Why I Like Country Music Analysis

Why I Like Country Music: Is about racial tensions and segregation between white and black people. My most liked character was the narrator. This story was definitely fun and enjoyable to read I thought it was very entertaining. This story resonated with me the most and not because of the plot but because of the rich character's, that felt relatable and real. The connections I made to the short story was the connection between being African American and getting the shorthand of the stick. My favorite character would have to be the narrator because he honestly reminded me of myself, I also had a first love that I wanted to dance with as a kid. My least favorite character would have to be the narrator wife because she doesn't support her husband's appreciation of country music. I thought the plot was very touching, it touched on both racial …show more content…
This was my second favorite of the three stories since I understand that for some people racial ideas can be difficult to accept. The connections I made in the story was that the forces of radical though versus nonradical thought. My least favorite character is John Butler, I think it is completely unreasonable to deny someone a haircut because it is a white man's haircut. My most favorite character would most likely be John's wife because she tries to reason with him and make him change his mind but he still refuses to listen. I thought the plot was very interesting, it reminded me of a book I read in high school called To Kill A Mocking Bird. I think this because they both dealt with racial tensions. I did not have trouble understanding this story it was not difficult to read or understand. I didn't like the main character John Butler, which was a bummer since I usually try to relate to the main character of stories and it was especially hard in this story. The literary lenses that best fit would be postcolonial criticism and ethnic