Reflections on Recitatif
The story is so special. The author arranges two characters that are different race on purpose. But she doesn’t tell reader who was black or white. Actually her method of work is useful and helps reader to deliberate about the race of these two protagonists. Although it is not her original thought. The author wants to let reader abandon their stereotype about racial discrimination. Unfortunately, I discover I have stereotypes when I deliberate the race of these protagonists. There are some reactions about the race of protagonist, as follows .In the beginning, I consider Twyla is white because she said that her mother dance all night and she also said that Roberta never washed her hair and they smelled funny. But I retort my original thoughts when the story refers Roberta’s mother looked down at me. I think Roberta is white because whites often look down other races right away. The thought always change my original mind. I think this author maybe do something. She may let blacks do something such as, they can dance, they have more money than whites, and they can dress well. And she may let whites can not do something such as, they don’t have good marriage, they don’t have a good memory, and they don’t have a good health body. It is just my guess. I think the author want to destroy reader’s original mind.
And tell reader a thing. No one is absolutely rich or poor. No one is superior or inferior. We should have open mind and abandon our all stereotypes.
- Jun 17 Wed 2009 16:29
Reflections on Recitatif
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