The Sport Of The Gods Character Analysis Essay
Yuhao Yang
English 1B
Character Analysis Essay
Sep. 29, 2015 The Sport of the Gods, by Paul Laurence Dunbar, was published in 1902, an era follows a series profound transitions which had taken place in American society, essentially in the racial relationship. The advancement of the Reconstruction Amendments was repelled by the Southern white supremacist, and slavery still existed in form, if not in name. (Foner) Within such society, Dunbar composed The Sport of the Gods, as a picture, from the perspective of a Southern African American of the urban life in America. Though he title the novel “The Sport of the Gods,” considering the complexity of Dunbar’s poet, it is safe to say that, it is the limitation of character that directed the tragedy behind the mask of “Gods”. The downfall of Joe, is perfect to demonstrate the absence of Fate: it is Joe’s continuous feeding of his ego, other than his unfortunate, which leads to his collapse of personality and demise. The Hamiltons self-ego, which planted the seeds of conceit in Joe’s character, eliminate their possibility to stay in the South, and leads them to the unknown urban. As a upper …show more content…
Mrs. Jones, the new landlord of the Hamiltons, unaware of the past of the family, treats them with warm hospitality that forms a sharp contrast with South (47). Reckoning he has made the right decision, Joe believes he has been fitted into the position of the alpha of the Hamiltons. His naïve illusion, was soon shattered in a drinking evening, when Fannie still regard him as a “chillren.” (51) At this point, his rebellion has grown larger that is used to be in the South, along with his ego. His starts to blame his mother “ruined his hope” for the first time. Later on, When Mr. Thomas take the Hamiltons to the
English 1B
Character Analysis Essay
Sep. 29, 2015 The Sport of the Gods, by Paul Laurence Dunbar, was published in 1902, an era follows a series profound transitions which had taken place in American society, essentially in the racial relationship. The advancement of the Reconstruction Amendments was repelled by the Southern white supremacist, and slavery still existed in form, if not in name. (Foner) Within such society, Dunbar composed The Sport of the Gods, as a picture, from the perspective of a Southern African American of the urban life in America. Though he title the novel “The Sport of the Gods,” considering the complexity of Dunbar’s poet, it is safe to say that, it is the limitation of character that directed the tragedy behind the mask of “Gods”. The downfall of Joe, is perfect to demonstrate the absence of Fate: it is Joe’s continuous feeding of his ego, other than his unfortunate, which leads to his collapse of personality and demise. The Hamiltons self-ego, which planted the seeds of conceit in Joe’s character, eliminate their possibility to stay in the South, and leads them to the unknown urban. As a upper …show more content…
Mrs. Jones, the new landlord of the Hamiltons, unaware of the past of the family, treats them with warm hospitality that forms a sharp contrast with South (47). Reckoning he has made the right decision, Joe believes he has been fitted into the position of the alpha of the Hamiltons. His naïve illusion, was soon shattered in a drinking evening, when Fannie still regard him as a “chillren.” (51) At this point, his rebellion has grown larger that is used to be in the South, along with his ego. His starts to blame his mother “ruined his hope” for the first time. Later on, When Mr. Thomas take the Hamiltons to the