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Black Like Me Research Paper

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Introduction—include the title of your book, the name of the author, the central question, and a thesis statement, or position you will take in your essay. Have you ever noticed that the most popular and successful novels often share many similarities? Have you ever felt as though the variety in the most popular books on the market can sometimes appear bleak? In many cases, this has to do with perspective, or the point of view that the book was written in. In this essay, I will argue that the perspective that a book is written has an influence it's quality and popularity, and the perspectives used to write Black Like Me, and The Book Thief have contributed to their success and popularity. I will also be answering comparing and contrasting the perspectives used in the two novels, as well as other elements used in their writing. The book that I decided to read is a nonfiction novel written by John H. Griffin, called Black Like Me. It revolves around the story of a white man who questions what life is like for African-American citizens, and what their quality of life is like, therefore, the central question of this story is, “What is it like to be black?” I will also be discussing a book that I read …show more content…

When Death tells the reader about the colors of the sky in the beginning of the story, he explains that he observes the variety of colors as a distraction from the horrible things he sees as a part of his job. From then on, whenever Death notes the color of the sky, you are silently reminded of the things that lurk in the background of the story, because you know that Death is distracting himself from it all. Death also makes a variety of dark jokes about the war, death, and tragedy, which reminds us once again of the war and deaths that we may have forgotten. This narrator is used throughout the novel in this way, reminding that even when bleakness has escaped our view, it looms, just out of

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