Dr Copeland Analysis

Dr. Copeland loves his family and his people, however, he also hates them. William, who is one of Dr. Copeland’s children, goes to jail since he has a fight with another man. In the jail, he is abused by a white guard since one of his friends called Buster sasses to the white guard. The white guard catches them into ice-cold room during the winter in order to punish them. Their legs are hurt and frozen and they have to cut their leg to survive at final. In Dr. Copeland’s mind, “The strong, true purpose, the will to justice. He walked stiffly, his arms held close to his sides, toward the main street” (McCullers 260). Dr. Copeland is so angry which makes him stiff. He goes to a white folks’ courthouse and want to explain this cruel and unbelievable to the judge. However, his efforts are unsuccessful since he is arrested to a jail without any reason by a white deputy sheriff. He could not wait to seek justice for William since William should not receive this unfair treatment. However, his behavior is useless and he is also racism by the white deputy sheriff. The King. Martin Luther Jr. says “we have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God given right….but we but we still creep at horse and buggy pace toward gaining a cup of coffee at a lunch counter” (Martin). Black people is segregated by white people for all the things …show more content…
Copeland intends to be an agent to fight for his people. He both loves and hates his people and family. He makes many efforts and explains the truth to black people in patience. He is also strict with his children, since he wants them to promote his race. However, not many people understand and follow him, even his family leave him alone. Dr. Copeland is usually upset and agitated since he is isolated by most of people. McCullers utilizes Dr. Copeland to reflect racial discrimination perfectly and Dr. Copeland contradicted personality and isolation makes novel gloomy and Southern