Through this character, Thurman is expressing his ideas that the position of the outsider is created by the surrounding society and constructed within the mind of the individual, so that only by putting an end to the discriminations within one's self will others do the same and happiness be found. ... By applying all the cover-up, she sets herself apart from the others and once again becomes an outsider. ... Emma Lou's views set her apart from her coworkers and force her to become an outsider when she could simply choose accept herself and therefore receive the respect of others ...

• Word Count: 1573
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

By African American standards she is different and the bigots who belong to this race might consider her an outsider because of her lighter than "normal" skin, also in the Caucasian community, the narrow minded members may refer to her as Black, because of her darker coloring. ...

• Word Count: 930
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For at least the last two hundred years, race has functioned as one of the most powerful and yet most fragile markers of social difference. Shakespeare uses the interplay of racial prejudice, and its religious and social significance to craft the corruption of Othello's relationship with Desdemona. ...

• Word Count: 1008
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"The power of whiteness depended not only on white hegemony over separate race groups, but also on manipulating racial outsiders to compete with each other for white approval seek the rewards and privileges of whiteness."...

• Word Count: 1644
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Comet and Aye and Gomorrah are two science fiction short stories that discuss racism and sexuality in post-apocalypses, respectively. In The Comet, W.E.B. Du Bois describes the relationship between a black man, Jim, and a white woman, Julia, after a comet hits New York City and kills everyone ex...

• Word Count: 2007
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate