Tuesday, 2 June 2015

The Secret Life Of Bees #6)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb6RhyJVKgY (video)


The link I have attached above explores racism in a more deeper level. Do you even realize how  much is racism actually affecting us? How much of us, are being blinded and not noticing the amount of damage done to many people of coloured skin.  Watching this video, they bring out the message of not to be racist, and to accept one  an other and become unified, and serve each other with equality and the respect they deserve.. Also, it was a social experiment to see how others would respond and react to racism. Many people, walked away while some people stayed and supported the people who were being bullied for the colour they were. When we watch the video we see, that many people dont care. Why? Because society has gotten used to the act of "RACISM". This video connects to my book as the main theme of my book is racism, class and ,discrimination. Discrimination is not always racism but can be skin, age, gender, class or even style. In my book overall we see that Rosaleen suffers from racist comments but not like others she defends herself and doesn't take it personally. Lily also suffered discrimination of class and skin throughout her book. When June,  (one of the three sisters), decides that Lily shouldn't live with them because shes white, makes Lily extremely self conscious and not wanted. Also, as preciously mentioned the discrimination of different skin or class of people, who cannot pursue certain things in there life, because society has labelled them so. All of this discrimination and racism must vanish.  But we all say we will change, but we never do! More social experiment videos should be posted, as it had a great effect on me. Also, people can realize how they look and act in public without even realizing. It only takes one! Just one person to create a change. Clearly the one hasn't been found yet. We must stop racism before it becomes a bigger issue then it is!


" Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome."


http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/rosaparks390200.html#DMze2oJODfBrAprP.99

The Secret Life Of Bees #5)

"I've just never heard of a Negro Lawyer, thats all. You've got to hear of these things before you can imagine them." "Bullshit. You gotta imagine what never been."  -Chapter 7 - p.g 121

This quote is between Lily the main character and Zach, a worker at the Boatwright Honeyhouse. Zach is also Lily's best friend, but can  be defined as a crush. This quote is  pulled out from a conversation between Lily and Zach. This conversation shows a lot of stereotyping and judgment from Lily. Lily has only a limited understanding of her surrounding and goes with what majority of society believes. Lily's close minded opinion of African Americans stems from the fact that the only African American she know is Rosaleen, who is an undeducatd housekeeper but also is a maternal figure.  Since Lily knows Rosaleen, her motherly figure, and also the only African she knows. Rosaleen is a uneducated housekeeper. For example from the quote, "black men" don't become lawyers and "black women" are uneducated housekeepers. Later in the text, the three sisters who own the honey house, alongside Zach talks to Lily about, choices, power and decisions people make. August, one of the three sisters that work and own the honey house and Zach, stated talking to Lily about choices, power and decisions that people make.  August tells Lily that she decided to be beekeeper and that different people decide on many other occupation. Personally from this quote, I believe Lily was being very racist and stereotypical. Lacking knowledge she might of made poor judgement and wen along with word of society. I chose to discuses this quote from the book, because its important to realize that we should not be stereotypical nor racist. Decisions are always personal!! Whatever you want to persue can always be persued. This can bring the themes of judgement, stereotyping and discrimination. Therefore, I chose this quote as it unravels the theme of the story,