Wednesday, March 5, 2008

What does Grigg mean by "learn to live in the South?"

he means that the way Wright is living now, he is doomed to die or get killed. he loses job after job because he does not degrade himself to be lower than whites - both inwardly and outwardly. and now he is looking for a job, and griggs tells him he wont be able to get a job, let alone keep one, let alone have enough money for food to survive, unless he sells out to the white system - the system of the south. Griggs means that Wright needs to act BLACK. he needs to act like he knows he is less than all whites, that he needs to get out of their way. he doesn't have to believe it - but he needs to live in a way where he is inferior, where he doesn't question white people - and he treats them like every other black person treats them. if he doesnt keep his mouth shut, he will get killed, no question. 

1 comment:

Lauren said...

Mallory, I agree with all of your comments in this blog. You hit key points in this post.

I think it's really sad that Wright has to degrade himself to level that shows white people he is less than him. Even more so, if he doesn't comply he will eventually get killed. This whole system of making himself inferior is very hard for Wright because he simply cannot cover. He doesn't want to give in to everything that he has been against for so long.

Great post! Keep it coming!