The Themes Of Racism In 'Brownies' By ZZ Packer

Racism is the discrimination which bases on skin color and race. Every person has the right to be equal. Why don 't you stop a minute and wonder that if you don 't like to be treated differently because of your skin color, then you should treat the others the same way as how you want them to treat you. “Brownies” by ZZ Packer is a short story about the contradiction between Brownies troop and Troop 909 at Camp Crescendo; it revolves around Daphne who is called "nigger" leading to Brownies decided to teach Troop 909 a lesson. In “Brownies”, Troop 909 and Mennonites represent modern thoughts, represent the way that the whites are changing, ending what they started from a long time ago - rule the blacks; Brownies troop represents a part of the

Brownies treats Troop 909 by the pretty cruel way; they treat the whites the way they don 't want the whites to treat them. Like the word "nigger", "caucasian" is a negative word which Brownies created one month before the camp starts and uses it to tease someone. When Arnetta calls Troop 909 "Caucasian Chihuahuas", the other girls in her troop laugh at it, but later on they are mad because the word "nigger" hits their self-esteem. This shows racist theme clearly. To the Brownies, it is acceptable if they treat Troop 909 cruelly and laugh at it, but if these echolalic girls do the same way to them, Brownies will get mad. They let themselves have the right to do this, do that, but they don 't give this right to the white girls. It is not righteous; it is a part of

What does it mean by that? The simplest example is this story takes place at Camp Crescendo and also and at Camp Crescendo. Next example, when I read over "Brownies", one of the main points start from Arnetta when she says that Troop 909 calls Daphne "nigger" and it only ends when Arnetta with her troop finds out and aware that Troop 909 is echolalic which means they repeat what they hear. Another example - simple but also has a deeper meaning - Troop 909 let Brownies use the restroom even though they get there first, and Mennonites paint Laurel 's porch for free. Of course, they are whites, and what they are doing means that they are ending what they