Adit's Blog

Beloved's death. The gruesome details finally uncovered. Morrison finally brought it back full circle. Sethe murdered her child. In this moment of vulnerability, she swore she would never let her children go through what she had, and decided they would be "safe" this way. Not only can we compare this moment to abortion, but we can also realize Beloved's implications. Why is she so infatuated with the one who killed her? Why exactly is she back? Now, onto the topic of this post. The young Beloved, had her life halted without her consent. Her mother made the choice to 'protect' her. What if she would've preferred the chance at life? The same goes for a conceived child. Pro-Life arguers use this same argument when speaking against abortion. The baby was never given a choice but basically murdered by their own mother. However, what this argument fails to comprehend is the anguish the mother feels when forced to kill her child. It also brings up this idea of...

Just recently in class, we discussed Richard Wright's criticism of Zora-Neale Hurston's  Their Eyes Were Watching God  and in turn, brought up some key differences between that novel and Wright's  Native Son . Today, I want to discuss these points and break down each novel's message. On one hand, we have someone who makes their protest clear using Bigger Thomas' experiences in the "white world". On the other hand, we have a romance novel describing Janie Crawford's navigation through love and ending with a touch of female empowerment. The way I see it, there are two overarching differences in these works. The role of racism and message each protagonist carries. Wright wrote a work that is obviously thrusting the effect of racism at its reader. Bigger feels like he's in a cage, can't get out, etc. Hurston, on the other hand, is much more reserved in her expression of racism, but she does present the theme. Mrs. Turner for example. She gets a l...