One of the major themes is the danger that comes out of being a black man in America. This is the main theme throughout the novel. He uses countless examples to prove this. He talks about his life growing up and how he was always in fear. He touches on the fact that blacks are the most suspected, the most arrested, the most incarcerated, and the most murdered demographics in America. This theme is one of the reasons he wrote this. He wanted to bring attention to an issue that needs all the attention it can get so it can hopefully one day be resolved. He also wrote this as a letter to his son so he can make sure that he can be aware of what is going on and be knowledgeable, because Coates wants what is best for his son. Another theme throughout the novel is the value of the black body. He talks about how the black body is controlled, exploited, and eventually discarded by people, which is mostly white people. White people treat blacks with disrespect so they can possibly receive economic prosperity and maintain it and so they can gain political and social status. He used the value of the black body as a theme so that he could inform his son about himself and so he can realize the struggle blacks face more in
One of the major themes is the danger that comes out of being a black man in America. This is the main theme throughout the novel. He uses countless examples to prove this. He talks about his life growing up and how he was always in fear. He touches on the fact that blacks are the most suspected, the most arrested, the most incarcerated, and the most murdered demographics in America. This theme is one of the reasons he wrote this. He wanted to bring attention to an issue that needs all the attention it can get so it can hopefully one day be resolved. He also wrote this as a letter to his son so he can make sure that he can be aware of what is going on and be knowledgeable, because Coates wants what is best for his son. Another theme throughout the novel is the value of the black body. He talks about how the black body is controlled, exploited, and eventually discarded by people, which is mostly white people. White people treat blacks with disrespect so they can possibly receive economic prosperity and maintain it and so they can gain political and social status. He used the value of the black body as a theme so that he could inform his son about himself and so he can realize the struggle blacks face more in