Anthony Fevola
Professor Young
ENGW 1101
Does the script provide a point about doing the "right" thing? What is the "right" thing to do according to the script?
In my opinion, the script does provide a point about doing the "right" thing. The script has many themes but each themes circles around the thought of what is the "right" thing to do. In this time and area, racism plays a major roll in everyday lives. Every culture in this script has played victim to some sort of physical or verbal racist abuse. As the day prolongs, tension reaches a boiling point. A character dies and a block becomes terrorized. Each character, minor and major, has a chance to show what they believe the "right" thing to do is.
The "right" thing to do varies between each character and how the characters choose to act in the script. For example, the scene when Buggin' Out confronts Sal about only having Italian Americans on the wall and no "brothers". Buggin' Out believes the "right" thing to do is to confront Sal because his pizzeria mostly serves "black folks". However, Sal believes the "right" thing to do is to pull out his bat and defend his store by telling Buggin' Out to open up his own business if he wants "brothers" on the wall. Both parties have a valid argument on what is considered the "right" thing to do.
