Throughout Revolt of the Cockroach People, Buffalo Brown is torn between following the violent tendencies of his chicano brethren, or staying true to being the peaceful protesting chicano lawyer he needs to be. In his time of confusion, he is able to visit his inspiration, Cesar Chavez. While Mookie of Do the Right Thing does not get to meet a popular civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King is still present throughout the movie in Smiley’s picture. These two non-violent activists are mentioned continuously throughout their individual texts as inspiration and leaders. Revolt of the Cockroach People and Do the Right Thing both illustrate the power of peaceful protesting in contrast to the use of violence with their heavy references towards non-violent civil rights activists.
Due to stereotypes, violent forms of protesting by people of color does more harm than good for their cause(s). Famous civil rights activist Cesar Chavez states: “We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community. . . Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the …show more content…
“Little by little, they’ve [Buffalo’s friends] brought in all the materials they need for the time bomb. We’ve got seven big ones to blow a hole in this cement-concrete-steel building, right under that motherfucking greaser [Alacran]” (Zeta, pg254). After the explosion, Buffalo later finds out a young chicano man has died to to the blast; his thoughts on the matter: “No, I don’t feel guilty about the kid that got killed” (Zeta, pg257). The death of the young chicano did not help anyone’s cause and was therefore unnecessary. If Buffalo Brown had stuck to Cesar Chavez’s beliefs in non-violent protesting no one would have lost their
Due to stereotypes, violent forms of protesting by people of color does more harm than good for their cause(s). Famous civil rights activist Cesar Chavez states: “We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community. . . Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the …show more content…
“Little by little, they’ve [Buffalo’s friends] brought in all the materials they need for the time bomb. We’ve got seven big ones to blow a hole in this cement-concrete-steel building, right under that motherfucking greaser [Alacran]” (Zeta, pg254). After the explosion, Buffalo later finds out a young chicano man has died to to the blast; his thoughts on the matter: “No, I don’t feel guilty about the kid that got killed” (Zeta, pg257). The death of the young chicano did not help anyone’s cause and was therefore unnecessary. If Buffalo Brown had stuck to Cesar Chavez’s beliefs in non-violent protesting no one would have lost their