Have you ever read the book Mississippi Trial 1955? If you haven’t you should. In the book Mississippi Trial 1955 the author Chris Crow portrays the horrible hate crimes against African American’s. In this book the author talks about a young African American boy named Emmett Till from Chicago that went down to Greenwood, Mississippi to visit his uncle Mose Wright. Everything was fine for Emmett until he met RC Rydell which shoved fish guts up Emmett’s nose and mouth.
Runner, written by Robert newton, is a historical novel set in the Richmond Slums of 1919. The plot throughout the story was not completely dark and downhearted. Charlie Feehan, as the protagonist of the book, was a sixteen year old boy who suffers from great poverty, the loss of his father from the Spanish flue makes his situation worse and other characters struggle to raise their families. However, Charlie’s complicated problem twists into a well concluded ending; this indicates that teenage novels are not always gloomy, but may have a saddening storyline and setting. Charlie Feehan had a hard life before he won the Ballarat Miles competition.
When Charlie asks what a half-caste is, Wes gives him books. Many about times of slavery in America. He is trying to teach Charlie tolerance in a town that is narrow-minded. As a result of these familial relationships, Charlie thinks that his parents would assume he’d been kidnapped when he had in reality snuck out with Jasper Jones because this is “probably (his) only ever transgression”. ( Pg 10) Jasper Jones does not have the protection Charlie has been afforded.
The trial lasted for sixteen months and the jury was resulted in a motion of not guilty. Many think that one man changed the outcome of the trial. Mark Fuhrman, a key witness, was dismissed after lying in front of the jury and presenting false evidence. Mark Fuhrman was a racist who hated mixed race couples. Fuhrman pleads the Fifth Amendment twice to calling African Americans a nigger and to planting evidence at Simpson’s home.
Malcolm X, one of the most powerful leaders of black America during the 1960s. He was a street hustler convicted of robbery that made him spent seven years in prison. He became frustrated at not being to express himself in letter, and he wanted to be as knowledgeable as his fellow inmate, Bimbi who had always taken charge of any conversations, therefore he started to educate himself by copying the whole dictionary. Malcolm X learnt of people, places and events from history, especially the history of the white and the black. He wrote about how bad were the white and the way they humiliated the non-white group.
His society believes that colored people have no human rights, and are thought to be pieces of property traded or used as slaves for labor. This idea has influenced Huck from a young age to believe that colored people are not considered equal to white individuals, often causing him to have strong disagreements with Jim along their journey. “I see it warn’t no use wasting words — you can’t learn a nigger to argue. So I quit.” Huck makes it seem as if robbers murder him during a break in, so he can run away from his hometown to escape his drunken father and the life he feels unsuited for. Jim runs away due to overhearing his owner, who is also Huck’s guardian, talk about selling Jim.
My Book Review of 'Rolls of Thunder Hear My Cry' - The Black Peoples of Americas Homework In reading the book 'Rolls of Thunder Hear my Cry', I have learnt many facts about slavery and have encountered many cruel and prejudice remarks from white children towards black children in this book. When reading this book I discovered that even after the time of slavery - in early 1933, the aftermath of the incident was immense resulting with a number of white people to still believe that they are more superior than any coloured or black people. Cassie and her brothers are on the receiving ends of cruel remark like 'Nigger,Nigger, mud - eaters ahahahh.' This is a conversation between children proving that the children (white) are influenced by the behaviour ad attitude of their parents towards a black person. In this novel I also learnt more about the slavery circle.
Maggie Giberson AP-11 – 4th hour October 7, 2012 Native Son Essay Richard Wright once said, “Words can be weapons against injustice”, which perfectly describes his motive for writing his book Native Son. The main character in the story Native Son, Bigger Thomas; a black man living in the slums of Chicago during the 1930’s, has lived his whole life in a constant, haunting shadow of oppression. The alienation, fear and rage that is brought with oppression shapes Bigger into a violent, hateful and malevolent man who resents all whites, his family and even his friends out of the anger that has slowly built up his whole life. Bigger Thomas takes a job for a rich white family; only to later that day kill their daughter in a brief moment of panic. Bigger eventually flees in hopes to not be caught for the crime, and rapes and kills his girlfriend to keep her quiet.
In the novel The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain, illustrates the bond formed between Huck, the protagonist, and Jim, Huck’s companion. Huck’s father Pap, while he was still alive, he beaten Huck repeatedly, kidnapped, and scared his son to the extent, that Huck, out of fear, feigns his own death to escape Pap’d grasp. While Huck and Jim travel down the Mississippi River it became apparent that Jim is more of a father figure to Huck than his biological father. Pap teaches the virtues of a life not worth living, while Jim gives Huck the proper fatherly support, compassion, and knowledge for Hick to become a man. Pap is an ignorant drunk who attempts to scam any possible person.
The second part will be about Luckys relationship with his parents and whether or not it was alright that they kicked him out like they did. The third and last part will be about life as an addict. ”Trash Walks” is a short story about a guy named Lucky. He’s only fifteen years old and already an addict. Because of his addiction, he is thrown out of his home by his parents.