He was an important symbol in the book. His character provides insight of race relations during the turn of the century. He represents all African Americans who challenged the expectations many whites have of them. His character was formed with great pride like a typical African American had at that time period. ... Washington was another key symbol in the book. ...
He was an important symbol in the book. His character provides insight of race relations during the turn of the century. He represents all African Americans who challenged the expectations many whites have of them. His character was formed with great pride like a typical African American had at that time period. ... Washington was another key symbol in the book. ...
It is a testament to the greatness of Martin Luther King Jr. that nearly every major city in the U.S. has a street or school named after him. ... After his assassination in 1968, King became a symbol of protest in the struggle for racial justice. ... The Blacks walked cheerfully sometimes in the rain, and very often for great distances. ...
Like Lo and Caine before him, Jian-Wa quite literally blends East and West through the casting of the role as well as through many of the attributes given to the character. ... Like so many other Chinese characters in the American popular imagination, Jian-Wa becomes inextricably linked to the world of crime through his brother's association with a criminal "tong."" ... In this light, although reluctant, Jian-Wa remains a character that symbolizes resistance to both the white American and the Communist Chinese status-quo, and, thus, he can travel the world fulfilling fantasies that resist...
