According to the writer, language is impartial and used as a medium to express the attitude of the individual that is using it, which implies that it has no prejudice or agenda on its own but only reinforces the social meaning of the people who use it. It can be beneficial or detrimental depending on how it is applied (Schaffer and Schaffer). Yes, the grammar was dubious. The writers used figurative vocabulary characterization to carry forth a radical shift in idea on the work as a whole by intensifying characterizations and adding a new aspect to the storyline.
3 a. The Klan was a group that was loosely organized and practiced a hierarchical structure beyond the level of the country coming out as being more symbolic rather than operational.
3 b. Normally, the members were neither powerful nor wealthy. They were typically white American men from the middle-class. They were salesmen and small businessmen, professors and ministers, doctors, lawyers, farmers, and clerks.
3 c. The social and psychological effects of homegrown terrorism and several other groups during this period engendered a foundation of anger, suspicion, fear, mistrust, and uncertainty on what will happen next and this made the idea of educational and economic development to remain suppressed
4 a. Communities in the area are living in an economic and social crisis caused by the rapid deindustrialization in the United States making the skilled jobs that most people depended to disappear, resulting in recession in most cities and towns hence increased poverty and addiction.
4 b. There are very few similarities in this community now that it has been mythologized and stereotyped by the white cultures. He describes a profound meditation of a black father on the racism that the son is going through, presenting the situation that is being witnessed in the nation
5. His efforts were directed towards improving race relations and in the same efforts, he engaged the Klan members trying to convince them using his Christian beliefs to denounce and leave the clan.
Work Cited
Deborah Schaffer and Schaffer, Rachel. An Overview of the Language of Prejudice. Web. Dec 5. 2016. http://voiceseducation.org/content/overview-language-prejudice
