Go Tell It on the Mountain

Twenty years after the book, tush views on racism, religion, society, personal relationships, and sex impart be different from twenty years before. prat gains more than experiences and companionship, so he provide have better understanding of these issues. Most organizations and tendencys are nominate in the 1950s. washbowl testament become a civil rights activist to fight for equal rights. He entrust also be rubbish for gay rights. The religion awakening occurs in the 1950s. tooshie might form his bear religion or becomes agnostic.He will form organizations and charities to help African American communities. He will rebuild relationships with those that he hates in the past. Racism in 1950s dummy up remained strong, but this issue was hotness up. There were many civil unrest at that time. It was the beginning of civil rights movement. Blacks were frustrated the fact that they still havent got the equal rights the government promise. Johns past experiences will guide to him the coach principal of the movement. In the past, He thought the blacks were inherently inferior than the whites.For example, he was happy when the white school ruler told him that he was a very bright boy, but when his bleached neighbor told him he would be a great leader, he was unmoved. If he was able to enroll into college after the book, he probably changed views on blacks. The knowledge that he gain and personal experiences should helped him to piece everything together. In his 34th birthday, he is no longer ignorant. He knows that his race is not inferior than the whites. Poverty, lack of education, limited rights and other obstacles are what stop blacks from moving on and be successful.This will motivate him to become a civil rights activist to fight for equality. In the book, he didnt seem to have any negative feelings against his whites. As he grows older, he might give voice hatred for whites, because he will suffer more prejudice and racism from whites when h e starts to work in the outside world. Religion becomes popular again in the 1950s. Interest in religion was suddenly so high that, a new awakening was born. According to the book, John seems to have interest in religion. He falls asleep and does not concentrate on his religious studies.He doesnt inadequacy to be a preacher the like his dad, Gabriel. He questions the church, because it does things that contradict the i contest beliefs. For example Gabriel is Christian, but he beats his own wife and clawren. He even stole money from his wife. Hes a hypocrite only if like the other ministers in church. During the twenty-four elders meeting revival meeting, the ministers are well-dress, well-fed, and full of themselves more than the sanctum spirit. The ministers are supposed to be messengers of god that forsaken worldly pleasures to serve the god and people. They even mocked Deborah of her rape.John will virtually likely become agnostic, or form his own religion that base on ideal beliefs. disbelief is a view that humans currently do not have enough knowledge to cut if beliefs of deities exist or not. If John has kids, he will teach his kids the knowledge of religion, but he will give them the choice to believe it or not. He will not force his kids to believe it like Gabriel did to John. Many religious parents are like Gabriel that only give their kids one-sided views and brainwash them when they are young. They ever say terms, such as Christian child, Muslim child or whatever child.Those child are just kids, of course they will just listen to their parents blindly. The parents already make the decisions for them. John will give his kids the best resources, spent time with each of them, and put all his heart to raise them. nonetheless though he hates his dad, but he will respect some qualities of his dad. He will particularize free him, because he realizes that the environment is what creates the monster inside his dad. Gabriel spent his lifetime full with hate, hostility, unfulfilled ambitions and dreams, unrealized hopes and expectations, heartbreak, humiliation, and existence demeaned and devalued.All these factors created all those negative traits. Gabriel could have been successful, but his path was paved by the white authorities and systems. John will visit his dad, and build a better relationship with his dad. Many blacks are in homogeneous situations like John. They are poor, live in ghetto, dont have enough food, have to deal with whites and many other problems. John will form organizations and charities to donate resources to black communities or other colored communities. He will set up schools for colored people too. He encourages kids to go to school, be who they want to be.He knows blacks need education in order for them to break the system and pull themselves out of poverty. They cant change the system if they dont know how the system works. Schools strengthen the new generations on fighting for equal rights. Joh n wants students to decide who they want to be, instead of letting their parents make the choices for them. Programs will be set up to teach parents how to deal with their kids efficiently and prevent child abuse. LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community) rights movements were the most notable in 1950s. It took berth all over the world, not just America.John acknowledges himself as a butch, but may not openly admit it. He didnt accept his homosexual feelings when he was young. The society caused him to be ashamed of his homosexual feelings. Homosexual was forbidden in communities all over America regardless of what community you live in except gay communities. Discrimination against homosexuals is heating up in 1950s similar to civil rights movement. John may not able to join the gay organizations, because homosexual whites may not accept him. He will form his own colored gay organizations. He loved Elisha he masturbated in school lavatories thinking of Elisha and older boys.He might confess his love for him even though he knows Elisha is not gay. Johns life revolves around a society that is full with racism, sexism, and other types of discrimination. He has to go though one of the crucial times of US history. The fact that he is black and gay already has a huge impact on his life during 1950s. The 50s were the time of minorities, such as colored people, and LGBT communities dealing with issues that US government ignored before that time period. He will be at the center of the movement guiding those that are in the similar situations as him.