becomes powerless against her when the text shows him to “grow smaller and smaller as he pressed himself against the wall” (Steinbeck 80). He reduces himself to nothing when reminded that he’s a ‘nigger’. He thinks what he says does not matter because “This is just a nigger talkin’‚ an’ a busted-back nigger. So it don’t mean nothing‚ see?” (Steinbeck 71). He knows no one wants him around so he keeps his distance and demands people keep theirs. He’s hesitant about letting others into his bedroom and
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In nineteenth century America a lot was changing‚ for example the civil war that broke out in 1860 and the divide of Northern and Southern part of America over slavery. The South wanted to keep the slaves and the North wanted slavery abolished. The South seceded and the civil war began for the abolishment of slavery. After the Civil War‚ the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in 1868‚ which gave citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws. And the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in 1870‚
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beneath and opposing this narrative of Huck’s moral growth is a counter narrative of moral backsliding‚ within which Huck persists in denying the legitimacy of his relationship with Jim; he continues‚ in other words‚ to see Jim as a "nigger" and himself as‚ even worse‚ a "nigger-stealer." “I got to feeling so mean and so miserable I most wished I was dead [...] Every time he danced around and says‚ "Dah’s Cairo!" it went through me like a shot‚ and I thought if it was Cairo I reckoned I would die of
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called by the name ‘nigger’. Being black‚ Crooks is hated on the ranch.“Ya see‚ the stable buck’s a nigger”. The use of this word dehumanises Crooks and shows how black people at the time‚ had no rights at all. He also says‚ “If I say something‚ why it’s just a nigger sayin’ it” and this shows his anger about being brutalised. However‚ another quote shows how threatened violence is used against black people and how the same term ‘nigger’ is repeated throughout the book. “Listen nigger(...)‚ you know what
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banning people from saying the word‚ they will continue to use it more often. Continually‚ he also points out why Black people can be the biggest perpetrators of white supremacy. In reality‚ I also see a lot of African-Americans call each other "niggers" more than any other ethics and rappers usually include the n-word in songs more often than white rappers. Since many Black people are saying the word‚ non-black people must have thought that why would they say it even though they know its history
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QUOTES The rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off Tart Ever’body out doin’ som’pin’. Ever’body! An’ what am i doin’? Standin’ here talkin’ to a bunch of bindle stiffs—a nigger an’ a dum-dum and a lousy ol’ sheep—an’ likin’ it because they ain’t nobody else." well‚ you keep your place then‚ nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny. ‘I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely.’ ‘I could made somethin’ of myself…Maybe I will yet.’ ‘Coulda been
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mad so I snapped on her. Shoutin’ at her to get out. The Tart then silenced me sayin’ I was a nigger and I had no right. Hell with her!!! I stayed quiet until she left. George then showed up tellin ‘Lennie off for bein’ here. I said it was alright and they all left. But before candy left I tol’ him I was jus’ kiddin’ bout’ doin’ them odd jobs on the farm. An’ I tol’ him to forget it. I’m a stable buck nigger. Dreams like those can’t come true for people like me.
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a fiction novel by Harper Lee that takes place in the southern portion of the USA during the 1930’s. The story follows a young girl called Scout and her brother Jem while their lawyer father‚ Atticus‚ defends a black man charged of sexually assaulting a white woman. Lee uses child characters to convey certain facets society in a new light by utilizing their unbiased nature and often good morals. Children are not inherently biased. Young people who have not seen much of
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 17/11/12 SA’ADATU SHU’AIBU Calpurnia is the woman we all see as the mother figure at the Finches house. At the beginning of the book the narrator (scout) shows off Calpurnia as a strict but caring woman‚ who was always there for the kids. As we get to the point of her confrontation with Lula‚ we learn more about the character. Harper lee uses dialogue to portray Calpurnia with a split personality and also not being prejudiced. The dialogue Harper Lee uses in
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embedded in the heart of the United States. This entire process that is still running today can be best explained in the recording found by Reagan’s campaign strategist‚ Lee Atwater in 1981‚ “ You start out in 1954 by saying nigger‚ nigger‚ nigger. By 1968 you can’t say nigger. It hurts
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