Racism In Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between The World And Me

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Racism in America is an on and off going subject discussed by varies people of not just one color but multiple individuals who have dealt with racism as some point of their lives. In the book “Between The World and Me” written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, is about the author trying to lecture and warn his son of all the difficulties and racism encounters he has faced as well as his ancestors. The book is about a letter written to his son in lecturing as well as the author trying to discuss certain ideals such as, the dream, the mecca, and the body to his son, and the struggles every African American citizen has faced. The idea of the typical American Dream is to have your own house, have a family, have that perfect job you’ve always dreamed of. The …show more content…
When we talk about privileges people don’t think or consider the fact that one can be treated a certain way by the color of their skin. As for African American they become a label in the early centuries and no one wants to be labeled only because you’re not the same color as everyone else, no one deserves to be labeled by the color of your skin. With that being said the author describes “turning away from the brightly rendered version of your country as it always declared itself” (Coates pg. 98) as form of horror. He tries to tell his son that society doesn’t own him and that he is more than free to express himself as the person and color he is. The way society portraits one having “white privilege” is saying that they can be white and get away with many things for most cases many people believe that it is true. When it comes to laws everyone needs to follow and everyone should follow them whether, your black, white or Hispanic, laws are set for people to follow but others feel as if being another skin tone gets you way with a crime. No one should be judge by society and everyone should feel safe a confident in their own body regardless of how judgmental people can be. In conclusion to the three ideas id The Dream, The Mecca, and The Body are very important discussions that people talk about in general and people experience. The fact that the author wanted to let his young son know the history of what his ancestors, parent as well as himself encountered is amazing, and for him to describe the ideal very firmly lets the reader specify and understand each meaning careful and roughly. I learned a lot from this book and I felt like I was able to relate to it in many aspects, and I hope that any future readers take this book and learn a valuable

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