Significance Of Midnight In A Moment Of Silence

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Shanice Hamilton
English 101-009
April 6, 2016
“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them” (Budda) Police brutality as of right now is one of the most prominent things going on in society. Throughout the novel “A Moment of silence” written by Sister Souljah, Midnight encounters several obstacles in order to get out of jail. While being in jail individuals tested his religion but through faith midnight protected his family, staying true to his beliefs, and not giving in by staying silent
“The Quran speaks of marriage in traditional terms -- the man as breadwinner and head of the house, the mother as nurturer.” (Brenner) Protecting his family is one of midnight’s top priority. After murdering the guy in the beginning, midnights tells his second wife Chiasa to hide all his personal belongings, take most of the money he has on him, and take his gun and identification card and to further hide any link that she has to him. He did not want his wife to be involved or questioned by the ruthless police officers. Sister Souljah demonstrate how much care midnight has that he would take full responsibility for the death of the man. “I’m a Muslim man, living in a foreign land, It’s …show more content…

Although so much is going on and the plot is anything but calm she demonstrates it as. “Silence is discipline. Even while being provoked, lied to, and lied on, insulted and maligned. (Souljah) When the officer read midnight his Miranda rights Midnight then wonders why individuals do not actually stay silent when red that, so he does so and actually stays silent. While the officers were asking for his name he stayed silent, when they were calling him disrespectful words he stayed silent, Midnight began to release his anger and started to remember what his sensi taught him about being in

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