Society's Biggest Threat And Divider

Society’s biggest threat and divider

From political parties, to gender, to race, society’s largest threat and divider is discrimination. From the beginning of time, this has been shown to be present in everyday lives. Discrimination can be caused by stereotypes and prejudice, as these harmful thoughts drive people to judge those around them. Discrimination has, is, and always will be present in American society; it is inevitable to not only be judged, but to judge others as well. This has been proved throughout American literature based on racism and psychological social experiments.

Racial discrimination is one of the most discussed topics today, as it was back in the 1800’s when slaves were first brought to America. Since then, many authors

In the midst of this event, two white men interrupt and mock them. Instead of expressing his anger towards the white men, Cholly redirects his anger towards black women, Pecola more specifically. He expresses his emotions as the narrator states, “He hated her. He almost wished he could do it- hard, long, and painfully, he hated her so much.” (chapter 3, paragraph 8) This quote is important because it reveals how Cholly built up hatred towards Pecola, despite the fact that the white men interrupted and the fact that he was raping a young girl! He was so caught up in the embarrassment of his race that he became racist towards those like himself, black. He could not resist discriminating against black women as he generalized all of them to humiliate him the way he perceives Pecola to have. Morrison uses this to show how not only discrimination can come from anyone, even those being discriminated against, but to present the idea that judgment is inevitable. Pecola was helpless in the situation and was in no way guilty of the tragedy that occurred, but even then she was judged by Cholly and the white town folks. This is powerful as it shows how Pecola could not avoid being belittled and negativity perceived by others, similar