Summary Of On Being Crazy By W. E. B Dubois
For an author, writing a story may come easiest when there is passion behind the words. For W.E.B Du Bois, his stories were his reality. Born in Great Barrington Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up with European Americans in a mostly white school. He was profoundly supported by his family, friends, and teachers. It was not until Du Bois moved to Nashville, Tennessee to attend a university, that he truly experienced racial discrimination. W.E.B Du Bois's life experiences of racial segregation, social inequality, and prejudice influenced his work of "On Being Crazy".
Educated at Fisk University, Harvard University, and The University of Berlin, W.E.B Du Bois was very knowledgeable, especially in philosophy and history. In a statement by the NAACP, …show more content…
During the times of racial stereotyping, discrimination, and prejudice, W.E.B Du Bois wrote many novels, short stories, and essays. His most famous works include; 'The Souls of Black Folk', 'The Philidelphia Negro' and 'Black Reconstruction'. One of his lesser known short stories 'On Being Crazy' outlines the daily perspective of a normal African American in the United States. The story shows the first-person struggles of a black man trying to make it through a day, while being questioned, and criticized by the white society. One encounter in the story begins with the man walking into a restaurant and being asked "do you wish to force your company on those who do not want you?” to which the black man responded "No, said I, I wish to eat" (Du Bois 1). The story's dialogue follows this idea as with every encounter, the man is asked ' are you aware that this is social equality'. The point of the story is to show that the man does not ask for social equality in these situations, only food, sleep, or entertainment. The story, 'On Being Crazy', "was written in the wake of the Supreme Court's 1883 ruling in the Civil Rights cases, when sanctioned and state-enforced segregation became the way of life in large parts of the united states" says Cheryl Miller, publisher. Du Bois truly captured and gave the readers a sense of what it was like to be black in the American society in his
Educated at Fisk University, Harvard University, and The University of Berlin, W.E.B Du Bois was very knowledgeable, especially in philosophy and history. In a statement by the NAACP, …show more content…
During the times of racial stereotyping, discrimination, and prejudice, W.E.B Du Bois wrote many novels, short stories, and essays. His most famous works include; 'The Souls of Black Folk', 'The Philidelphia Negro' and 'Black Reconstruction'. One of his lesser known short stories 'On Being Crazy' outlines the daily perspective of a normal African American in the United States. The story shows the first-person struggles of a black man trying to make it through a day, while being questioned, and criticized by the white society. One encounter in the story begins with the man walking into a restaurant and being asked "do you wish to force your company on those who do not want you?” to which the black man responded "No, said I, I wish to eat" (Du Bois 1). The story's dialogue follows this idea as with every encounter, the man is asked ' are you aware that this is social equality'. The point of the story is to show that the man does not ask for social equality in these situations, only food, sleep, or entertainment. The story, 'On Being Crazy', "was written in the wake of the Supreme Court's 1883 ruling in the Civil Rights cases, when sanctioned and state-enforced segregation became the way of life in large parts of the united states" says Cheryl Miller, publisher. Du Bois truly captured and gave the readers a sense of what it was like to be black in the American society in his