Thursday, October 14, 2010
Blog 5
In both Monster and Incognegro, the characters experience discrimination based on their race. They are considered by the other characters as being on the bottom part of society. In both books, two of the main characters are accused of crimes. In Monster, it is hard for people to look past the fact that the person being accused of the crime is a black teenager. They look at him and assume that he is guilty without knowing the facts. Incognegro shows a more extreme form of discrimination. African-Americans are subjects to hangings and brutal beatings. Both stories show the effects of racism. The white characters see themselves as the superior race. They automatically think that they are better, and they put themselves above others who have a different skin color. Incognegro shows extreme discrimination and brutality, and Monster shows a more modern form of racism. They each show us how ridiculous it is to think that one could be superior simply because they have a different skin color. However ridiculous it is, this does not mean that it is not still happening today. It is most definitely still prevalent, and our society needs to educate people so they understand that it is wrong and why it is wrong. I hope that discrimination begins to fade even more significantly as we move forward in our future.
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I like what you said about the whites thinking they were the superior race. As seen in Monster, the jury and other members of the court probably assumed he was guilty because of his race, and age. That was really sad to see especially since he was so young and didnt know how to handle his situation.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the novels show how common it is to judge a person based on their skin color. Obviously in the novels, color is the first thing people see and use to base their interpretations of the person. I feel like historical racism was more blatant and obvious where as modern racism goes to more trouble to not appear racist even though it obviously is.
ReplyDeleteI like how you mentioned Monster as a more modern version of racism and discrimination. I think that's a very interesting way of looking at it. It's something i didn't see before but now as its pointed out to me a find it to be completely true.
ReplyDeleteI think you are right when you said the in both books the guys that were accused were figured to be guilty no matter what. That obviously has everything to do with race. I agree that it is rediculous to think that one is superiour because of color.
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