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If He Hollers,Let Him Go

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  If He Hollers, Let Him Go
  In the novel If He Hollers Let Him Go, Chester Himes depicts race relations in the U.S. and illustrates the struggle for equality among African Americans during the 1940s. The protagonist Robert Jones, or Bob, is a black male, plagued by the effects of racism, discrimination, violence, and hatred. As a result, Bob lives each day in fear and is constantly battling his urge to fight back. In the four day saga, he is concentrated on his future plans and trying to maintain a healthy relationship with his girlfriend Alice. In the meanwhile, acts of discrimination eat away at his sanity, affecting his attitude in the workplace and his relationships as well. Martin Luther King once said that "discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them." In a country where individuals from different backgrounds are expected to attend school with each other, dine with one another, and function together in the work environment, one cannot help but become conscious of the racial issues that have been haunting the U.S...