Prejudice And Racism: A Narrative Fiction

This is an essay i wrote for English Literature. My examples are from two short stories ‘The Test', and ‘After You My Dear Alphonse'.

Racism isn’t hating someone because of their race. Prejudice is not a misconception of who a person is. Racism is being prejudiced because a person believes their race is superior; and, prejudice is a preconceived opinion not based on any prior experience. In other words, racism is when a person has a preconceived opinion about another person because they feel their race is superior. Racism and prejudice are probably two of the most talked about and controversial words 60 years ago and still today. When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and Martin L. King marched on Selma they didn’t think we would still be in such a place today; we are in a place where people are not allowed to be themselves without facing judgment. This is the same prejudice and racism members of society face in schools, by students and educators which limits their ability to progress in a world full of competition and rise above what demographics say they are destined to become. As the great Charles Albert Tindley once said, “We Shall Overcome!”

As an American, freedom and equality are two fundamental values. It’s been laid out in the constitution and constantly reiterated throughout our years of education which makes it only right that each individual is treated with respect and given a fair opportunity. This brings us to the question of why racism still exists? There is no reason for this but instead poor justifications used to give people in power an excuse to treat people of color with less respect. Donald Trump for example, does the opposite of promoting a racially equal society which triggers many, calling for protests. The national anthem protest, specifically taking a knee, was started by former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick last season. “He took a knee during the National Anthem to silently protest the treatment of black

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence of the United States declared that, ” We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (Rosenstand, 338). Nevertheless, today, there some states in the nation that do not honor this important part of the Constitution. That is, discrimination, prejudice and racism are officially prohibited by law, but unofficially, the nation follows a very different standard, “Whatever rules may apply to a given culture, the leaders of those cultures, who should embody the cultural standards, are often the ones who break those rules” (Rosenstand, 144). Nowadays,

After I read this article about white supremacy and racist hate group. Dylann Roof told friends he want to start race war to African American. But in my view I don't think this 21 years young boy can do this alone. There some people in the back or some of the member of the racist hate group send to attack the black church. According to CNN Politics Live TV say, “The number of total hate group has risen 17% to more than 900 organization since 2014. The number of the hate groups focused on Muslims. Some racist hate groups- including Neo-NAZI and White nationalists- have seen declining numbers Trumph said “Racist is evil and those who cause violence there are evil too.”

Racism, by book definition, is a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. Especially with social media, we are exposed to all kinds of racism and how it has affected people of color. Everything from police brutality, to discrimination, immigration and others can be fully displayed to thousands of people online when researched therefore making us more sensitive to this topic. Racism is just as alive today as it was in the 1950s in America. Racism is still alive due to refusal to move from traditional mindsets, America’s constant persistence on the “superiority” of white Americans only and America wanting to forget those lives

I remember the feeling of my stomach dropping when it couldn’t be found. We looked everywhere but it was nowhere to be found. What was I gonna do? I needed it to play the game and if I didn’t play the game it might be over. I needed to get another one quick but I didn’t want to tell anyone because they would be so mad.

Racism is the form of superiority over the other, which end in the discrimination towards people based on their ethnicity.It can also be as the hatred of a white person towards the dark/black person or the brainwashing of people thinking that they are superior to the other. It all started way back when the western people think that the non-westerners don’t deserve to be treated the same as them. Some of all this was between the Asians, Africans, and Whites. The racism by the West has been slavery in the New World. This slave was done because of the belief that Black were less human than white and their followers.

I haven’t always believed in racism. In fact, I thought that it was just common sense to see oneself in another because why would a parent teach their child otherwise? Of course I understood the great pain slavery brought to my African ancestors, but I genuinely believed that now, those stupendous beliefs were extinct, like the dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era.

The general populace is guilty of articulating prejudicial remarks to one another. While there are people who are fully aware of the derogatory remarks they make, others act with ignorance or with the intention of humor. The existence of insensitivity towards a crucial subject is the continuous acceptance of discriminatory behavior against minorities. Consequently, the resentment is reciprocated by the minorities back to the middle and working class people. This is the culture families implement and learns to live with and as a result, prejudicial attitudes pass on from one generation to another. The primary cause of prejudice is a sociological perspective of a person under predominance of the socialization process, economic competition, and conforming to social norms.

Racism came into this trail because everything went into the white girl way because the jury would believe anything they said. “ Ruby Bates and several white boys were in the car with me. The car had chert in it, what I heard called chert. It laced about a foot and half or 3 feet of being full. ...All these twelve men jumped into the gondola over mine and Ruby bates’ head. … Some one of them, I don’t know which one it was, he said, All you white sons of bi****es unload.’ Two of them had a pistol”.(Pg149) That is one story but the other one is different. “ We are not going to hurt you; and when I started to make my jump he hit me, he hit me, and one of them pulled off my clothes, my overall- They have taken my overalls off and then they have

They are different because being racist was because of the effect that someone else had on him, while realizing his morals were wrong was something that he learned himself, and grew as a person. The themes in this story are sending the message that whoever you are around is who will have the biggest influence on your personality, and who you will become, which is a very strong and powerful message.

Note: This essay intends to explain the differences in first and third person narratives, highlighting examples within the two stories “Let them call it Jazz” and “A sense of shame”, both of which deal with racism and its subcultures in a first and third person perspective, respectively. The arguments presented are limited to that of first and third person perspectives only.

For the individual level, my action will be stopped the racism that happens around me. If there are racism in the classroom or campus, I will try my best to disrupt it. The best way is to have a conversation with that person, and explain the situation for him/her. In addition, I will report the case to the instructors because they have a better experience and knowledge than I do. Therefore, the instructors are able to do further actions. Another thing I can do is to educate the people around me. I can introduce the idea of racism to my family or friends. Therefore, more people will alert the issue, and stop being a racist. At this point, I may only can influence a few people, and it does not help a lot. However, if everyone contributes a little

Racism is an issue still deeply engrained in virtually every aspect of American life. This country’s history is rooted in slavery and inequality among races. While there has been significant progress to realize a fair and equal America now and in the future, many citizens stubbornly cling to old, outdated and preconceived racial prejudices. For my experiment, I seek to further study and assess ongoing racism and discrimination by discovering and exploring the difference in potentially racist views between men and women (i.e., by gender). For instance, are white males within a certain age range more likely to hold racist attitudes than white women within the same age range? And, if so, what reasons or triggers may be causing such a difference? My anticipation is that women may have fewer racist beliefs than men because of their own historic struggle with equality and their “lower status” in today’s society (less pay for the same work position, sexism). Do white females feel empathy toward those facing racial injustice due to their own unequal standing in society? Or, alternatively, are female racial beliefs worse than (or on par with) the beliefs of white males? The intent of the experiment is to shed light on the impact of gender (within a certain age group) in terms of racial discrimination in United States society and if societal privilege affects racial views.