STRUGGLE AGAINST RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN WE CAST A SHADOW BY MAURICE CARLOS RUFFIN

Abstract

In this paper, the writer analyzes the acts of racial discrimination and struggle against racial discrimination as seen in We Cast a Shadow. This novel depicts the story of a black lawyer and his family who live in the New Orleans. This African American family often experienced racial discrimination which then lead them to react against it. Based on the problem above the purpose of the study is to describe the struggle against discrimination of an African-American. Bowling states that discrimination consist of unequal, unfavorable and unjustifiable treatment based on race. Bowling categorizes discrimination into two types, such as direct discrimination and indirect discrimination [1]. According to Jalata, African-American struggle against racial discrimination takes the form of struggle economic, politic, education, and motivation [2]. Experiencing racial discrimination is an unpleasant treatment. The writer consider racial discrimination and struggle against racial discrimination very important to study.