Hundreds of people risked their lives to stop segregation in America in the 1960’s and, finally, they earned their desired freedom. The Watsons Go To Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis is a historical fiction story that talks about a family that goes to Birmingham and experiences racism. It is an excellent example of an allegory because it relates to America during the Civil Rights Movement in many ways by facing issues that they must resolve or overcome. An allegory is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one. Some of the characters in an allegory might be symbols that stand for ideas about human life or for a political or historical situation. In the story,
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In The Watsons Go To Birmingham, 1963, Byron states, “A guy just came by and said somebody dropped a bomb on Joey’s church.” (page 183) Then Kenny runs in the church and searches for his little sister, but he doesn’t find her; he begins to feel devastated and shaken, even though later he learns she is alive. This changes how he thinks about his safety. The author included the bombing of the church most likely because to show how horrible some things during the movement were, and how some people became scared because of them. During the Civil Rights Movement, many actions, including sit-ins, the March on Washington, and peaceful protests, all contributed to exposing the North to how horrible segregation is through the television and the newspapers. By reading the Watsons, people may learn that the 1960’s weren’t as good as people say it was. Instead, it was harsh and dangerous to black people, just because they had a different skin …show more content…
The author’s theme or purpose of this allegory is to tell how people were affected by the Civil Rights Movement and the sacrifices they made, and how something like that should never happen again. By reading this book, people may learn how hard it was for some people back then just because of their skin color or other small differences that, in the end, don’t matter. Perhaps if people stopped being so mean or harsh to others just because of the small differences maybe society would be slightly more peaceful. The allegory, The Watsons Go To Birmingham, 1963, shows this throughout its storyline while also giving examples about how we should learn from the Civil Rights Movement so it will never happen
In The Watsons Go To Birmingham, 1963, Byron states, “A guy just came by and said somebody dropped a bomb on Joey’s church.” (page 183) Then Kenny runs in the church and searches for his little sister, but he doesn’t find her; he begins to feel devastated and shaken, even though later he learns she is alive. This changes how he thinks about his safety. The author included the bombing of the church most likely because to show how horrible some things during the movement were, and how some people became scared because of them. During the Civil Rights Movement, many actions, including sit-ins, the March on Washington, and peaceful protests, all contributed to exposing the North to how horrible segregation is through the television and the newspapers. By reading the Watsons, people may learn that the 1960’s weren’t as good as people say it was. Instead, it was harsh and dangerous to black people, just because they had a different skin …show more content…
The author’s theme or purpose of this allegory is to tell how people were affected by the Civil Rights Movement and the sacrifices they made, and how something like that should never happen again. By reading this book, people may learn how hard it was for some people back then just because of their skin color or other small differences that, in the end, don’t matter. Perhaps if people stopped being so mean or harsh to others just because of the small differences maybe society would be slightly more peaceful. The allegory, The Watsons Go To Birmingham, 1963, shows this throughout its storyline while also giving examples about how we should learn from the Civil Rights Movement so it will never happen