The
Essay Travels With My Ex by Susan Straight, was written for the purpose
of making all readers aware of the racism still going on today through a
personal experience as a black woman. She has written seven novels, one of
which is about slavery which was at a time when slavery was at it's height.
Straight's family was on vacation when they first experienced racism.
Straight's family included her ex-husband and three daughters, two of who
were at college on scholarships. The essay outlines the struggle and fear
as a black family amongst themselves, and with the police. Logos and
pathos are implemented to reveal racism occurring and it's modern-day
relevance. Straight describes a situation in which people made assumptions
about her ex-husband as a result of his physical build and his color. On
this occasion, after the police pulled over their children because of their
race, Straight and her ex-husband pulled over in an attempt to assist.
The police were in search of a tall black man had committed a crime in UCLA
recently, a location close to where the family was driving. She describes that,
“he’s the 6’4 black guy, the one that fits the description.” (Straight, 202)
Although he hasn't necessarily done anything wrong, the police make it clear
that it does not matter. The author shows us the logic in police's thinking,
which showed pure racism. Simply because the husband fits the general
description of a criminal, the police showed no mercy. Pathos was also used in
the essay. After getting pulled over unjustly by the police, the children are
asked, “Where’s your car? Is it stolen? Why are you here?” The rapid
fire of the questions causes the reader to feel a sense of urgency and
desperation. Similarly, the family fears for their lives as the cops
automatically assume that the car was stolen purely based on the color of the
Straight's skin. The reader is lead to feel and empathize with the
family’s reaction to the racism, as Straight succeeds in revealing the
existence and severity of modern racism.
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Sorry but this is completely out of context to what the essay is about. For instance, it describes that the she is indeed a white female in the paragraph where she expresses how it is "Her Job" to represent her mixed race daughters as a white mother. Secondly, When "The Scholar" got pulled over it was due to the fact that "The Baller's" Boyfriend "Our Laure" depicted the identifications of the UCLA Offender. Not the Ex Husband. Also, You forgot to mention the Daughters team mates "Neka" and "Bink" that where joining on the journey to Huntington Beach. Please revise the litterateur thoroughly before you post any false conclusions on the web that others might use as false reference. Thank You! Sincerely, College Student.
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