A Few Good Men Racism Quotes

Racism portrayed in the novel is very present during this time period and it persistently affects Jefferson and Wiggins to act and conform themselves to stereotypes implied by caucasian culture. One portrayal of racial fueled ideas in this novel is during Jefferson's trial his lawyer is trying to salvage him from the electric chair and comments on common features of African Americans. “Look at the shape of this skull, this face as flat as the palm of my hand—look deeply into those eyes. Do you see a modicum of intelligence?”(Gaines 7).When saying this the lawyer is trying to dehumanize Jefferson and explain to the judge that because of his features and color of his skin he isn’t smart or human enough to apprehend what he has done. This is
The American Dream was based on the fact that hard work would lead to success. Being black during this time period ment no matter how hard you work you would not get to live an equal life.“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”(King). During the civil rights movement many white people got to have the chance of trying to obtain the dream of living in the suburbs while others had to worry about trying not to get killed for standing up for their rights.In the story Jefferson and the black community lived in the ghettos. This relates because he didn’t get to live in suburbs and the American Dream wasn’t even in the back of his mind. Instead of having people judge Jefferson based off what kind of car he drove or things society values he was being judged based on skin color. Another influential civil rights activist was Malcolm X. “America preaches integration and practices segregation”(Malcolm X).America still is in a state where some people's attitudes have not changed since segregation. In the suburbs even after the desegregation laws if a black family had the opportunity to move into the neighborhood of a predominantly white suburbia the values of the houses would decrease significantly because nobody wanted to live near blacks. In the book Jefferson didn’t experience any equality regarding his trial but people in the government were trying to tell civil rights people they were trying to promote equality. An example of racism that Jefferson might have experienced if he lived in Alabama is from the former governor of state is George Wallace.“Segregation now, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever”(Wallace)! This quote accurately represents the time period Jefferson had to live in because he had to suffer