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In the short story “Battle Royal”, written by Ralph Ellison, the author addresses social issues facing black individuals concerning the inability to advance against the racial hierarchy. The author depicts the struggles of the unnamed black narrator’s efforts in advancing in a world that predominately favors the works of white individuals. Throughout the composition, the author’s use of vivid imagery and metaphoric reflections of the battle royal, recreates the disillusion of the realities of racism and how it ultimately affects the black consciousness. In contrast “Meaning of a Word”, written by Gloria Naylor details the definition of power and the different meanings that the usage of the racial slur “nigger” may have within different racial

Most Americans believed that the Japanese leaked secrets of America to destroy their country. Conclusion In conclusion, the two literary works have the American identity as a central theme. People from different cultures seem to be split between their culture and America.

What is America? The land of opportunity or degradation, people can't decipher the true origins of a country of diversity that upholds the fathom sanctums of segregation. Instead, literature conveys the era of brutality and unconstitutional silence of the growing minorities. In addition, “On the Subway” by Sharon Olds portrays the idealistic point-of-view of the privilege, imagery of injustice, and the attitude of the speaker from her experiences. The aspects of superiority has been ingrained in the minds of humanity since a country fuels the flames of nationality and strengthens the matter of pride and prejudice.

She discusses the controversy of Giovanni's Room and how it was criticized for not featuring black protagonists and explored homoeroticism instead. She notes how Giovanni's Room was doomed to fail due it's theme and the time period that the book was published. However, Abur-Rahman defends Baldwin's work, stating it's importance. She discusses the protagonist, David, and how he continually struggles to accept himself. She notes that David was in self-denial.

Heller creates an illogical and impractical situation for all the soldiers through Captain Black’s “Glorious Loyalty Oath Crusade” (122) in order to draw attention to the paradox soldiers are frequently caught up in: to be blindly loyal to a country which was founded upon individualism. Captain Black cannot see the irrationality of his crusade, claiming “people who were loyal would not mind signing all the loyalty oaths they had to” (113). Heller parallels Black’s crusade to McCarthyism and the loyalty to America that McCarthy demanded; however, Heller pulls the example to the extreme. (The name “Glorious Loyalty Oath Crusade” itself hints at its ridiculousness.) He drives the crusade deeper into an impossible dilemma by forcing the soldiers to sign one oath, then two “then three, then four” (113).

“How I Came to Love the Veil,” by Yvonne Ridley, attempts to expose the common, yet unjust beliefs that afflict Muslim women. They are refused service, mistaken for terrorists and even verbally abused on a daily basis. Ridley, herself, viewed Muslim women as weak and oppressed. Her point-of-view began to change as her knowledge of Islam began to grow. After being taken captive by the Taliban in 2001, Ridley was released after promising her captors she would read the Koran.

Mark Twain’s main argument of racism and slavery is apparent in the citation, being the crowd is discriminating and treating Jim harshly solely based on his color and without knowing, or taking consideration any information the Doctor is about to exclaim about the righteous act Jim did in order to save Tom Sawyer’s life. Not to mention, Twain’s argument of racism is evident in the Doctor’s exclamation, being he stated to not treat Jim any more harshly than you're “obliged” to, thus reveals, the natural racism and tendency to discriminate against African Americans based on their race during the time period in the novel. Furthermore, Twain’s argument of slavery and racism is apparent in the Doctor’s perception toward Jim by stating although he

Indeed, Andrew abandons both his progressive and conservative views and creates a new identity, which, on a larger scale, suggests that Andrew must go against his values and ideals in order to obtain a taste of freedom. Hawkins’ main goal throughout the slave narrative is to achieve, in a broad sense, freedom. The ambiguity of freedom shapes Hawkin’s way about achieving his goal, causing his progressive ideals to clash with his conservative mindset. It is also important to note that “While Andrew repeatedly insists upon producing a politics and personality that break free from the strictures of prescriptive, his journey is also one that ultimately surrenders to and upholds several central structures of social

He confronted the unmistakable issues of the lack of equality, along with our unalienable rights as Americans. The references to the Emancipation Proclamation and Declaration of Independence not only made us take his side, but also tear up because of our selfishness as human beings. Not only should people recapitulate this revolutionary moment in history, but also to fight for what you believe in. Stand up for yourself and others. Be the next bringer of justice.

Banneker employs a demanding tone throughout his letter by implementing the repetitive use of pronouns and satire. In order for Jefferson to realize the conditions and horrors bestowed upon the African American peoples, the term “you” appears sporadically to show where Jefferson’s statements and actions did not match his intentions. Various instances in which the African Americans had grown hopeless of the government’s actions were addressed within the letter, and the reasoning behind those actions were truly because of the faults of Jefferson and his failure

I turn on the news, my fingers trembling and my heart beat pounding inside my ears. Another death. Another ‘one of us’ as a statistic. Another victim of a racist and cruel police violence. Another Black Man dead, my dad says as he shakes his head with disappointment.