Although learning to read was very important for Fredrick Douglass’s path to freedom, his battle with Mr. Covey was the most important part of his journey because it marks the point when he stopped thinking of himself as a slave. Mr. Douglass’s education allowed him to learn about abolitionism and even teach others so that they too may be free men. Although this is an important skill,
Gordon should have given the book a chance by actually reading it with his class, instead of walking out on it because he kept hearing the would niggers. It is understandable that he got offended by that word being used numerous times throughout one chapter, but he should have kept continuing to read it to see what else the book said. Little did he know that the author was not trying to insult colored people because the book tells a story about how a young, white boy helps out a black slave to become free from slavery and protects him throughout
‘I ain’t mad. I never been mad an’ I ain’t now. That’s a thing i want you to know.’ (pg.106, Of mice and Men. John Steinbeck. 1993) Its is evident that there was no choice for George but to do it himself than let any of the other strangers kill Lennie, he knew that there was no chance left for Lennie and it was for the best, because George was able to do it, that shows how deep his friendship goes and how much he cared about Lennie.
Huck is aware that by not turning Jim in he is not only putting himself at risk for ridicule from his peers but, also breaking the law. Yet, he still promises that he will help protect Jim and keep his secret. In fact, not too long after he makes his promise, he is put to the test again.”I begun to get it through my head that he was most free-and who was to blame for it? Why, me . .
They instruct others to be the way they are. For example, Mrs. Auld treats Douglass like a family member when he arrives but when her husband comes behind her and corrects her, she changes and treats him harsh like a slave. Douglass finds many of ways to escape this and keep his freedom without giving up. Douglass hears that education is not needed in a slave reminds him that he needs to be educated in order to be free. I can now visualize Douglass perspectives as he is recognized as an individual trying to gain knowledge without being whipped and harshly treated.
In the beginning, one only has to look as far as Tom, the main character, to find examples of racial stereotypes. Stowe described Tom as an admirable and compassionate character, willing to sacrifice everything for the common good of his family, his faith in God, and his master. In the beginning of the novel, Tom refuses to run away following the news that he had been sold by his master, Mr. Shelby, into the malicious hands of Haley, a malevolent slave trader. Even though Tom knows that his life under Haley will be a living hell, he chooses not to run for the sake of the rest of the slave's on the Shelby plantation and out of faithfulness to his master. His willingness to serve is displayed by the description of him "standing wistfully examining the multitude of faces thronging around him, for one he would wish to call master" (Stowe, 289).
As Henry grows up and joins the family he starts to learn that he can accepts the benefits as part of a lifestyle but fails to value the consequences that come with his decisions. Those costs are born by the various members of the gang essentially as a part of the cost of doing business. When punishment was handed out you did the time no questions asked. Punishment was an element of the subculture, it was something someone lived with as result of his choice to be a criminal. The subculture itself operates to alleviate and even reward the process of
“There is no point tying to stop discrimination.” Do you agree? Some people would say there is no point trying to stop discrimination. Racial discrimination will never cease to exist because it’s part of us, when someone is doing so well, we will jealous of them, so we will search to find something that they have and use it to against them to protect our pride. The only way it will probably stop is if everybody in the future has a little bit of every race in them, and that’s pretty much impossible. But even then, we will find something else to unite different groups so we have something to fight against.
He wants to continue what Casy started, fighting for inequality, a goal that could only have been set by Tom when he took the time to reflect and think about Casy’s ideas. Tom Joad is unlike most other Americans from this time period, mostly because of his strong will to keep his family together and to stick to his morals. Tom’s morals are one thing that don’t change much throughout the novel - when Tom is first introduced, he has just been released from prison for killing a man who violated his morals, and Tom would have done it again under the same circumstances. When Casy is killed, Tom lashes out and kills Casy’s murderer in turn. Tom killed the man because he had violated Tom’s morals, similar to the situation which landed Tom in prison in the first place.Prompt TwoThe ending of the book did not surprise me.
They discussed what possible adventures they would pursue together. This brought the group closer. Coming together was necessary while living in oppressive conditions. Douglass could have planned to escape alone, but he genuinely desired to help his brothers. Even after the plan was uncovered, each slave could not fathom the idea of being separated.