W. E. B. Du Bois And Joy Casto Critical Analysis

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The lives of W.E.B. Du Bois and Joy Castro have been very challenging, starting from their youth years leading into their adulthoods. Du Bois and Castro mutually were passionate about formal education in schooling. However, they faced adversities that they had to overcome. In Casto's writing pieces, "Hungry" and "On Becoming Educated," her short stories connect with the ideas of formal education and social adversities with Du Bois. His short stories of, "Of the Meaning of Progress," "Of the Wings of Atalanta," and "Of the Training of Black Men," relate to Castro. Benjamin Disraeli states, "There is no education like adversity." Castro and Du Bois could relate to this message; they overcame many challenges during their lives from social inequalities …show more content…
5555In one of her literature pieces, she talks about "overcoming adversity in her social class." She focuses this towards her inequalities during her education, which is clear to notice when she states that, "There were no Latina sororities at my university then… I couldn't relate [refers to her not being able to fit in due to who she is.] The expressed viewpoints of W.E.B Du Bois and Joy Castro gives an understanding of how they encounter and view social inequality because of their race, notably the lack of balance in their educational processes. Du Bois and Castro were opposed to the imbalance, and they strived for acceptance for their ethnicity, and fair education. They correlate on speaking the general idea of the inequality in the educational system from racial factors and were outspoken to mend that …show more content…
Du Bois taught young black, even with undesirable conditions. Castro taught predominately white students, yet though she is not. Also, made unique educational contributions to students like her, racially. Du Bois and Castro both shared their spoken issues of formal education, particularly in the United States. They prioritized their lives on the concept of formal education, either personally educating themselves in the classroom, or teaching others in an educational setting. When striving for their formal education, they faced many objections. However, where and how they presented their arguments and approach, shows a significant disparity between the

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