Country Lovers vs. The Gold Cadillac Essays -- English Literature

Country Lovers vs. The Gold Cadillac====================================Both of the ii stories, Country Lovers and The Gold Cadillac revealracism. It is not a particularly occult message. But the two of themapproach it from slightly different angles. Country Lovers shows thatthe news report is based around racism in the first paragraph the calamitouschildren are beginning to call their old playmates missus and baasie- little master. indoors the Gold Cadillac, the racism is a littlebetter concealed. We dont know that the briny family are black forsure, until line 166, after Wilbert (the father) has said he is red inkto go charge to Mississippi and Mr. Pondexter say Not much those common peoplehate moren to see a northern Negro coming down there in a fine car.We are moreover given little hints, such as Lois speech and the verylarge, dispense out family.It is when we decide out that the family in The Gold Cadillac is blackthat we find that the story is about racism. We find ou t the reasonfor Wilbert having bought the Cadillac, and it was because he desireit and it ...