Big Black Good Man

Big Black good Man and Battle Royal I believe Richard Wrights stage Big Black Good Man was written in a time when racial prejudice was a major factor in society. In Todays society we facilitate have racial prejudice, but it is non as strong as back then. The point in which Richard Wright cherished to get by writing this degree is that people should never judge others by their race. In the story, Olaf custodyti bingled Jim was not the first black man he serviced, but he started to hazard drama of Jims behaviors in his head. I think Olaf was the type of person who is ignoring that he is a racist but he actu tout ensembley is one.This was the most important point that Richard Wright was trying to make. This story is focusing more on characters. There were two characters, which responded very differently to the black man. Olaf, whom was works in a hotel for guest services, has an average life, average job and also average thinking. Based on the story Olaf is a type of man that is dexterous with his life and lifestyle and respects others the way they are. Although, as soon as it jazzs to big black man who enters the hotel every thing about him suddenly changes, equitable about unexpected fear surrounds him.However, every day of Jims stays in the hotel Olaf would gain more fears of a big black man. In his mind, Jim is a big, black, loud and unfounded man that wants to kill him. On the other hand, Lena responded very differently to the black man. Based on the story, Lena was poor and wiling to do anything much(prenominal) as prostituting to earn money, in order to take care of her four children. Even at the arguments she had with Olaf, she mentioned that he is just another man with manly needs Hes just a manI handle im. She was seeing his as an ordinary man who had good money and wants her of course it was no fear of him to her conflicting than Olaf.She was called to Jims room every night and she was willing to continue. I believe she wouldnt care if he is black or if he is big, all that matters was the reality of Jim as a man who has money to lead her for taking care of her children. They also ended up liking each other, and started dating and at the end of the story Jim was thankful to Olaf as well. Lena city blockped prostituting and making love with Jim she must have seen him as a good man so she was willing to drop her income. On the other hand, when the story ends Olaf realized Jim was not a violent and harsh man he actually is a big black good man.In addition, when it comes to compare we can compare Big Black good Man by Richard and Battle Royal by Ralph Ellison. The point in which both narrators wanted to make was the fact of differences in race and struggling of being different. Battle Royal is about young African American who is ? struggling to have a beam in their society. It was kind of hard for people back then to deal with this situation and it was also hard for black people to get into white society. It was all ab out equality and identity, which they did not have, back then.However, this story was written in 1947, black society in the U. S. was struggling to find an identity for itself separate from the unjust force accrued by a white culture. Ellison uses the theme of blindness throughout the story as he describes the relations between the narrator and the characters in the story. The paper describes the story, beginning with a strange type of the death of the narrators grandfather and the advice he gave him about life and how to behave as a black man. grandpas advice leads the whole story making narrator to fallow his advice and using it trough his life.In the story, young black male child struggle to get ahead in a predominately white society, he wanted to reach this goal in using his grandfathers advice. His grandfather told him to suffer with your head in the lions mouth. I want you to overcome em with yeses, undermine em with grins, agree em to death and destruction, let em swoller you till they vomit or bust large(p) open. I believe his grandfather was trying to tell him to conform to the white people. The whole story shows his struggle and hardships his taking to reach his goal by fallowing grandpas advice.At the end of the story he also gives out a successful speech of this advice at his graduation. In conclusion, throughout time racialism has been the cause of millions of deaths. In early centires racial prejudice was a major factor in society, now we see less racial prejudice. So many people still struggling because of racist people and some people are hiding their racisom. In both stories authors are trying to tell audiences stop judging people by their look, tinct and culture, there is absolutely no different between white and black its just a color. kind-hearted is a human and life goes on with all differences in people.Big Black Good ManBig Black Good Man racialism has existed for as long as humans have walked the earth. Big Black Good Man, by au thor Richard Wright takes place in 1957 in Copenhagen, Denmark at a cheap hotel on the docks. Olaf Jensen is a 60 year old white night porter who sees all kinds of people come there for a room. When Jim, a 6 1/2 foot tall black sailor who works for American Continental Line, arrives, the dilemma begins. Olaf is frozen by the sight of Jim and wonders whether he should give him a room. But we must read more deeply into the text to know what Olaf is actually touch sensationing.Despite appearances, Olaf is not a racist because he has a multi-cultural background, he is afraid of Jims size and power, not his skin color, and he feels uncertain in Jims presence. First, Olaf is not a racist because he has a multi-cultural background. In his jejuneness Olaf was a in the services he was a sailor. While in the services over the world traveled all over the world. During his world travels, Olaf has been unresolved to a diversity of people from different background, races and cultures.While in navy, Olaf lived side by side with people of color In his days, hed worked and eaten and slept and fought with all kinds of men. Olaf had been undetermined to so much with so many culture. Olaf unconstipated lived in the melting pot on the world. He lived in New York city for ten years. For him to live so long in a city with such diversity suggests a open-mindedness to tolerance for different. During his travels, he even had learned 8 languages English, French, German, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian and Spanish. He took the time to learn these languages so he could better understand the people he was associating with. This makes it hard to believe that he was a racist. 1950s segregation was still going on at this time, but it didnt make any difference to Olaf. He actually states It was not the hotel did not admit men of color. He took all comers, blacks, yellows, whites, and browns. Olaf did not discriminate on the basis of skin color. to Olaf men were men. Second, Olaf is not a racist because he is afraid of Jims size and power, not his skin color.Jims sheer size at 61/2 feet into the air, almost touching the ceiling. Would cause any men to be afraid. Olaf constantly accentuate Jims enormous physique and power, describe as His chest bulged like barrel and his rocklike shoulders hinted mountain ridges and the stomach ballooned like a threatening stone. Olaf commentary of Jim gives a great image of Jim as a massive size and intimating features. It is easy to understand Olaf fear of Jim. He afraid so Jim that With just one look at Jims hands he would have shivers. Olaf was completely terrified of Jim.Later in the story, Jim walked in to the office and demand Olaf to stand. Standing inch isolated Jim lifted his mammoth hand his around Olaf throat. Olaf lost control of the reflex of his body and felt a hot stickiness flooding his underwear. Olaf fear made him privation control over his own bodily function. I only could imagine this situation and reacting any different then Olaf. Third, Olaf is not a racist because he feels insecure in Jims presence. Olaf is a small 57 60 years old Caucasian man. Although he wasnt poor he wasnt rich, either a lifetime of working, he was still only a night potter.In comparison, Jim who has money, youth and power. He envied Jim the easy manner in which it moved with such a creeping powerful motion He felt that Jim presence command attention and respect. Having this enormous men in his presence frightened and insulted Olaf. He believed that this man had come here expressly to remind him how puny, how tiny, and how weak he was. Olaf offers to take Jims bag, but Jim replies Thats too heavy for you, big boy Ill take it Olaf feel that this man makes him inferior and less of a man. As a result, Olaf Seethed against himself for his involuntary weakness.He was angry for allowing this men to make him feel weak. Unable to stand up to Jim, he feels Him self beaten, stating He thinks am nothing. Olaf f elt so belittle by this man specially later what happen with Jim in his office when due to true fear he wet him self he was so embarrassed that he couldnt even tell his wife he wept. He went home and lied to his wife, he had an upset stomach. Olaf was so embrace about what had happen he lied. Olaf was so insecure of him self after meeting Jim. This essay has made it clear that Olaf is not a racist but just a very afraid men.A men that aloud his fear cloud his judgments. Even thou he was afraid he never aloud him self to act upon his fears. This story is a great example of how important close reading is. If you just focus on the vocabulary without putting any thought to what you read you could believe he is a racist. But once you look into the text and take into count the complete picture. An after only after you have read and reread is that the truth come to light. This story show us a great example of not judging a book by it cover. Even thou Jim was huge and shivery he was one of the nice people.