Bert was raised in a community that told him he could not stand up for himself then was sent away to school where he realized that was a lie. He comes home to find that this new outlook from his school life does not mesh within the community which ultimately ends in his death. Norwood is forced by the community to keep his relationship with Cora in the shadows. The influence of the community controls the play Mulatto by Langston
Bert was raised in a community that told him he could not stand up for himself then was sent away to school where he realized that was a lie. He comes home to find that this new outlook from his school life does not mesh within the community which ultimately ends in his death. Norwood is forced by the community to keep his relationship with Cora in the shadows. The influence of the community controls the play Mulatto by Langston