Thursday, February 10, 2011

blm 109-121

It was very interesting where Griffin stayed in Alabama he got the chance to see how the negro family life was and how very similar it was to his family life except for the fact that the negro family was deprived of education, jobs and many other things. He really got to see how human the negro's were and how they were just like whites.

blm 77-94

When Giffin is in the bathroom stall and reads the prices for the negro women I think it is really important because he realizes how pathetic the white man is that he is not only degrading the negro women but himself at the same time. I think it is also important because Griffin sees both sides of the matter he is a negro in the deep south and it disgusts him to see the note but at the same time he is wealthy white man but yet he is still disgusted this shows what kind of man Griffin really is and how he as changed.

blm 53-76

In the book Griffin watches two men who are in an argument that gets very heated and he fears violence breaking out. I have had plenty of experiences where this has occurred with my friends or family. He keeps a very calm attitude which I think is the best thing to do for the situation because it shows how mature you are of a person to stay in control.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Black like Me 38-52

I think that Mr. Griffin is beginning to change because he is running into more and more instances where people treat him like a black. The writer realizes how horrible the conditions of the blacks are like when the bus driver does not let him off at his stop and instead takes him eight blocks in the other direction. He also is not allowed to cash his travelers check in any of the stores because of the way the blacks were treated in the 60's I think this starts to humble the writer, realizing what the conditions of the blacks are the writer knows it has to be changed.

Black Like Me 17-37

I can relate to Griffin in the story when he has to find a room and he thinks about sleeping in the church when everyone leaves. When I lived in Girdwood, Alaska which is about the same size of the Dryades in New Orleans at the time. I was all by myself and I had to look for places to stay sometimes I would sleep in my tent in the woods. I think that is pretty cool and it makes me respect the writer more after reading that.