Racism and Stereotype in Karl Linders Speech - 1157 Words

Racism is a fatal flaw in human society. Whole cultures could be eradicated or brought to the brink of destruction, such as when Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi regime, brought on the Holocaust. In his efforts to bring the Jews to extinction he captured and imprisoned the Jews into concentration camps separated from the rest of society. Karl Linder in his efforts to keep the community of Clybourne Park â€Å"pure† for his growing family, attempts to assert dominance over the Stoller family (the Caucasian family moving away) and the Younger family (the African American family moving in), as if attempting to create a reverse concentration camp. He uses deceptive language, racial propaganda, and his position of power to influence the world†¦show more content†¦On pages twenty-eight through twenty-nine, Karl initially ignores Bev’s requests to be informed of what Karl was explaining to Russ and Jim the upcoming residents of the household, that is until she que stioned his logic by asking â€Å"[b]ut don’t they [the Youngers] have needs, too?† (Norris). After the rejection of his bribe produced by his leadership role in the Community Association by Walter Younger in A Raisin in the Sun, instead of arguing with the large man, he retreats and attempts to convince the Stollers to either stay in Clybourne Park or to deny the house to the Youngers. Another example of his cowardice towards men is on page forty, where he taunts Russ about his threat to punch Jim in the face by saying that Russ’s actions were â€Å"very masculine† in a sarcastic tone and the Russ was â€Å"mentally unstable† as he started to retreat from Russ and proceeded to go through the door (Norris 40). Though Karl made bad decisions throughout his efforts to keep the community ethnical â€Å"pure†, he had the best intention at heart. His racists views keeps viewers from seeing that fact, a critic of the play named Kevin D. William son said it best by saying that â€Å"Lindner is a oleaginous, conniving, and cowardly, but he is not evil nor is he motivated by malice, but has sincere concern for the stability of the neighbor, the cohesion of the community, and the vacillations of the real-estate market.† This is even supported by