Arrengment in Black and White
Arrangement in black and white
“Arrangement in black and white”. The title says what the story is about. It’s about how the world is and was divided into black and white, and that is also the main theme in this story. How the white people handled black people when they met them. That is also a theme of the story
The story takes place in America in 1930, where racial diversity/segregation (a theme) was a big problem in USA. There was a lot of racism and many white people couldn’t readjust to the thought of black people being accepted in the society for anything else than slaves and poor people. The black people didn’t have any rights at all. If a white person got into a bus and a black was sitting he should stand up and give him his seat. Then white people had a lot of prejudices of black people. They thought that black people were poor and dirty. Prejudices of black people are also a theme. The main character in this story is The Woman with the Pink Velvet Poppies that says already that she is in the upper class, economical. She is married and she has a host and a colored laundress. “They’re just like children just as easygoing. Aren’t they the happiest things you ever saw in your life? Honestly, it makes me laugh just to hear them” She tries very hard to convince herself that she is perfectly okay with black people, but several times she catches herself in saying stupid things. For example when she talks to Walter Williams about Katherine Burke, she caught herself in saying to Mr. Walter that Mrs. Burke was a lot darker than on stage. She is pretending to be a good person that is perfectly okay with people being different but she is like the rest of all human beings afraid of what different is from what we already know. Mrs. Burton acts like she does because of that she is afraid to be judged on who she really is. The Atmosphere is very sad, because she is acting and he just ignores everything she is saying about him. They want equal rights for black and white
“Arrangement in black and white”. The title says what the story is about. It’s about how the world is and was divided into black and white, and that is also the main theme in this story. How the white people handled black people when they met them. That is also a theme of the story
The story takes place in America in 1930, where racial diversity/segregation (a theme) was a big problem in USA. There was a lot of racism and many white people couldn’t readjust to the thought of black people being accepted in the society for anything else than slaves and poor people. The black people didn’t have any rights at all. If a white person got into a bus and a black was sitting he should stand up and give him his seat. Then white people had a lot of prejudices of black people. They thought that black people were poor and dirty. Prejudices of black people are also a theme. The main character in this story is The Woman with the Pink Velvet Poppies that says already that she is in the upper class, economical. She is married and she has a host and a colored laundress. “They’re just like children just as easygoing. Aren’t they the happiest things you ever saw in your life? Honestly, it makes me laugh just to hear them” She tries very hard to convince herself that she is perfectly okay with black people, but several times she catches herself in saying stupid things. For example when she talks to Walter Williams about Katherine Burke, she caught herself in saying to Mr. Walter that Mrs. Burke was a lot darker than on stage. She is pretending to be a good person that is perfectly okay with people being different but she is like the rest of all human beings afraid of what different is from what we already know. Mrs. Burton acts like she does because of that she is afraid to be judged on who she really is. The Atmosphere is very sad, because she is acting and he just ignores everything she is saying about him. They want equal rights for black and white