1) What is the cruel psychological warfare that negroes are subjected to when leave U.S. ghettos ? (pg 118)
2)How has the negro "learned to anticipate: as the mouth opens he divines what the tongue will utter"? (pg 120)
3)Do you think it is better to be an African living and not knowing the pains of "the american experience" or to be an african in america who has lived , witnessed , and overcame these struggles? page (pg 122)
4) page 166 quotes "He(white man) is inescapably aware , never-theless , that he is in a better position in the world than black men are, nor can he quite put to death the suspicion that he is hated by black men therefore" . With the growing roles in society for black men or black people in general do you think these ideals still remain?
In response to question 4, the preconceptions American society has about race still exist, but perhaps at a lesser degree than Baldwin describes. Unfortunately for many people, there is this idea that certain races are more able to succeed than others. That idea goes back to generations propagating the same bogus rhetoric on how minorities are inherently inferior to whites in this country. Minorities have made great strides for equality since Baldwin was writing, but stereotypes still remain. Perhaps the only way they will be dismissed is when racism no longer becomes a hot button issue in the United States, which might never happen. Still, work can and still is being done to eliminate negative, archaic stereotypes.
ReplyDeletequestion 4- I feel as society is constantly putting people into social stereotypes. Not only when it comes to African Americans, but every person from a non white background is being judged. Concerning the African man, its been long apart of American history to harshly judge the black person. even in today "modern" world common racial stereotypes are constantly being used, whether it has to do with success, life style, a persons appearance and more. many are afraid to stand up against negative stereotypes they even encounter in there homes, thus continuing a negative social ideal that is being shared and passed from generation to generation.
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