Country Lovers vs. The Gold Cadillac Essays -- English Literature

Country Lovers vs. The G elderly Cadillac====================================Both of the two stories, Country Lovers and The Gold Cadillac revealracism. It is not a particularly hidden message. But the two of themapproach it from slightly different angles. Country Lovers shows thatthe story is based around racism in the first paragraph the blackchildren are beginning to call their old playmates missus and baasie- little master. Within the Gold Cadillac, the racism is a littlebetter concealed. We dont know that the main family are black forsure, until line 166, later Wilbert (the father) has said he is goingto go down to Mississippi and Mr. Pondexter say Not much those folkshate moren to see a northern black coming down there in a fine car.We are however given little hints, such as Lois speech and the actuallylarge, spread out family.It is when we find out that the family in The Gold Cadillac is blackthat we find that the story is about racism. We find out the reasonfor Wilbert ha ving bought the Cadillac, and it was because he wishit and it ...