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The Souls Of Black Folk Analysis

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The Souls of Black folk is a piece of literature authored by W.E.B Dubois in 1903. In his, literature DuBois explains the color line theory through two concepts the veil of race and double consciousness. He explains that double consciousness is how African-Americans see themselves in two roles, individually and as a group from a societal point of view.These two ideas point out the burden of blacks seen by whites, society whites do not see blacks as people but that as problematic humans.

DuBois introduces the color line theory a ranking system, more like a hierarchy in society. Because of the color of one's skin determined how society was to treat or respect them. In others doing that time period if your skin was darker than the white man's, you were discriminated against.DuBois thought that although we were free, the idea of getting any more rights was beyond him.Today many minorities feel this way, that your skin color still determines how society will interact with you. For instance you could be an …show more content…

Double consciousness is how we see ourselves as blacks in America and how society as whites being the dominant race view us.This conflict is still deeply rooted in American society today. "A world which yields him no true self consciousness only lets him see himself through the revelation of the other world" This quote stood out to me because of how accurate it is back then but especially in todays society. For instance I am a multiracial female and I take pride in who I am even at an early age. As I started going to school and interacted with other children I realized that I was always stereotyped as a black female and that society will never see me as multiracial human. In my world I am Native American, African American and Caucasian. I n society's world I am black, no more no less, which still hurts me because I still can not be who I want to be

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