Stereotypes Of Black People During Postmodern Literature

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During postmodern times, many people stereotyped black people to act the same way. Even in today’s world there are still people that expect black people to act a certain way. If a black male/female wanted to become an author, it would be very difficult for that person to write about what he or she likes to write about. Monk for the first experiences people not liking his literature because it is not what a typical black person would write about. In Erasure, black people are expected to use slang words and not use the proper grammar when creating sentences. Erasure exerts the perfect literal example of how black people were treated differently than those of a majority race during the postmodern time period. A perfect example of Blacks

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