Nigger

English, because if one is a human, they talk like a human. Huck tells him numerous times that he is wrong, but Jim believes in his own words (Twain 100-102). Huck quits in frustration, saying “I see it warn't no use wasting words - you can't learn a nigger to argue. So I quit” (Twain 102). Huck goes on to dismiss Jim time and time again because he is seemingly uneducated. Yet the discrimination against knowledge is not the worst one that Jim will receive, especially not from…

“The Power of Influence” Sarina Aryal A perspective can be defined as how a person regards their surroundings, and is a critical factor to determine their personal beliefs. If an individual can look at a situation in an unorthodox perspective, their position can be altered. This concept is presented in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. In the novel, Lee displays varying perspectives on a court case between a black man and a white family. Atticus Finch, the lawyer appointed to the case,…

The Bluest Eye and why it needed to be so messed up Toni Morrison is known for her unique style of writing. Her raw and unforgiving style lends itself to speaking about topics that are hard to understand the deep nature of. She has a way of speaking to an audience that few other authors have. In The Bluest Eye she uses this style of writing to convey the harsh reality faced by black girls in the 1940s. Pecola in particular has a miserable life which can only be fully understood through…

. . I says to the people, why ain’t this nigger put up at auction and sold?” (Twain 39-40) David L. Smith states in his critic that “Paps racial views were held not only by poor whites but by all ‘“right-thinking”’ southerners, regardless of their social class” (Smith 366). Pap is disgusted that…

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn As one of the most controversial literary work in the world, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn receive ambivalent reviews from people. People debate whether it is appropriate to be taught in school throughout the centuries; some regard it as a classic, while others consider it as a trash. Set in a southern antebellum society, the novel describes the story between Huck Finn, a white boy, and Jim, a black slave. Mark Twain promotes anti-racism in the work,…

To be misunderstood, misinterpreted, and mislead are three very profound ways to describe the young girls the Brownie troop had encountered. In the short-story “Brownies” there is a fine line between being a positive and negative role model. Arnetta is a very persuading young lady who we are introduced to early in the story. Although the story is told through the view of “Snot” (Packer 56), we see how the author illustrates the essentialness of how admiring someone can lead to a dishonoring…

Understanding perspective plays a central, critical role in “To Kill A Mockingbird”. Lack of understanding is the cause of many of the main conflicts in the story. Understanding resolves these conflicts and makes the characters involved more mature and morally developed. Scout’s journey in To Kill A Mockingbird is closely tied to her understanding of other perspectives. At the beginning of the story, Scout is only six years old and displays immaturity typical of a child her age. Scout…

had previously ascribed negative characteristic. What impacted Clark the most, was when he asked him, “Now, show me which doll is like you.” The boy looked up into his face and smiled pointing to the brown doll, he said: “That’s me. That’s a nigger. I’m a nigger.” That hurt me as much as the Northern children who cried. (Nyman, 2010, p.…

The evils of the world are constantly trying to take away the innocence of those left innocent. In To Kill a Mockingbird the author made a bold statement about innocence. The characters in the story encountered many obstacles that could have easily taken away their innocence. The author made this statement very well by using a major historical event to influence the book. The trial of the Scottsboro boys influenced the book greatly. In this trial the innocence of nine young boys were taken away…

Henri Pichot and the other prominent white men in the community. Grants come to terms with his anxiety. His thoughts are as follows, “I tried to decide just how I should respond to them. Whether I should act like the teacher that I was, or like the nigger I was…