Comparison Essay: Two Churches, Black And White

Comparison Essay: Two Church’s, black and white & Like Mexican “We are broken when we are separate.” Stated in the essay, Two Churches, Black and White. Black and white churches are trying to join together to become one, although there differences in society prevent this from becoming successful. Which is similar to the essay, Like Mexicans, telling a story of a Mexican boy raised to marry in his social and racial status. However Like Mexicans differs from Two Churches, Black and White due to the fact that in the end of Like Mexican the boy ends up successfully being with someone from another race. Through the division in racism, culture, and wealth there are similarities and differences that are presented in both essays showing that these issues still exist today but can sometimes be overcome. While reading Two Churches, Black and White there were many examples of racism going back century’s to the present. For …show more content…
The boy’s grandmother has been telling him since he was young that he needs to marry a Mexican girl. She tells him over and over again that anyone not Mexican is an oaky and his mother agrees. Growing up in a family that continuously drills an idea into your head is one of the reasons racism is still around. Friends show a strong influence in the separation of race as well. The boy’s friend makes a comment when they were younger saying he’d never marry a Mexican girl and the boy replies saying that he never would marry anyone other then a Mexican girl. Although him and his friend are different races and have different opinions on which they are attracted too some how they are able to be friends despite their heritage. However, the boy was eventually able to over come the racism his family led him to believe and ended up marrying an Asian girl, which concerned his family but made him