“The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls, which imprison men because they are different from other men.” When Lyndon B. Johnson made this statement he had a vision for equal voting rights for all races and sexes so no one would be denied the right to vote. The stories “From No Future Without Forgiveness” and “The Voter” are very similar. These stories are similar because they both discussing the right to vote. The right to vote not only affects the country’s economy, but also the country’s citizens, communities, and personal views.
The right to vote affects everyone’s way of life. The right to vote allows citizens to choose their own leaders, and is an effective …show more content…
Some communities may look better off than others because government funds often go to affluent communities rather than lower income communities. Tutu states “In Gugulethu, a black township with its typical matchbox-type houses in row after monotonous row” (Tutu p.103). In the town of Gugulethu the community does not have modern houses, but instead matchbox houses because the appropriate funds are not being received in that community. The author says, “When ever he (Marcus) could he left the good things of the capital and returned to his village which had neither running water nor electricity” (Achebe p.95). Marcus who was the known ruler came from a community that had neither water nor electricity because government funds were never given to help solve their problems. If citizens vote on the adequate tax referendums then this will begin to help suffering communities in the country to receive financial …show more content…
Voting can bring people of all races, genders, and standards together as one. Tutu says “South Africans will survive and prevail only together black and white bound together by circumstance and history as we strive to claw our way out of the morass that was apartheid racism” (Tutu p.106). South Africans are looking forward no matter how their past was they plan on moving forward as one, black and white together. The Narrator states, “One enlightened villager came up to the car and shook hands…. This immediately set the pattern. Hundreds of admirers shook his hand” (Achebe p.99). Marcus brought people together no matter one’s race or society standard everyone was able to come together. Voting rights can change personal views on matters such as societal structure, community building, and
The right to vote affects everyone’s way of life. The right to vote allows citizens to choose their own leaders, and is an effective …show more content…
Some communities may look better off than others because government funds often go to affluent communities rather than lower income communities. Tutu states “In Gugulethu, a black township with its typical matchbox-type houses in row after monotonous row” (Tutu p.103). In the town of Gugulethu the community does not have modern houses, but instead matchbox houses because the appropriate funds are not being received in that community. The author says, “When ever he (Marcus) could he left the good things of the capital and returned to his village which had neither running water nor electricity” (Achebe p.95). Marcus who was the known ruler came from a community that had neither water nor electricity because government funds were never given to help solve their problems. If citizens vote on the adequate tax referendums then this will begin to help suffering communities in the country to receive financial …show more content…
Voting can bring people of all races, genders, and standards together as one. Tutu says “South Africans will survive and prevail only together black and white bound together by circumstance and history as we strive to claw our way out of the morass that was apartheid racism” (Tutu p.106). South Africans are looking forward no matter how their past was they plan on moving forward as one, black and white together. The Narrator states, “One enlightened villager came up to the car and shook hands…. This immediately set the pattern. Hundreds of admirers shook his hand” (Achebe p.99). Marcus brought people together no matter one’s race or society standard everyone was able to come together. Voting rights can change personal views on matters such as societal structure, community building, and