doing so it caused more tension that was