I think Lena has always been free, her character wasn't the type to let things hold her back. Also, I do believe that Christmas will be remembered, his story is very unforgettable.
I disagree. Lena's struggle to be free was her entire character dynamic. That's why she saw Brown as a way out, as a way to free herself from the life we met her at. Furthermore, even in the end Lena is fighting to be free, trying to get the most out of her life before she inevitably settles down. Secondly, Christmas won't be remembered, or at least not in the sense the audience wants him to be. He was unjustly killed by the sheriff, described as a murdering psychopath amongst the towns, and the only people who held sympathy for him were killed or already outcasts themselves. To me it seems the only thing he'll be remembered as is "that one black guy who killed that poor old white lady" and people will probably look to his story as an excuse to paint the black community as criminals. And to me that's the point of the ending, and the book. No one of that time cared about someone like Christmas. Because even the slightest association with the black community made you a second class citizen. You were no longer on the same level as white people, morality and reason and even sympathy didn't apply to you, just hate.
I think Lena has always been free, her character wasn't the type to let things hold her back. Also, I do believe that Christmas will be remembered, his story is very unforgettable.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kimmy, Christmas will be remembered
ReplyDeleteI disagree. Lena's struggle to be free was her entire character dynamic. That's why she saw Brown as a way out, as a way to free herself from the life we met her at. Furthermore, even in the end Lena is fighting to be free, trying to get the most out of her life before she inevitably settles down. Secondly, Christmas won't be remembered, or at least not in the sense the audience wants him to be. He was unjustly killed by the sheriff, described as a murdering psychopath amongst the towns, and the only people who held sympathy for him were killed or already outcasts themselves. To me it seems the only thing he'll be remembered as is "that one black guy who killed that poor old white lady" and people will probably look to his story as an excuse to paint the black community as criminals. And to me that's the point of the ending, and the book. No one of that time cared about someone like Christmas. Because even the slightest association with the black community made you a second class citizen. You were no longer on the same level as white people, morality and reason and even sympathy didn't apply to you, just hate.
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