Discussion Post 2: Chopin

The writer’s race matters a lot when writing an article about racism. Since the author is white and has a taste of the way, the whites treat the blacks. It makes it easy for the author to develop a realistic flow of the story (Okun, 2010). The author shows how the whites mistreated the blacks. Race also matters because the author understands that the blacks are mistreated for faults they did not commit. It is not a burden being black since no one can control how or where they are born. The author displays how the whites blame the blacks for bringing black blood into their generation. In Armand’s case, the author shows that not only do the black play a role in bringing black blood, but the whites also do.

Writing about racism would be risky, but the author uses the freedom they have as whites to express their perceptions. The author uses their race to show that not all whites had a bad perception of blacks. Being white, the author also designs the story so that the whites have to face what they serve the blacks. I think that the author also tries to share the fact blacks and whites are equal and there is no difference in life. For example, before Armand discovers that he is black, he leads a “normal” life just like the other whites. Therefore, even after discovering he is black, he can move on with life. Also, Desiree is not black, but she is treated as black and undergoes the struggles blacks had to face despite her being white.