Child Of The Dark Sparknotes

Child of the Dark: Modernity and Its Discontents
Following the Kubitschek regime in Brazil in 1955 through 1960 the problem with the model of modernization offers a historical context for understanding the life of Carolina Maria de Jesus. Kubitschek was consisted of just developing but it had its limits. There is a limit to the progress populism can have on the poor. The develop of the cities could not solve the problem of rural unskilled workers. His encouragement of foreign investment bought an, “automobile industry – the seventh largest producer in the world – but 69 percent of it was owned by foreigners.” (Charlip & Burns, p.254). Therefore, the profits would leave the country. The develop saw some improvements for people but poverty still prevailed because there was not a holistic approach. It saw job creation but not job training. It saw profits but not for the people of Brazil. The people were forced to build the slum or favelas as a result. (Charlip & Burns, p.254).
The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus, “Child of the Dark,” is a
“There are certain whites who transform blacks into whipping posts. Is this policeman aware of the fact that slavery has been abolished or does he think we are still in the era of the whip?” (Jesus & Clair, p.99). Carolina has been pushed down to the lowest to the low through societies deeming of her material status, illegitimate children, race and financial status. Carolina’s Brazil is not the only country subject to her political opinions. “North American are considered the most civilized. And they have not yet realized that discriminating against the blacks is like trying to discriminate against the sun. Man cannot fight against the products of Nature.” (Jesus & Clair, p.112). One can see throughout the novel about how race also plays a role in why she is poor. A sentiment she does not