Comparison and Contrast of Two Literary Works
Comparison and Contrast of Two Literary Works
Holly R. Long-Williams
ENG125: Introduction to Literature
Angela di Gualco
August 12, 2014
Comparison and Contrast of Two Literary Works
The short stories “Country Lovers” and “The Welcome Table” have some similarities and differences. Gordimer’s “Country Lover’s” and Walker’s “The Welcome Table” are both considered short stories and have racial disparities. The two stories share some common general features with racial themes but are also different in some ways. This essay will compare and contrast the two literary works, “Country Lovers” written by Nadine Gordimer in 1975 and “The Welcome Table” written by Alice Walker in 1970 in aspects of the racial segregation discrimination of blacks and whites and with the literary elements of theme. These literary works are the foundation that will allow the reader to increase a better understanding of how African Americans suffered in slavery days when the harsh discrimination of racism and segregation caused so much adversity in America.
To give a little background on segregation and racial disparities, we will look into how it was viewed in America in the era of racism. Segregation was a common racist action that stemmed from the Jim Crow Laws where African Americans were considered inferior to the white population. The Jim Crow Laws “…deprived African-Americans of their civil rights by defining blacks as inferior to whites…” (Anonymous, 2009). These heartless laws segregated the two ethnicities in civilization such as restrooms, buses, schools, restaurants, or any other establishment that they would interact. Segregation amongst the establishments would be labeled as “Colored” or “White” and was considered constitutional and legal under the Jim Crow Laws (Anonymous, 2009). With the segregation era amongst blacks and whites in establishments and relationships, this essay will now discuss some of the comparisons in the literary works
Holly R. Long-Williams
ENG125: Introduction to Literature
Angela di Gualco
August 12, 2014
Comparison and Contrast of Two Literary Works
The short stories “Country Lovers” and “The Welcome Table” have some similarities and differences. Gordimer’s “Country Lover’s” and Walker’s “The Welcome Table” are both considered short stories and have racial disparities. The two stories share some common general features with racial themes but are also different in some ways. This essay will compare and contrast the two literary works, “Country Lovers” written by Nadine Gordimer in 1975 and “The Welcome Table” written by Alice Walker in 1970 in aspects of the racial segregation discrimination of blacks and whites and with the literary elements of theme. These literary works are the foundation that will allow the reader to increase a better understanding of how African Americans suffered in slavery days when the harsh discrimination of racism and segregation caused so much adversity in America.
To give a little background on segregation and racial disparities, we will look into how it was viewed in America in the era of racism. Segregation was a common racist action that stemmed from the Jim Crow Laws where African Americans were considered inferior to the white population. The Jim Crow Laws “…deprived African-Americans of their civil rights by defining blacks as inferior to whites…” (Anonymous, 2009). These heartless laws segregated the two ethnicities in civilization such as restrooms, buses, schools, restaurants, or any other establishment that they would interact. Segregation amongst the establishments would be labeled as “Colored” or “White” and was considered constitutional and legal under the Jim Crow Laws (Anonymous, 2009). With the segregation era amongst blacks and whites in establishments and relationships, this essay will now discuss some of the comparisons in the literary works
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