http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/20/henry-louis-gates-jr-arre_n_241407.html
This article and the book have one thing in common: racial profiling. In this article, the person is trying to enter his house by breaking the door down due to the fact that his door was jammed. The police arrive, and they treat him like how a racist would treat a black person. They apprehend him, and arrest him outside of his home despite the fact that the person agreed to show identification and other things the cop requested. Simply put it, the police were racist. In the book, it is the same case. The detective, Britten, is completely bombarding Bigger with questions because he is black. He even states that to him, "... a nigger's a nigger." The sad reality is that our community hires racist people, even to this day. And the law enforcement continues to favorite whites and questions every single black person that look like criminals. It's a sad truth, but what else is new in America?
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Summarizing The Book Up
1. Honestly, I really did not have a reaction to the book. Taking into consideration his actions before, it should have been crystal clear of what his next movements would be. The only thing that probably made me have a tiny reaction was the killing of his girlfriend Bessy, and even that was not that shocking to me.
2. The most poignant quote for me would be '"Kill that black ape!"' It's pretty sad for human beings to continue to think that one race is superior to another. To compare a black person to an ape is extremely disgusting. Calling people apes is something that should never be said to a human being. It reminds me of not only the past, but the current present in which we live in. Whites still continue to call blacks apes; nothing has changed.
3. I would say that these books are called Fear, Flight, and Fate because each of these books represent a phase in Bigger Thomas' life. For example, Fear can show the phase of when he fears whites, and somewhat refuses to take the job Mr. Dalton offers because of his fear. Flight represents the moments in which he begins to think of killing himself, and probably going to heaven with God. Fate represents his acceptance of his fate in the electric chair.
2. The most poignant quote for me would be '"Kill that black ape!"' It's pretty sad for human beings to continue to think that one race is superior to another. To compare a black person to an ape is extremely disgusting. Calling people apes is something that should never be said to a human being. It reminds me of not only the past, but the current present in which we live in. Whites still continue to call blacks apes; nothing has changed.
3. I would say that these books are called Fear, Flight, and Fate because each of these books represent a phase in Bigger Thomas' life. For example, Fear can show the phase of when he fears whites, and somewhat refuses to take the job Mr. Dalton offers because of his fear. Flight represents the moments in which he begins to think of killing himself, and probably going to heaven with God. Fate represents his acceptance of his fate in the electric chair.
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