The Themes Of Conflict In Pay Back By Jack Davis

The article, “The Case for Reparations”, presents itself with a commendable representation on how the need for reparations is essential when combined with the brutal history of slavery and progression of blacks in American Society after slavery. Ta- Nehisi Coates argues that the relationship between racial identity and reparations is based upon America’s debt to blacks for the countless years of injustice. With this he demonstrates how white supremacy has ultimately used impractical measures to maintain what they consider social stability for those who were not African American.

A fine line is drawn between whether a person is “right” or “wrong”, “innocent or guilty” solely based on one factor. When people interact in a social environment, they tend to be tense and anxious around those from another racial group. To which having a mentality of posturing an inappropriate comment or action may cause offense or discomfort to the other. Those who take part in another person’s culture will later express fewer prejudices toward members of that ethnic group. To what is considered a “black sheep” in a herd, they are often ostracized from society and are not wanted; however, some people accept differences in individuals for the good of society to the extent of achieving tolerances as seen by Atticus’ interactions with Tom Robinson in Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, along with Juror 3’s viewpoint of the jury in Rose’s 12 Angry Men, and Sergei’s dilemma in What, of this, Goldfish, Would you Wish? by Keret.

Writing in the third person objectively makes him just the observer. He is indifferent towards both the man and the girl. In this story, the authors job is not to educate the reader of what the characters are thinking, for it is up to the reader to distinguish what he or she thinks of the situation. Instead of telling the reader what the characters are thinking or emotions they are feeling, he instead incorporates things such as verbal irony, to show what the characters are feeling, and symbols to represent alternative

Two Men Arrive in a Village” (2016) written by Zadie Smith, is a short story following events that take place in a West African Village, narrated by a woman belonging to that village. The story is a parable, which is a symbolic story told with the purpose of teaching a spiritual lesson to its reader. “Two Men Arrive in a Village” tells the ever repeating account of two men arriving in a village, striking fear into its people, killing, raping and stealing from the villagers who inhabit it. Smith constructed the narrative in such a way that it traces a story that occurs in various locations at once, parallel to a specific situation, all taking place at the same time. By doing this Smith weaves a specific story and a broad story together. While following the events in the African village, Smith’s story also encompasses a prevalent point, that men can feasibly appear at any location at any time bringing destruction with them. The story begins with two seemingly friendly men arriving in a village. As the story unfolds the men become less friendly and more detrimental, in the process of plowing through the village unleashing “bloody chaos”. Even though the particular experience is not the story that repeats itself, Smith’s parable embodies the universal theme of power and violence all around the world.

The discussion between racial identity and reparation has been an on-going topic for many years, and is a glaring issue in today’s society. Whether we have experienced it before or know someone who has, the significance of this issue is too major not to pay attention. Because in today’s world, it still exists, and it’s important that we know about this. Ta-nehisi Coates significantly goes in-depth about these issues: from the Jim Crow laws, between 1900-1950, and how It affected many people, including Clyde Ross growing up in this troublesome time, through his own perception, to “redlining” in the housing industry, and the wealth gap, during and after WWII, the racism and discrimination that has been done in this country, Coates excels in

“It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get”- Confucius. In “Incident” written by Nathasha Trethwey the speaker conveys a frightening experience she has with the hate group the Ku Klux Klan into an anecdote that is able to cause change. Upon this reading this essay the reader doesn 't feel that the speaker is encouraging hate or revenge for the injustices bestowed on her. Rather, she is promoting peace and not attempting to further fuel the flame. Trethewey uses persona, tone and irony to depict the effect racial discrimination during an age where hate crimes were a frequent occurrence.

As a result, the white citizens consider the blacks to be beneath them, so they treat them unfairly. For instance, the blacks are disregarded by the white citizens in which there are no positive interactions between the two races. The treatment of the blacks exhibits the contempt that is widespread in a society as a result of social

We live in a very diverse country when it comes to race and ethnicity. Although we try to get along with those who are not like us in color or race, doing so can be difficult and sometimes impossible. Our country is diverse, yet there is so much prejudice towards certain “types” of people that we shield ourselves from others and create our “perfect” in-group. A group in which only those who are like us can join and share their ideas. There is nothing wrong with forming cliques; however, problems arise when certain cliques look down on different ethnic groups to the point of damaging and hurting others. The Tortilla Curtain, which is written by T.C. Boyle, points out many of the problems that are seen among different ethnic groups. In the book, Boyle demonstrated the difficulties that can develop among individuals when communication is limited, but also when we discriminate against others. In The Tortilla Curtain, T.C. Boyle argues that communication is essential for a society to prosper, prejudice can lead to misunderstandings, and that one individual can make their whole ethnic group look bad.

Blacks and Jews were natural allies who were able to automatically empathize with each other's predicament since both groups were once slaves and were constant victims of discrimination and prejudice. As a result of their good relations, the Jewish people assumed that any attempt that was less than their good relations with Blacks was a betrayal of the communities who were sacredly working together to eradicate bias (Shapiro par, 6).

The worldwide definition of ambiguity is being open to more than one interpretation. In this case influential books are left with open endings. These open endings enforce imagination in the readers. An imagination to contemplate the meaning of the book and the fate of the characters in the book. Ambiguous reads are powerful because they encourage the reader to formulate a complete ending to the story and evoke discussion.

The strong racial divides under which clearly demarcated social, politic and economic power dynamics have been made to evolve into a nation of bigotry, prejudice and discrimination gave place to a birth of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States of America. Through the violence against specific minorities- more specifically African-Americans- have been pervasive, nonetheless the South came to epitomize the essence of the exacerbated levels of racial discrimination, segregation, injustice and inequality which have plagued an entire nation for centuries. Therefore, as it is often the case in the context of spaces of extremes is where we find that countermovements are formed and emerge as part of an ongoing battle for justice: seeking

Since racial discrimination is a very sensational topic, the third person omniscient becomes very handy in describing the hardships of each of the main character in great detail. Through the use of this literary device, the audience will be able to see a clear picture about the

Since they are forced to come together because of an outside threat, it shows how well they get along and how strong their cohesiveness really is. When a group is threatened they will come together and work as a team in order to achieve their goal. This idea is reinforced by Martin M. Marger’s “Race and Ethnic Relations: American and Global Perspectives.” Marger

This racism is embedded in us as American citizens. Living in a country founded on laws that were written to cater specifically to white land-owning males has left white people with a feeling of superiority. At the same time, this racially biased foundation has left black citizens feeling discriminated against. As a means of coping with the hundreds of years of maltreatment many black citizens advocate for reparations. One such advocate for this cause is Ta-Nehisi Coates. In his article, “The Case for Reparations,” Coates not only argues that reparations would benefit those affected by slavery, but also those affected by Jim Crow, separate but equal, and the racist housing policy of the 1930s through the 1960s, and those who are offspring of parents affected by these events (Coates). While at the outset, reparations may seem like a good idea to ease some of the pain and suffering that black people have endure over time, it is simply not a realistic system that would in no part help to combat today’s racism, and

This book is 3rd person Objective. The only things we got from the book are the characters, historical facts, and other bits and pieces. This is difficult to maintain constantly so the book slips into third person limited occasionally so it’s easy to think of this book that way.