Evaluations of Racism in Society
Evaluations of Racism in Society
It is possible to maintain dignity in the face of racism and bigotry. I think Cassie would agree with this theme statement. During the book she did many things that showed this. When they were shopping at the Barnett’s store was one incident. The people working at the store did not wait on Cassie and her family because they were black. This made them very upset. Cassie asked Mr. Barnett politely to wait on her. Mr. Barnett used bad language and still did not wait on Cassie. Cassie stood up for herself and did not let Mr. Barnett call her names. She did what was right and did not believe that blacks should be treated different than whites. Another example of this theme is the relationship between Lillian Jean and Cassie. Lillian Jean was very racist, mean, and disrespectful to Cassie. Cassie befriends Lillian Jean and then while they are alone Cassie gets revenge on her for all the mean and embarrassing things she had done to Cassie. Cassie maintained her dignity in this situation. She beat up and punished Lillian Jean for all the evil she had done Cassie.
I agree with the statement “It is possible to maintain dignity in the face of racism and bigotry.” I think this theme means you don’t have to use violence and other bad things during racism. It is better to use other tactics such as boycotting or making powerful speeches than to use violence. This is important because if you use violence you can get hurt or killed. I think this theme has a lot of meaning.
It is each person’s responsibility to correct injustices in society. I think Pa would agree with me on this theme. Pa did a good job correcting injustices in society. An example of how he does this is he saves TJ. When TJ is being beaten and hanged Pa sets a fire on his own property to distract the people from killing TJ. TJ really didn’t steal or do anything wrong to be beaten but because he was black they accused him of doing it without truly knowing what happened. So Pa went as far as lighting his own property on fire to do what was right. Another...