How do Gold Cadillac and Country Lovers differ in their presentation

In contrast, the grandmother states that the blacks did not have things like the whites do (p.2118), putting the blacks down infront of her grandchildren, associating the blacks with poverty. We see how the grandmother fails to treat the blacks equally as human, solely because of their social status, as she perceives them merely as an inanimate object - a picture.

This includes the realization that the novel was published in 1960, and took place in the 1930s, also known as the time of The Great Depression. This infers the novel took place in a time period much different than ours today. Today one could see most of us are more accepting of promoting equality for all. In the novel one needs to understand the historical context, or what it meant to them. Is it possible they did not do what they did out of hatred, but rather fear of loss of power and lack of knowledge? According to Dr. William Thompson, psychologist, those reasons as a whole could have possibly been how people in this era thought about prejudice and segregation. During the B.C.E. era, events such as slavery were not practiced out of prejudice, but rather led to it. If one understands that during history there was a different mindset than there is today, then one could teach in a classroom that the novel does not intend to harm students, but rather teach them a historical event, how it led to prejudice and segregation, and how mindsets have changed

Although the two texts seem very different, upon analysing the themes in more depth we can see that they share ideas. Racism is the most distinct similarity. In Bye, Beautiful, this is one of the main themes and is represented in several ways throughout the novel, ultimately resulting in the murder of an Aboriginal boy Billy Read. Although racism in Southern Cop is not continuously demonstrated in the same way, it is also the main issue in the text and is the cause of a murder based on race. The murder of an African American immediately paints a picture of an area with intensely negative views of Africans. Both Billy Read and the unnamed African American are both victims of murder due to racist views and this is apparent to the reader. Although the two texts do not seem to have much in common, they demonstrate racism in strikingly similar ways. However, in Bye, Beautiful, the theme of sexism is just as prominent. Examples of sexism are peppered throughout the novel and an unmissable aspect of the story. There are multiple characters such as Bill, Laurence and Frank, who view women as the inferior gender and do not allow them the same privileges they receive. By contrast, Southern Cop has an absence of this theme, and instead there is an emphasis on the conflicting emotions of human nature. While the reader naturally grieves for the deceased individual, the speaker clearly has racist views and instead chooses to forgive and understand the killer. The focus of racism connects Bye, Beautiful and Southern Cop despite their differences in secondary themes.

A very important element is the characterization in the story. The story starts with the grandmother, whom possesses strict values. Throughout the story her character is stubborn, strict and judgmental. She also looks down on other people. Her character is also hypocritical. She tends to live in the past, and only talks about the past. In one instance, she says “Oh look at the cute little pickaninny!”, pointing at an African-American child. She then says, "Little niggers in the country don't have things like we do.” From this we can see that she thinks highly of herself as a racist person would. She even refers to black people as “niggers”. We also have her son, Bailey. Bailey is considered a momma’s boy. He never tells his mom no. He also is not the typical depiction of a father. This trait helps in the demise of the family.

While Stockett depicts the African-American women in the novel primarily by their body image, the white characters in the story are not left untouched. The stereotypical image of the time for white

The second theme exhibited by the grandmother is her class and racial prejudice, as most characters in southern gothic stories do. The grandmother exudes a sense of self-righteousness that she explains is imbedded in her because she came from a good family. Throughout “A Good Man is Hard to Find” descriptions of the south come up often. Most of the images are portrayed when the grandmother is reminiscing about “In my time” and on the “plantation” (114). Her insistent attitude and obsession about visiting the plantation shows the grandmother truly enjoyed that time period and implies she had no problem with the racial segregation in that era. She remembers back to when she was a young girl and Mr. Edgar Atkins Teagarden would bring her watermelon. “but she never got the watermelon”, “ because a nigger boy ate it when he saw the initials E.A.T.!” (115). It is clear the grandmother feels it is appropriate to use the N word when referring to African Americans, even years after slavery era. As the grandmother glamorizes Negroes and life on the plantation, it is clear she admired the ways of the Old South, a true characteristics of Southern Gothic writing. Her stereotypical character projects a prejudice that leaves the audience uncomfortable throughout the story.

Secondly, the story also describes several society indifferent among plots. When the family was on the way to Florida, they saw a black little boy on the walk who didn’t wear any britches, the grandmother said “little niggers in the country don’t have things like we do”(O’Connor 339). Her reaction toward the little boy shows despite and discrimination. She does not even thinking about others feeling and never realizes the reality of the pain of black people about how poor they are. Later, when they stopped at the Timothy, they met the guy Red Sammy and his wife who was running a restaurant. The grandmother talked with Red Sammy and they shared the common of “People are certainly not nice like they used to be”(O’ Conner 341). Suffered a trick

The purpose of Alice Walker’s novel The Color Purple and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is to demonstrate the hardships that are met when ignorance and tradition bring about the influence of sexism, racism and genuine prejudice to the general public. Ignorance is the root cause of prejudice as it prevents one to see beauty, so when it comes to dealing with the discriminating behavior held in this social order, the vast majority of people are judged by the label and stereotype society has given them, not by the kind of person they are inside. Nevertheless, through these corrupt societies, the protagonists are able to experience incredible journeys of courage, growth and love. Bravery and love is

Explore the similarities and differences in the presentation of female characters in A Streetcar Named Desire and The World’s wife

Mama is not the only character that is intricately characterized in the book. Beneatha, Lena’s daughter, is also put together to represent the inevitability of living like one of the lower class. She says that, “George looks good- he’s got a beautiful car and takes me to nice places..” (Hansberry 49) While this quote defines Beneatha’s acceptance of George’s privileged life, it is said with a shadow of jealousy. According to Freydberg, a writer and author, this “establishes the class differences between the Youngers and the Murchisons.” This new “fine line” that separates the upper and lower class creates individual characteristics that define each class. Darwin Turner, an honored African American who taught at the University of Iowa, asserted that even though the “blacks and whites have similar character traits and similar values, they are ambivalent about social interrelationships.” These two races are truly self-defining, and the inequality between these two ethnicities proves it. With Beneatha’s apparent jealousy for the life of the upper class, the text

The story takes place in the South, a place known for its racism, sexism, and judgement. Mrs. Emily Grierson’s past plays a significant role as to why the town perceives her as they do. Her past

There was a time where racism and discrimination was a huge issue. Back in those days, African Americans were treated unequal. There was no harmony between people unless they had the same skin color. Racism and discrimination still exists, but it is illegal to discriminate against anyone, including their race. In this paper, I will compare and contrast the theme of the short stories “Country Lovers” by Nadine Gordimer and “The Welcome Table” written by Alice Walker. Both of these pieces have the same theme involving racial discrimination. They have many similarities as well as differences that I will discuss. These literary works can cause one to gain a better understanding of what many

Even though the grandmother wasn’t the best of people, and isn't seemed to be well liked by her family she always sticks to her beliefs. The Grandmother is portrayed as the family’s thorn in their sides and is treated as a second class family memeber to them;The Misfit ends up ironically being more polite to the grandmother than her own family. The grandmother tries to put all negative energy to the side in the story to make things as pleasant as she tries to be, you see her do this with her own family and The Misfit. When she is sitting in the back seat with the children and listening to them disrespect their home state Tennessee, she scolds them and tells them that they should be more respectful of where they come from and that children in her time where more polite. A reader can portray

Since the begging of time society has created norms that all citizens are expected to fit into. Once you step out of these expectations even if it is involved with something you can’t help, you automatically are separated from the rest of the population. This oppression was at its strongest in the early 1900’s when the two novels Native Son and Streetcar Named Desire were written. In these pieces, Richard Wright and Tennessee WIlliams create two very different main characters. In Native son, Bigger is a large african american man living in the 1920’s, As in Streetcar Named desire, Blanche is a middle aged white women whose been through hell and back living in the 1950’s. Though these characters live very opposite lives, the way they are oppressed affects their fate in similar ways. In the two novels, the authors incorporate the theme of oppression in different lights greatly into the main character's lives. Although Biggers oppression is based on race and Blanche is more beauty and mental instability, they both results into things they cannot change. Also that greatly impact their fate and quality of life.

The Gold Cadillac by Mildred D. Taylor is about a family that lives in Toledo, Ohio during the 1950’s. The father, Wilbert, comes home with a Gold Cadillac. He states that he sold their old car, a Mercury, to buy this fancy car. The children, Wilma and Lois, are ecstatic. They love the new fancy car, and are excited to go for a ride in it. The mother, Dee, is not happy about the purchase her husband made. She says that he should've saved the money to buy a new house, and that the family didn’t need a new car. Dee refuses to get into the car. Soon, Wilbert decides to drive the Cadillac to Mississippi to visit his parents. Along the way, the family sees many forms of racial discrimination. Lois is very confused by the signs in the south. She doesn’t understand why blacks and whites are separated. While driving, the family is stopped by a policeman. He insists that