Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Live and Let Die 2
Throughout Live and Let Die, race is expressed as the main theme. Ian Fleming, the author is british and clearly Live and Let Die shows his view on race and America when he was writing this book. When ever African American people or any other race of people are mentioned he always calls them "negroes" ,"chinamen", or "japs" where as Whites they only referred to as people. He could also use these terms to make the story clearer. An example of one of the references is, "I don't think I've ever heard of a great negro criminal before." "Pretty law-abiding chaps I should have thought except when they've drunk too much."(Fleming 20) These quotes shows how he clarifies that he is talking about people who are not white. Race is the main theme.
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2 comments:
the narrator sounds like a racist and a stereotyper from the passage you gave. i am unclear about the point you are making. 7/10
i assume that your first sentence in the previous blog for this book blog was your first post?
in which case,1/10
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