long walk home
American History II Civil Rights Essay
The Character I have chosen is Odessa. she is an African American maid for Miriam and Norman Thompson. In the Movie “The Long Walk Home” Odessa is one of the main characters. I believe Odessa’s motivation is her love for her family. Odessa is forced into doing the social norm or expectations of how the world thinks African Americans should be treated. She works as hard as she can to help fulfill her familys needs because she loves them. Odessa’s children is her motivation to keep on going, even when she feels like giving up.
Odessa’s dream is for discrimination to be ended so that black people can be seen as equals to the white people. She says in the movie “I don’t want your kids to grow up scared of mine” Odessa wants her kids to be able to have all the same opportunities other white children are eligible for. It’s every mother’s hope and desire for there kids to have the best life possible to them.
Odessa is a very kind hearted women. She is hardworking and treats Mary-Catherine as her own child when she is taking care of her because she is not prejudice. Odessa is not afraid to speak up about what she thinks. She prays for Miriam at the dinner table and that shows how nice and what a kind lady she is. Even though Odessa, along with other black people get treated like they are less than white people.
Odessa’s thinking is she will always do what she has to help support her family. By not riding the buses she is sticking up for what she believe is not right. She does not think it is okay for black people to be segregated from white people. The black people should be able to have all the same rights that white people have and that means they should be able to sit in any seat in the bus that they want to. Prohibiting African Americans from sitting in the front of the bus is a form of racism, and that’s not right. Odessa’s main focus of care is her children and that could never be changed.
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The Character I have chosen is Odessa. she is an African American maid for Miriam and Norman Thompson. In the Movie “The Long Walk Home” Odessa is one of the main characters. I believe Odessa’s motivation is her love for her family. Odessa is forced into doing the social norm or expectations of how the world thinks African Americans should be treated. She works as hard as she can to help fulfill her familys needs because she loves them. Odessa’s children is her motivation to keep on going, even when she feels like giving up.
Odessa’s dream is for discrimination to be ended so that black people can be seen as equals to the white people. She says in the movie “I don’t want your kids to grow up scared of mine” Odessa wants her kids to be able to have all the same opportunities other white children are eligible for. It’s every mother’s hope and desire for there kids to have the best life possible to them.
Odessa is a very kind hearted women. She is hardworking and treats Mary-Catherine as her own child when she is taking care of her because she is not prejudice. Odessa is not afraid to speak up about what she thinks. She prays for Miriam at the dinner table and that shows how nice and what a kind lady she is. Even though Odessa, along with other black people get treated like they are less than white people.
Odessa’s thinking is she will always do what she has to help support her family. By not riding the buses she is sticking up for what she believe is not right. She does not think it is okay for black people to be segregated from white people. The black people should be able to have all the same rights that white people have and that means they should be able to sit in any seat in the bus that they want to. Prohibiting African Americans from sitting in the front of the bus is a form of racism, and that’s not right. Odessa’s main focus of care is her children and that could never be changed.
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