Teaching Literature: Part 2

There are three stories we have read that have one theme in common. American School, Wilshire bus, and Tripmaster Monkey all have racism in common. In these stories there were different stereotypes’. Every culture thought they were better than the next one (nationalism). In Wilshire bus you see the American be mean to the elder Chinese couple. Esther thinks to herself does he think I am Chinese, because I am Japanese. In American School the Japanese were given a hard time by other people, especially the Michiko. In Wilshire bus the Japanese rode the bus but in American School they walked. In Wilshire bus they Americans were more interacting then in American School. In Wilshire bus the Americans were raciest to the Japanese and put them in camps during the war. In Tripmaster monkey there was a difference of who is better when it came to the plays. There was a sense of racism between the martial art teachers. They used a sense of sexuality that was frowned upon in this culture. There was a lot that was in the writers head (Stream of conscious.) Wittman wants to get with Nancy who is the beautiful actress but at the same time he has a girlfriend. In American School, the word Negro was used to make him look bad, but when he did well they called him the black man. In American School, the Japanese could not speak well English but were known for being smarter in education. In every culture you see another one judging them in some way. Racism has come a long way, but is still around no matter what culture you are from or clam.