Steinbeck presents key parts of 1930s America through out his novel and revels the different attitudes toward black people shown by different social classes, he achieves this by using one of his characters named “Crooks” in order to present to the reader the way back people are treated every day. The first thing which we are informed about is the fact that the boss decided to take his anger out on the stable buck when he realizes that George and Lennie were late. “Ya see the stable buck’s a nigger” the use of word “nigger” implies that people prefer to identify him by his race instead of his name. The word “nigger” is also makes the reader feel sad and ashamed of the way the character has been treated. However Candy justifies his Bosses actions as he sees nothing wrong or immoral in them.
In this short essay I will define institutional racism, its history in American and who it mostly affects. Institutional racism also known as institutional oppression refers to racism perpetrated by government entities, major cooperation’s, schools, the courts or the military (Moore 2008). Unlike the racism perpetrated by individuals, institutional racism has the power to negatively affect the bulk of people belonging to a minority group. This form of racism still persists in America because dominant groups are unwilling to share or give up the benefits inherited from past generations. Through numerous examples, Institutional Racism demonstrates how inequality and racial exclusion are embedded within the fabric of American society.
In Brent Staple’s essay, Black Men in Public Spaces, he targets a wide variety of audiences in American society. Through his personal experiences Staples eloquently discusses the discrimination faced by black men in the elite, white social class. Not only does Staples prove his point that racism and fear of black people are ever present, but he shows the other side of the argument, specifically why white women are afraid of black men. His vivid scenarios and sense of alienation add to his very valid points. Brent Staples reached his audience on not only a personal, but public level as well.
Daryl McCloud Essay 1 ENGL 2132-Kwist 2/28/11 How Jim is Portrayed We all know the history of slavery and the negative connotation it had on the victims who were affected physically, emotionally, and mentally. Slaves for that period of times would have been considered as not equal of knowledge or uncivilly conducted. What was seen of them then? Other than property, could slaves have had a more definite and significant view? Well, the perspective of these two authors Mark Twain who wrote “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and James Johnson who wrote “Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man” will help uncover the portrayal of a character named Jim from the story “Adventures of Huck Finn”.
Malcolm X was a controversial speaker who often used the Constitution as a body of law and appeals to ‘the human condition and universal human rights’ to logically assess the status of African Americans progress in the nation. He also used many emotional appeals to get his point across to diverse audiences who might only understand his desire for African American progress and freedom in terms of their own self-interest, political ideals, morals, and self awareness. In his speech, “The Ballot or the Bullet,” given on April 3, 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio he uses repetition, parallelism, scesis onomaton, antithesis, and metaphor to explain that the Democratic President Johnson, while stating his ideals are pro-African American and “Pro Civil Rights” for African Americans and others, are hypocritical and indeed just as toxic for black progress as the more obvious anti-black sentiments of that period’s Republican constituents who openly thwarted black progress through segregation and voting laws that prevented blacks from casting ballots on their own behalf, miscounting votes, or by discouraging voting altogether. Malcolm X states, “It was the black man’s vote that put the present administration in Washington D.C. Your vote, your dumb vote, your ignorant vote, your wasted vote put in an administration...that has seen
They are failure to achieve positively valued goals, removal of positively valued stimuli, and confrontation with negative stimuli (Agnew, 1992). The major assumptions of General Strain Theory place emphasis on these types of strains and stressors and how they cause deviant behavior. The connection between the strains and deviant behavior are the negative emotions that are produced by the strains such as anger and anxiety. The causes of deviant behavior can be linked to those emotions and the personal resources available to handle the emotions. This helps to define why some individuals with similar strains commit crimes and why others chose legal manners in which they deal with their strains and emotions.
Anger is conceptualized as an instinctual drive (Hall, 1899) and Blacks are often stereotyped as angry and out of control with regard to their feelings and emotions (Franklin, 2004). Anger and its manifestations have been widely documented as a response to racism related experiences (Wade, 2006). Johnson and Greene (1991) found that for young Black men who were faced with a number of race-related anger-provoking situations; their feelings of anger were suppressed because of fear of negative consequences. Mabry & Kiecolt, (2005) have found that although Black Americans are consistently faced with situations that might provoke anger, they are more likely to suppress their anger for fear that the expression of strong emotions such as anger could have a potentially detrimental effect on their lives.
Angelica Nwandu Professor Lang Final Paper May 3, 2010 African Americans and the Mass Media The general population relies on the media as a main source of information and the basis on which many of their opinions and biases are formed. (lapham, pg. 37). The dangers of mass media is that it is a regurgitation of societal stereotypes that are being fed to the masses. Not only does the mass media have the power to influence opinions and encourage racism, but the media has the power to impact voting decisions as well.
Black Men in Public Places Does the media portray African Americans in a negative light and do statistics support these beliefs? Many people view blacks as threatening, menacing or even as criminals. From the first puritans to settle in America, black people were viewed as inferior to whites. This image, through the media, has evolved into a fear of the black race, especially black men. The essay “Black Men in Public Spaces,” written by Brent Staples illustrates the view from the black man perspective, but may also add to the stereotype.
In 2012 racism still exist, Black Men and Public Space is still very much relevant to African Americans today. Brent Staples experience racism first hand as an African American male in his story, Black Men and Public Space. From a first person point of view, Brent Staples explores his involvement with stereotypes through anecdotes and dark humor. “My first victim was a woman, white, well dressed probably in her late twenties,” is how Staples starts his story. With this anecdote Staples grab the reader attention and curiosity to see why he uses these terms to describe the woman and what has happen between the two of them.