Growing up in “The Flowers” by Alice Walker, a young African-American female character named Myop had to find out about racism in a harsh way. Don’t let a situation like in the story happen to your child. As African-American parents, you must teach your children at a young age about racism. Feed them their history and what’s going on in today’s society pertaining to racism. Feed them and don’t let them find out on their own. I know talking about racism is a touchy subject to discuss with children but it’s better to inform them now then for them to face the cold reality later. Results can lead up to panicking when faced with racism, not knowing how to handle their emotions or reaction to racism, and they won’t love other races if they face racism
…show more content…
His body is believed to have been there for a while in a cove she discovered while playing away from home. The corpse was only of bones and had little pieces of fabric left of his overalls. Her parents, who were also sharecroppers, never told her about racism against African-Americans. I feel they held back from telling her because they were sharecroppers themselves. If they would’ve told her, they might have thought she would be scared for them when they go out to work because they might have ended up like the corpse she …show more content…
She has encountered the harsh ways of the world. Myop learns now she will have it hard as an African-American in society. But how would she handle racist people? What will she say to racist remarks? What would she do when the racist acts kick in? How is she going to feel when a white racist person calls her a “Nigger” and tries to make her life harder than what it is? Being her parents, they should have addressed these issues and gave her advice so she can mold her emotions or reactions dealing with racism. Her mind could have been strong and intelligent enough to respond in a positive manner excluding the fear. Her confidence level would have been high and stronger than ever when she saw that corpse. Would she be able to love other races after seeing this
His body is believed to have been there for a while in a cove she discovered while playing away from home. The corpse was only of bones and had little pieces of fabric left of his overalls. Her parents, who were also sharecroppers, never told her about racism against African-Americans. I feel they held back from telling her because they were sharecroppers themselves. If they would’ve told her, they might have thought she would be scared for them when they go out to work because they might have ended up like the corpse she …show more content…
She has encountered the harsh ways of the world. Myop learns now she will have it hard as an African-American in society. But how would she handle racist people? What will she say to racist remarks? What would she do when the racist acts kick in? How is she going to feel when a white racist person calls her a “Nigger” and tries to make her life harder than what it is? Being her parents, they should have addressed these issues and gave her advice so she can mold her emotions or reactions dealing with racism. Her mind could have been strong and intelligent enough to respond in a positive manner excluding the fear. Her confidence level would have been high and stronger than ever when she saw that corpse. Would she be able to love other races after seeing this