Notes of a Native Son
James Baldwin, an american writer for his novels on racial and perosnal identity
focus on civil rights struggles in the united states during the civil rights
movement. Notes of a native son, written in the 1940's to the eraly 1950's allows
the readers to understand baldwins first hand experiences during this movement,
where he faces the consequences of racial descrimination. throughout the novel,
baldwin explores the most obvious actions of sexual and racial descriminations
in western societys. during the 20th century, there were many inevitable tensions
between african americans and whites. the psychological effects of racism is a
stressful struggle for non-whites. it has the potential to effect the well being of an
individual. for example, while in new jersey at the american diner, baldwin was
turned away from service because of his color. he felt extreme exclusion and
resentment from the white society. walking back to the streets gave baldwin an
overwhelmed feeling as the whites walked next to him. after being turned away
for a second time, he then turns his aggression out by throwing a mug and
shattering a mirror. he is then beaten severely. another example of
psychologicall effects of racism is how baldwins father was unable to
communicate with his family and people in the nieghborhood. this is due to built
up anger and frustration inside him from growing up in such a racist atmosphere.
baldwin uses the harlem riot of 1943 and the african american community
to express the psychological effects of racism. Due to the negroes being sent
back to the training camps in the south, there began to be a mirco explosion in
harlem. the community took out their frustration by looting and rioting in the
streets and caused an increase in the crime wave.
baldwins father was a perfect example to express the extreme and intense measures of the racial discrimination towards African Americans. Back in the south, his
focus on civil rights struggles in the united states during the civil rights
movement. Notes of a native son, written in the 1940's to the eraly 1950's allows
the readers to understand baldwins first hand experiences during this movement,
where he faces the consequences of racial descrimination. throughout the novel,
baldwin explores the most obvious actions of sexual and racial descriminations
in western societys. during the 20th century, there were many inevitable tensions
between african americans and whites. the psychological effects of racism is a
stressful struggle for non-whites. it has the potential to effect the well being of an
individual. for example, while in new jersey at the american diner, baldwin was
turned away from service because of his color. he felt extreme exclusion and
resentment from the white society. walking back to the streets gave baldwin an
overwhelmed feeling as the whites walked next to him. after being turned away
for a second time, he then turns his aggression out by throwing a mug and
shattering a mirror. he is then beaten severely. another example of
psychologicall effects of racism is how baldwins father was unable to
communicate with his family and people in the nieghborhood. this is due to built
up anger and frustration inside him from growing up in such a racist atmosphere.
baldwin uses the harlem riot of 1943 and the african american community
to express the psychological effects of racism. Due to the negroes being sent
back to the training camps in the south, there began to be a mirco explosion in
harlem. the community took out their frustration by looting and rioting in the
streets and caused an increase in the crime wave.
baldwins father was a perfect example to express the extreme and intense measures of the racial discrimination towards African Americans. Back in the south, his