All American Boys is a gripping and thought provoking book that explores issues of police brutality, racism, and social justice in America through the perspective of two teenagers Rashad Butler and Quinn Collins. Rashad is a sixteen year old african american who is brutally beaten by a white police officer while Quinn a white classmate of Rashad is a witness of the assault. The story follows their intertwined stories as they deal with their respective identities, beliefs, and responsibilities in the aftermath of Rashad's assault. The Supporting Characters are Rashad's father a former police officer who believes that the good cops outnumber the bad ones. Also holds his sons to very traditional standards of success, behavior, and appearance. Jill is Rashad and Quinn's classmate at Springfield Central High Jill is also the cousin to Guzzo and Paul. Quinn has a major crush on Jill in the story. Rashad’s mother is a strong and loving mother to both of her two sons and doesn’t hesitate to stick up for them. Quinn's mother a single mother to two sons. Since her husband was killed in Afghanistan she depends on Quinn to help her out. Spoony Rashad’s brother has the opposite of his dad’s beliefs on the police a driving factor in the …show more content…
A police officer later revealed to be Paul is on duty comes over and asks what happened but assumes Rashad was trying to steal before Rashad or the woman can explain. The police officer drags Rashad outside handcuffs him throws him to the ground and begins beating him. Meanwhile Quinn and his friends have been waiting in the alley next to Jerry’s to ask an adult to buy them beer that they can take to the party. When Quinn goes around to the front of Jerry’s, he sees what the police officer is doing to Rashad. Quinn and his friends choose to forget about it and move on and go to the
In the book “All American Boys” the author, Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds convey an important theme in this book because they bring attention to police brutality and shows the differences between the way Rashad and Quinn are treated in an extreme act of police brutality. “You think it would have been the same if the lady wasn't white, or if Rashad wasn't black.” pg (183). This quote shows that Rasahd wouldn't have gotten harmed if the officer didn't stereotype the situation completely.
All American Boys is the story of a young teenage boy who is beaten up by a cop because it is believed he is stealing a bag of chips. Although the storylines of these two stories are different, and the era in which they are placed is is different, the two novels have a surprising amount of connections. The first and probably the most obvious connection between
She cares for her family no matter what. When Malachy runs away from Aunt Aggie’s house, Frank goes and looks for him despite his aunt’s nonchalant attitude toward his brother’s disappearance (Gale). Through their love for each other, the McCourt family is able to overcome the obstacles that their alcoholic father and husband has placed in their
In Policing black lives, author Robyn Maynard delves into the history of racism among African Americans and analyzes how many black individuals are still experiencing it in Canada today. Maynard discusses the issues of state violence and sheds light upon gender inequalities and economic injustices for all African Americans in our modern society. This book not only provides the reader with a overall better understanding of systematic and institutional racism, it is well constructed and is easy for the reader to follow. Each chapter indulges on different topics that focus on racism throughout Canada and provides the reader with examples and statistics. Maynard articulates how many canadians are unaware and oblivious to the extent of how unfairly
Rebecca Griffin in “Why Don’t White People Believe People of Color About Racism?” discusses how racism is affecting today’s society. Griffin feels there is a lot of police violence toward the colored communities and also feels there is such a thing as white privilege. Griffin also includes in her article that whites cannot or will not believe that the African Americans are being victimized by the government and police because of systemic racism caused by some notion of white privilege. While many may agree with Griffin’s ideas, in the end, she is incorrect because we need to take a look into the bigger picture in this essay and realize it is not only just about one race that is experiencing these issues. The first issue with her article is that Griffin states
Taya dad run a small business and her mom was a teacher by trade. And her older sister, Ashley. Marian, Taya father. Marian mother died because of illness. Marian been getting re married and been getting divorce a lot.
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The family had a hard time keeping up with the rent. Day after day, week after week, problems seemed to show up. Jurgis suffered from injuries, illness, being laid off, and dealing with horrible bosses and pay. Ona’s boss rapes her and Jurgis tracks him down and attacks him. Jurgis is thrown in jail, and the families lose a major source of income.
In the midst of police brutality controversy, a new video went viral on social media showing a South Carolina deputy Ben Fields, violently throwing a high school from her desk in a classroom. “Give me your hands” fields repeated to the silent girl after pinning her to the ground. Let’s review the chain of events that lead such poor example of police intervention. The victim, who’s not yet been identified, was spotted using her cell phone by her teacher during math class.
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. -Desmond Tutu. In the novel All American Boys by Brendon Kiely and Jason Reynolds the main topic is racism and police brutality. Rashad Butler gets beat up by Quinn Jones's older brother figure, Paul Galluzo, while Quinn watches.
a. What issue are you going to pursue? I am going to pursue the ongoing issue of police brutality. b. How is your issue evident in the public agenda right now? Police brutality has always been a continuing issue but has attracted more attention in recent years.
All American Boys Writing Prompt #3 In today’s media racial injustice is still occurring today because there’s people who are treated differently bias on their race. In the novel “All American Boys” by Jasyn Reynolds and Brendan Kiely tells how Rashad was accused of stealing a bag of chips at the store called Jerry’s. The police officer beat Rashad just because he was resisting arrest but he wasn’t.
Police brutality has become a very controversial topic in the United States over the past few years. The book All American Boys written by Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds, tells the perspectives of two high school boys from Springfield and how police brutality has impacted their lives. Rashad is a black male who loves to draw, he is also in ROTC but only does it to make his father happy. Rashad lives in a traditional nuclear family with his mother, father, and older brother Spoony. His best friends are English, Shannon, and Carlos.
Annotated Bibliography Books Dudley, William, et al., editors. Police Brutality. D.L. Bender, 1991. • Police Brutality gives information on how police brutality is a widespread issue in the United States and explains different controversies and cases that relate to police brutality. • The editors of this book include activists and nonfiction authors who provide reliable information on what happened during different incidences of police brutality and the viewpoints and controversies that come with it.
Police Brutality is an ongoing problem and existent concern in the United States and should be resolved immediately. Law enforcement must function as an element that consists of organized and civilized officers. The presence of police brutality is becoming more of an issue as society grows. The problem posed by the illegal exercise of police power is an ongoing reality for individuals of a disfavored race, class, or sexual orientation. Police brutality must be stopped so that police do not forget who they are serving – not themselves, but the public.