Examples Of Racism In Battle Royal
"Cruelty and Racism in "Battle Royal"
Battle Royal is the first chapter in a novel called "The Invisible Man." "Ralph Ellison," who lived 1914 - 1994, based this novel on the life of a young black man, the narrator, living in the world of cruel racism. The narrator's life was a fine example of racism. The white people, in this story, are merciless and malicious. Ellison's definition of racism incorporates a high degree of cruelty; he tells how white people take pleasure in being cruel to the black folk, especially in the fight scene.
The white people enjoy the heartless acts that they perform. Before the battle royal begins, cruel white men, yell, and "Get going in there. Let me at those black sonofabitches! Tear him limb from limb." (309) White folks blindfold the narrator and other black boys then throw them into a ring, where they pound at each other to the bloodthirsty screams of the audience. The narrator, scared for his life, hears more and more people screaming at him and the others. He tries to push the blindfold aside and a cruel voice says, "Oh no you don't, black bastard! Leave that alone!" (310) All of the white people are eager to see the senseless mayhem that is about to happen. …show more content…
The white people do not care that the blacks are being humiliated and injured. They still enjoy this brutality. The men continue yelling," Slug him, black boy! Knock his guts out! Uppercut him! Kill him! Kill that big boy!" (310) By pushing the blindfold partly free, the sweaty and bloody narrator escapes some of the blows. The only thing the narrator knows is that the white folk loves every bit of this
Battle Royal is the first chapter in a novel called "The Invisible Man." "Ralph Ellison," who lived 1914 - 1994, based this novel on the life of a young black man, the narrator, living in the world of cruel racism. The narrator's life was a fine example of racism. The white people, in this story, are merciless and malicious. Ellison's definition of racism incorporates a high degree of cruelty; he tells how white people take pleasure in being cruel to the black folk, especially in the fight scene.
The white people enjoy the heartless acts that they perform. Before the battle royal begins, cruel white men, yell, and "Get going in there. Let me at those black sonofabitches! Tear him limb from limb." (309) White folks blindfold the narrator and other black boys then throw them into a ring, where they pound at each other to the bloodthirsty screams of the audience. The narrator, scared for his life, hears more and more people screaming at him and the others. He tries to push the blindfold aside and a cruel voice says, "Oh no you don't, black bastard! Leave that alone!" (310) All of the white people are eager to see the senseless mayhem that is about to happen. …show more content…
The white people do not care that the blacks are being humiliated and injured. They still enjoy this brutality. The men continue yelling," Slug him, black boy! Knock his guts out! Uppercut him! Kill him! Kill that big boy!" (310) By pushing the blindfold partly free, the sweaty and bloody narrator escapes some of the blows. The only thing the narrator knows is that the white folk loves every bit of this