Battle Royal
When reading this story you really see how badly African Americans were treated. It is ashame that people treated other humans like they were animals. When I read this I pictured a lot of old rich white men smoking cigars in a dark room with a lot of smoke, then I pictured a lighted up stage with all the African Americans up there being made a fool of. This story shows how cruel humans can be to one another.
Becky
The main theme of this story is that people discrimante aganist people who are different. Becky had a black son which was different and the white people looked at her in a negatvie way as did the black people. The setting is a small town with a house set off by itself on an island. Not an island in water but inbetween the railroad tracks and the road, this is signifcant because it shows how becky is different from everyone else.
2 comments:
I agree with your theme for "Becky". However the story also showed that the other people didn't know how to treat her.
I agree with the theme you chose for "Becky". The reason the public discriminates against Becky and her family is because the interracial relationship she was involved in was unaccepted by the society. The isolation of her house also plays an important role in the story.
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