While reading Chapter 6 from Takaki titled, Fleeing “The Tyrant’s Heel,” there was a specific section that was interesting to me. As I read, I could not get my mind to understand why the people of that time just could not find a way to coexist and work together. Certain groups of people were not treated fairly and as a result, attempted to find ways to get a step ahead of the rest. An example of this would be when Takaki is discussing the Irish and the African Americans. A quote that caught my eye was, “A powerful way to transform their own identity from “Irish” to “American” was to attack blacks” (Takaki 143). Firstly, in my opinion, people should never have to feel as if they need to change their identity. Secondly, people should never attack
