The author and racism
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Re: The author and racism
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British Guyana was also colonized at the time, and seemed to be a sort of melting pot (again, just from what I read in the sample excerpt), with Blacks, people of Indian descent, and British. It made me think about if there was also racism there, as generally there is discrimination between the colonizers and the native people, who the colonizers tend to look down upon. Also, he briefly mentioned that there was a history of slavery as well, which goes hand in hand with discrimination and racism. I'd be curious to read further into the book, although I'm well aware that even into the middle part of the 20th century, racism was a shameful but well-accepted aspect in American society.
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I think Frank confronted them the right way by trying to enlighten them, rather than becoming violent to them. I think we blacks need to learn that violence does not solve racism, it only aggravates racism.Nisha Ward wrote: ↑06 Jul 2019, 09:42 So in the book, when Frank gets to the US, he experiences instances of racial discrimination that he hadn't in Guyana, from one of his professors saying that he would never be a scientist to Ciba Geigy's DLs not wanting to give him Max's job in full because of his ethnicity. This is obviously still a problem the world over, but the author makes it a point to confront these because he has a different experience of it. What do you think of Frank's experiences in this area and how he confronts them?
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Agreed! Maybe, it will keep being ugly in the future. They way Frank faced all of this makes a good deal of his personality.briellejee wrote: ↑08 Jul 2019, 21:57 It broke my heart when his professor said that to him. Racism is ugly back then and still is now. Frank, however, faces this with determination to prove them wrong. I guess it is courageous and at the same time took a lot of mental strength to overcome those.
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I thought it was very eye opening to see Frank's naivete when it came to the racism he experience when he first got to America... although he experienced racism even in his family(sister was lighter skinned so she didn't have as many chores) he could not believe that someone who dislike his skin color so much it affected his school and career.Nisha Ward wrote: ↑06 Jul 2019, 09:42 So in the book, when Frank gets to the US, he experiences instances of racial discrimination that he hadn't in Guyana, from one of his professors saying that he would never be a scientist to Ciba Geigy's DLs not wanting to give him Max's job in full because of his ethnicity. This is obviously still a problem the world over, but the author makes it a point to confront these because he has a different experience of it. What do you think of Frank's experiences in this area and how he confronts them?
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