Nelson Mandela once said, “We slaughter one another in our words and attitudes. We slaughter one another in the stereotypes and mistrust that linger in our heads, and the words of hate we spew from our lips.” In the various books we’ve read, A Raisin in the Sun, Night, The Great Gatsby, and Fahrenheit 451, a common theme that ran throughout them was that a generalized stereotype can affect targeted populations. This goes to suggest the valuable life lesson that we shouldn’t allow these stereotypes to be applied just in order to appear “correct”. To begin with, the selection, A Raisin in the Sun, the setting takes place in the period circa 1950 – 1960. As known, this was a period of the civil rights movement. Many African American families, represented by the Younger family in the play, have suffered segregation due to the applied stereotypes against black people. …show more content…
He states, “What do you think you are going to gain by moving into a neighborhood where you just aren’t wanted and where some elements –well- people can get awful worked up when they feel that their whole way of life and everything they’ve ever worked for is threatened.” (Hansberry 119) However, Walter did not allow these discriminatory comments to be made and he defended his family’s name by stating, “Well- what I mean is that we come from people who have a lot of pride. I mean- we are very proud people. Additionally, in the book, The Great Gatsby, the author dismantles stereotypes associated with wealth and social status through the characters. Jay Gatsby seems like a typical wealthy man, but his riches hide his deep longing for love and