Miscegenation

This essay will be comparing how the theme of belonging is explored in The Thing Around Your Neck and The Arrangers of Marriage through Adichie's use of language and symbols. In both texts, language is used to convey the lack of belonging that the protagonists face in America. In The Arrangers of Marriage, Adichie utilises dialogue to depict the shame that Chika’s husband feels towards his Nigerian background and how this results in Chika’s lack of cultural belonging in America. Throughout the…

Racism has been affecting our lives and our past for as long as we can remember. It is something that is very hurtful to some, and pleasant to others. Where someone is making another person feel unworthy or even inhuman. Where man and woman are treated differently because of how they are seen through society's eyes. Is that really a nice path to follow? Is that something we must keep on doing? Accuse an innocent man of a murder because of his skin tone? Or even call them names that are as…

Textual Response Racially driven stereotypes have been around forever, especially where African-American males are concerned. Most likely you know a few yourself. However, in "Who Shot Johnny?" Debra Dickerson provides her insight, as to why she thinks Black men are stereotyped as criminals. Similarly, Brent Staples tackles the same issue in his piece titled, "Black Men and Public Space." While Staples and Dickerson touch on the same topic; each takes on the subject from a different perspective…

In the novel "The Bluest eye" by Tony Morrison, Morrison attempts to explore the meaning of beauty through the point of view of adolescent black girls as they tackle poverty, racism, sexism and the transition to adulthood. Morrison accomplishes this, through her writing she scrupulously decides which rhetoric devices to use in order to do so. Throughout her writing Morrison uses Scesis Onomaton to emphasize particular aspects she deems vital to the storytelling, while using symbolism to…

Without effective communication, the simple task of transferring information from one person to the next is impossible. Communication – when performed correctly – has the power to unite people; however, in Bruce Norris’s Clybourne Park, the characters struggle to communicate effectively when discussing racism which drives them apart. Norris takes a stance on racism in the same neighborhood in 1959 and in 2009. Between the two acts, Norris creates an underlying similarity that is made evident to…

Throughout both the book The Shawnee Prophet and the movie, Last of the Mohicans, we see a few very similar themes displayed and some differences shown throughout each as well. As we read The Shawnee Prophet we see the racial conflict between the two opposing sides and how this causes struggles throughout the novel. Along with that, we see the westward movements of whites into the Natives territory. In both the movie and the novel, we see the way the Indians play the Whites in order to gain a…

Ralph Ellison, author of On Being the Target of Discrimination, did an excellent job describing the daily life of an African American child during the segregation era. This text has powerful lessons that he went through that shape the story into what it is today. On Being the Target of Discrimination is a narrative essay that relies on pathos to persuade its primary audience of white people in America how racism affects a kid’s childhood. The author had a very clear image of how he wanted to…

This paper will critically analyze Elijah Anderson’s paper titled “The Cosmopolitan Canopy.” Anderson and I share two things in common; we are both long-time residents of Philadelphia, colloquially known as Philly, and we both have developed deep insight on how individuals behave and react relative to others in public settings. In short, we both study and partake in the field of sociology. In “The Cosmopolitan Canopy”, Anderson argues that immigration, laws, and affirmative action have led to a…

In his autobiography book, Black boy, Richard Wright, the main character, changes his view of the world after facing many issues. At the beginning of the story he sees the world as a struggle, knowing that his life is going through some major events, he illustrates his father leaving as a sign of despondency, “My father was a black peasant who had gone to the city seeking life, but who had failed in the city…that same city which had lifted me in it's burning arms and borne me toward alien and…

In Brent Staples compelling short story Black Men and Public Space, an African American male explains his side to prejudice and stereotypes. Hence the title name Staples is constantly battling the relentless stares in public spaces. Throughout the text Staples continuously showcases that African Americans are still portrayed as violent, dangerous individuals. However, all the instances that Staples had been a subject in had all been based on rationale. In the past many African Americans were…