The Sherriff’s Children is one of Charles Waddell Chesnutt’s outstanding pieces of works scrutinizing the insidious impacts that racism had on America. Although he succeeded in showing the roles that the white community played in contributing to the problems witnessed by the African Americans, there were some problems in developing the plot. Chesnutt failed to effectively develop the major characters like the resourceful daughter. Besides, the way racial topics were presented revealed that there was an idyllic and stereotypical description in the narration. “The nigger is sure to hang anyhow; he richly deserves it; and we’ve got something to teach the niggers their places, or white people
The Sherriff’s Children is one of Charles Waddell Chesnutt’s outstanding pieces of works scrutinizing the insidious impacts that racism had on America. Although he succeeded in showing the roles that the white community played in contributing to the problems witnessed by the African Americans, there were some problems in developing the plot. Chesnutt failed to effectively develop the major characters like the resourceful daughter. Besides, the way racial topics were presented revealed that there was an idyllic and stereotypical description in the narration. “The nigger is sure to hang anyhow; he richly deserves it; and we’ve got something to teach the niggers their places, or white people