Lowen's chapter 5, Gone with the Wind, is a scary chapter for Americans to read. We like to think of ourselves as always going forward and never retreating, but he shows how this idea is not true in actual history. Most high school students think that blacks troubles were over after the civil war, when in reality on the problem of slavery was over. America quickly slipped back into the inferior treating of blacks following the war, if in fact we really ever stopped the unjust treatment. Lowen continues his bashing of history textbooks from not telling the entire story.
I am enjoying reading Urrea. He uses a fun and easily read language to portray his points. I am not sure what Urrea is going for in this book yet however, his stories are all very different and random. There seems to be a theme of morals and countering the norm in all the stories so far, so this could be the main reason for the book.
Josh,
ReplyDeleteOkay, but try to be more detailed and analytical w/ your comments. Whenever you can, try to compare/contrast the writers we're reading.