Prejudice And Racism In Do Not Go Gentle

Grief is not something that the Native Americans are accustom to feeling, however in the short story, Do Not Go Gentle, it consumes the narrator and his wife. Although, I have been very blessed and pray that I continue to be blessed, I too was consumed with grief after the birth of my daughter. As a first time mother and having been taught about Sudden Death Syndrome, I was completely stricken with the “what ifs”. Being totally engulfed in this my baby could suddenly die world for no known reason, I began unknowingly to lash out in anger. Much like what had happened between the narrator and his wife, I took out most of my anger out on my spouse. My fear driven anger wreaked havoc on my already strained marriage. This caused my spouse …show more content…
How many individuals would state they are preferential? Although a great number people are biased about something, they would presumably say they have no partialities. Maybe the most agonizing type of partiality is racism. Although, the greater part of us attempt to keep away from the issue of racism, it is surrounding us. It is unavoidable. In his story, Lawyer’s League, Sherman Alexie goes up against racism and its effects. In this story he tells us how we can both be victim and the perpetuator of racism. Many would like to believe that racism is a thing of the past here in the United States of America. However, if you turn on your local news it tells us unfortunately it is not going anywhere; it is here to stay. For instance, take a look at our most recent election. Our President Elect Donald Trump is being called a bigot and a racist. After all, in his campaign he did go after the immigrants, Asian, Latinos, African Americans, the disabled, Muslims and women; so I believe that is a fair analysis. Much to the world’s surprise, even after his nasty campaign strategy, he was elected to be our next president. Now, our nation is crippled with uncertainty. Which I completely understand. But, what I do not understand the violence and the protesting. The very same people accusing President Elect Trump of racism are demonstrating the exactly same behaviors. It is going to be impossible to “make America great again” if we keep fighting against …show more content…
Search Engine, really hit home. Just as Corliss and Harlan Atwater struggled with their self-esteem, I do as well. It is a daily struggle still to this day. I do not blame anyone or a particular experience but I do understand that I had a lot of influences that contribute to my inadequacies. See, as a child I did not have the type of parents accepted you for you. I was the only girl between two brothers. My older brother was the basketball star and my little brother, well he was the baby. My parents focused on my older brother’s basketball skills and made sure he had what it took to be successful. They never miss one of his games. The support they showered my brother with was unreal; he even got a new car because he scored a certain amount of points. My parent’s efforts paid off, along with my brother’s hard work. His sophomore year, he already had college scouts attending his games. His senior year he was received a full scholarship Perdue University. Then there was me. I was no scholar athlete, average student and I was a girl. My father was a jealous controlling man, therefore, his expectations of me were far different than what they were of my brothers. My mistakes were never accepted. Therefore, I felt the need to be the perfect child. Do you know how difficultly impossible that is? It cannot be done. I always felt like I was pushed aside for my older brother. They would attend his basketball games over my volleyball games. I get that I was