Hypocrites

One thing I have realized in my few years on this earth is that everyone is a hypocrite in some form or fashion. However, there are some that take it to a whole new level and are hypocritical in many areas in their lives. I have dealt with a few people like that. When someone is like that, you have to learn how to deal with them because now matter how many times you confront them about, it's hard to get them to change. I know a girl who preaches about how you should not date someone who drinks, smokes, has casual sex, etc, when she dates a drunk who smokes not just tobacco and has sleep with more girls than he can count. Another scenario I have dealt with is someone who is a perfect angel in front of adults but is far from it around her friends. After dealing with these people I always keep myself in check about being a hypocrite. Since I was raised in a Christian home, my parents have instilled in me that there is nothing that hurts your testimony more than being two-faced. My dad was a great man and anyone who knew him knew that the man you saw at work on Monday morning was the same man you saw at church worshipping on Sunday. Who wouldn't want people to say that about you? I have always looked up to my dad and the example he set for me and I can only hope that people think of me that way. There is nothing worse than a hypocrite to me and I would hate for people to see me as one. It is easy for me to look at the way others are acting and think that I am at least better than them, but that is not right, the only person I need to be worried about is myself and make sure I am doing the right thing.

Troy Maxson

I personally do not think that Troy Maxson is racist, rather he is fighting racism. The 1950's were a hard time in American history, for the first time the lives of blacks and whites were being forced to come together. It was like putting a cat and a dog in the same cage and hoping they would eventually get along. Assuming in this senario that the dog represents the whites and the cat represents the blacks, the dog has the upper hand because of its size. The government allowed racism towards blacks to go on for so long that it grew strong and when they decided to let the "cat" in the cage, it did not stand a chance. That is how I see Troy Maxson's behavior towards whites. He feels as if he has been thrown into a cage of hungry dogs and is forced to fight for not only his, but his family's lives. He does not hate all white people, he hates the ones that are preventing him and his fellow race from reaching their dreams. Does he have a reason to be racist? I think he does and most people were. There was a lot of racism towards whites that you do not hear about because blacks did not have any power to show it. Not saying that all whites were mean to black but if it came down to giving a white or a black man a job, the white man would get it. Maxson even faced this in the play. He was denied the right to drive a truck because his boss said that only a white man could be a driver. Seeing how his boss treats him shows me that he has resentment towards him and all the other white people that act like him, but I do not consider that racism. Racism to me is showing resentment to all people that are from a certain race or nationality.