Tuesday, March 4, 2008
words. speeches. never give in
I think that Richard is perfectly justified in giving his own speech. Giving the speech that was written for him is admitting that whatever he has to say for himself isn’t good enough and that he is inferior. Giving the speech that was appropriate to be heard by white people, to Richard, is like saying that he knows he is not good enough, or smart enough to express his own thoughts. When he gives his own speech he says what he wants to say, but he has to leave before anyone can say anything to him. He cannot be truly proud of his words because he knows that they may not be received well. Even when he does what he knows is right he might be punished for it.
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Hey Jordan,
I totally agree with your blog in response to whether or not Wright feels justified in refusing to give the speech. You said that saying the speech that was pre-written for him is saying that is not good enough and that he is inferior, I totally agree with this. When the principal tells him that there will be white people in the audience, he is basically saying that you cannot read your own speech because it is not acceptable to the white people. He is also basically saying that is not good enough to write a good speech that is good for the white people. Wright is not able to share his own thoughts, experiences, and writing because he is not good enough to do that himself, according to the principal. It is hard for him to be proud of his work when he has to worry about what he says in front of the white people and his very own speech he wrote himself is turned down.
You shared good information in your blog and I love how you keep your blogs simple. Simple as in simply just answering the question.
Nice blog girl!
-Ieysha
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