The Gathering

However, in spite of having earned their freedom, there is still prejudice and racism. This is accurately portrayed in Ernest Gaines’ novel, A Gathering of Old Men. A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest Gaines tells a story of elderly black men standing up against injustice, the struggle of many different characters, and how the past affects the…

In Chapter four of Albert Marrin’s Flesh and Blood So Cheap “A Gathering Storm” (pages 73-84) relates to the world today in several ways. From striking to gangsters, to “fancy ladies.” First and foremost, like usual, factory owners ALWAYS have more power over employees and can fire them for whatever reason they want. The fact that trade unions were formed deeply affects the way that we live today, thus not allowing bosses to literally have control over the lives of desperate…

The main events in The Giver, Gathering Blue, and Messenger have a big message that could relate to our world today. The main message for these three books by Lois Lowry is, “Good vs. Evil.” There are many examples of this in each of these books. In each book the main character is the good person and they must try to save their evil society from destroying itself again. Some of these destructive things are lies, selfishness, secrets, and fighting over power. This causes the main character to…

In his story, A Gathering of Old Men, Ernest Gaines presents a Southern society full of racist white people who believe that the black people in their community are inferior to them. Among the white people he presents, he displays a female character named Candy. Throughout the story, Gaines shows Candy as someone who wants to protect the black men in her community, until a specific incident when her attitudes toward the men change negatively. When she is no longer given what she wants, she…

For centuries, food has been a part of daily life. Food is needed to survive, thrive, and function properly. The earliest people of the world knew this concept and earned their food by hunting animals and planting gardens, known as Hunting-Gathering. As time passed, different ways to create, package, and send food has been created through farms and factories across the United States. That was when what Americans accepted as “normal” food, was being scrutinized for the additives injected or…

It was 5:00 am when my roommate woke me up. I had gone to bed a mere 3 hours earlier. This was the third day in a row I had gotten so little sleep. I was in Detroit with my youth group at the ELCA’s National Youth Gathering. I, along with 30,000 other Lutheran teens, was in Detroit for the week as a service project. Groggily, I made my way out the door for a short morning run to wake myself up before our next long day. After the run, I got ready for the day set ahead of me. It was my group’s…

in the South in Connection to A Gathering of Old Men Racism is a well-known subject in books. Many authors write about racism mainly because of their experience with the issue. They may also write about it to keep people informed on how people were treated by racist people. Ernest J. Gaines is one of the well-known authors who wrote about racism in the South. Gaines’s A Gathering of Old Men demonstrates how racism affects the South. One way that A Gathering of Old Men demonstrates the…

“information gathering”, a first step in the decision-making process for families. Theme 3: Roles of “initiators and “receivers” are assumed in information gathering. Information that families used to make decisions was organized by how it was gathered. We coded the act of information gathering based on who initiated or “drove” the interaction, noting that often multiple parties were involved (e.g., a professional provided the brochure but the parent read it). Some information gathering…

words just going along with what everyone else is doing. In both works “A Gathering of Old Men” and “Julius Caesar,” there is a connection between both of the authors using mob mentality in their writings. In the book “A Gathering of Old Men” there are several examples of mob mentality throughout the story. One of those examples would be the old men and how they stuck together to protect Mathu,…

place in the South to combat racial disparities; nevertheless, the history concerning Blacks and Whites stay subjected to the throes of deep-rooted supremacy, prejudice, and biases, predominantly by Whites toward Blacks. As a matter of fact, in A Gathering of Old Men, Ernest Gaines novel is set in Bayonne, South Louisiana where racism runs rampant toward Blacks by folks referred to as Cajuns. Also, Cajuns are depicted as being superior to Blacks, but they are the lowest classification of Whites.…