A Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest J. Gaines and None of...

Inequality was a big issue back then, when there was not a clear understanding of what it was. The novel â€Å"A Lesson Before Dying† by Ernest J. Gaines was set in 1948 before the Civil Right Movement. It shows the problems and successes of African-Americans. The short story â€Å"None of this is Fair† by Richard Rodriguez was about how Affirmative Action benefited the minority making it unfair for white students to succeed. In the novel, Grant is a black person and educated, he is different from the other black people that are supposed to work only on the field. In the short story Rodriguez was a Mexican-American student and during his time there was a program called Affirmative Action. This program was designed to help the minority groups get job†¦show more content†¦He wants to change that myth that black people were not good. On the other hand a Mexican-American during Affirmative Action time was taking advantage of society. During the affirmative action time being a minority was the beneficiary, thats how Rodriguez shows it. College at that time need to have diversity in order to complete their quota. As Rodriguez said â€Å"I would see other Mexican-American and know we were alike only in race.† (Page 81). What he means is that the only thing that they had in common was their race and nothing else. He knew that being a minority will help him and make his education possible. Grant felt helpless and frustrated. Jefferson was accused of a crime that he did not commit it. In their society, it would not matter if he did it or not, just because he was black and he was in the place of the crime where white people were killed he will be found guilty. It would be impossible for any lawyer to convince the judge that this black man was innocent of what he was accused. As Grant said â€Å"No, I did not go to the trial, I did not hear the verdict, because I knew all the time what it would be.† (Page 1) Everyone knew what will happen to Jefferson just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. They did not look for any evidence and they did not need it because their society was about white power and any black person involved in a white person’s death will be guilty. However, Rodriguez was thankful forShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesOrganizational Behavior This page intentionally left blank Organizational Behavior EDITION 15 Stephen P. Robbins —San Diego State University Timothy A. Judge —University of Notre Dame i3iEi35Bj! Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Director of Editorial Services: