tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447260599144882603.post6707432797836330344..comments2019-11-29T17:26:42.226-08:00Comments on 24: The Story of a Day: Lawd Today!: Would it have promoted racism?Erin Sellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172232240279584178noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447260599144882603.post-22091926235144027782008-02-18T12:43:00.000-08:002008-02-18T12:43:00.000-08:00This is a very good point. Wright is not working i...This is a very good point. Wright is not working in satire--he's dead serious about Jake Jackson and his friends. But the moments of levity--and I agree, much of it is very funny--are meant to be as realistic as the rest of the story. <BR/><BR/>When Wright finally succeeded in getting "Native Son" published many people who supported the book did so because they felt it provided the world with an important warning about the dangerous nature of young black men like Bigger Thomas--not quite Wright's point. One of the dangers of satire is that people might not understand you're kidding--one of the dangers of realism is that people might understand the wrong things as real...Erin Sellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13172232240279584178noreply@blogger.com