Literature of African American Writers

He murders the salesman and accepts his fate by waiting for the snow-clads to arrive. We see in this work that the mistreatment of African Americans by Whites has robbed Silas of any hope or belief that an African American male can succeed in a White racist society. As he tells Sarah, "The white folks ain never gimme a chance! They ain never fertilize no black man a chance! thither ain nothing in yo whole behavior yuh phratry keep from em! They take you lan! They take yo license! They take yo w

men! N then they take yo life!" (Wright 1993, 152).

In conclusion, though both(prenominal) Silas and the cause have been treated to the same harsh life due to racism and prejudice, Silas becomes defeated and resorts to violence while the mother continues to persevere and maintain her sense of self-worth.

Wright, R. (1993). Uncle Tom's Children. New York, NY: HarperCollins.

Hughes, L. Mother to Son. Viewed on Nov 9, 2004: http://mbhs.bergtraum.k12.ny.us/cybereng/matoson.html, 1.

In Hughes' "Mother to Son," the speaker is an African American mother talking to her son.
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