Zoot suit

I don’t know much about Malcolm X, but I was given little of his past childhood, some of his criminal life, his change from prison, and his assassination. His past is a hard time before his death. His childhood last name was Malcolm Little before he changed his last name to Malcolm X. He is a Negro, but his skin is light because his mother has a light skin, but was rape by a white man that cause his skin. His father was a preacher and either anyone knows or not, but during Malcolm age of 6 or 7,…

come there was still a chance that you could apply for one of the jobs and come to America legally. Even though the Mexican immigrants had jobs and were working hard, things still didn 't go smoothly. One of the most famous examples of this is the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 where there were Anglo American Sailors and Marines targeted Mexicans. 150 people ended up getting injured and over 500 Mexicans were arrested and charged from rioting to vagrancy. Similar to how the Vietnamese were treated,…

prisoners. In American Me, Santana has several encounter with rape, during his prison sentence as well as before and after it. The audience learns that Santana was conceived through the gang rape of his mother by racist sailors during the 1940’s “Zoot Suit” Riots. Santana is eventually arrested for gang violence and sent to a juvenile detention center, to be released when he turns eighteen. However, on that night another inmate holds him at knife point and anally rapes him. In retaliation,…

bought shoes at “Father and Son” and his clothes at the “Working Man 's Store”, where “the clothes were cheap but of good quality” (J. Denis, personal commuunication, October 27, 2016). Brand names were not considered while shopping for chlothing. Zoot suits were in style for men, but according to Joseph, he did not wear them. When going to school, church, or socializing, he would dress in slacks, dress shoes, dresshirts, and sweaters, and “always a tie when going on a date! And women would wear…

Throughout history, there are people who stand as beacons to motivate, enlighten, and enrich others’ lives. Malcolm X was one of those guiding people, and his frank autobiography reveals his metamorphosis into his “own divine path.” As an articulate revolutionary Malcolm X’s book outlines his hero's journey. THE WORLD OF THE COMMON DAY is the background context of a hero, and Malcolm’s struggle starts before he was born. First of all, his West Indian grandmother was raped by a white man which…

Introduction The year is 1943: It is a warm summer day with children playing outside and wives doing laundry, happily waiting for their fathers/husbands to come home from work. In place of this peaceful scenario, anxious mothers are instead working in shell casing factories and steel mills while children are working at scrap yards wondering when dad will come back home again.or if he ever will come back at all. In the years of World War II, a sense of patriotism brought together women and…

Theatre is something that can transform the lives, beliefs, and ideas of many people. Whether it be a small local theatre performance or a Broadway musical, it will impact each and every audience member in some way. Theatre can be controversial, but that makes it generates discussion and brings new issues to light. Controversy causes people to discuss topics and issues in ways they never have before. By having one controversial piece of performance art or one controversial moment in a play can…

realized that all these black people are breaking their back trying to imitate white people (40). With his friend Shorty, Malcolm started a new life. He took his first reefer, first cigarettes, and his first liquor. In addition he had his first zoot suit and conk. He was exposed to so many jungle streets. And eventually he became a hustler, which would soon consume all his life. He started to live like an animal, living only to survive (163). He had completely changed from whom he was to as…

At times, many of us are unaware of when stereotypes become our perspective. A lot of the times we do things without a thought. We can stereotype people without even noticing that we are doing it. Stereotypes can be presented to us in a statement or a movie, and we may not even notice it is being presented to us. We tend to take ideas as they are, without really using our critical thinking skills. A big part of this country is movies. When movies first came out, everyone wanted to go to the…

white people” (X, 48). Malcolm X begins to fully immerse himself in this newfound lifestyle and begins to gamble, smoke, and adapt his behavior to that of the Harlem black subculture. Ironically, Malcolm adopts the popular clothing style of the zoot suit and the hairstyle of the conk, which chemically straightens his natural, kinky hair to resemble the straight, slicked back hair sported by Caucasians during that time period. Malcolm X later reflects that this “was [his] first … big step…