Senor Jinxlier
Bio
I am a Queer Native American Latine creator here to share my ideas. I’ll have a mixture of short stories and some analysis pieces. Let’s bend and break ideas. So , Join me and embark on this journey. Hopefully we both get lost.
Stories (3/0)
The Tragedy of Puddnhead Wilson
Roxy was upset, hurt, and disgusted with the way Tom Driscroll Jr. treated her, but why? She switched him and the original Tom at birth, leaving her son to be raised in a home that she was a slave in. This fear of separation fueled her decisions to alter the lives of the two boys drastically. When trying to better her son's life, she gave him an opportunity to not only succeed but detach himself from her. She became Driscoll Jr's (her actual son) mammy. Roxy’s son grew up as a white man. He would frequently bark at her, "N**** wench," which birthed disdain in Roxy. She loved her son enough to ruin another child's life, only to have him socially acclimated into hating her. Driscoll Jr. is an example of how hate is taught and never inherent. As well as an example of the limits to his whiteness. Is Roxy justified in her actions? In her eyes, she is getting back at the Whites for the treatment of their slaves, but the magnitude of how awful slavery was will not be corrected by Roxy; however, I would argue it is a start. Roxy forced the boundaries of Race to open. A white reader during the Reconstruction Era would have fell out their chair, or at least did laughed off the idea of a black man living as a white man and reaping that privilege. Its weird because critics of Twain’s time focused more o n how “messy” his plot was. It was almost like a calculated attack to discredit his book and the ideas in it. Honestly, though, the storyline is busy, but with what the books does, it requires a busy storyline. It shows how Twain decides to portray his view on Race. When I read this book, I could not stop thinking about how he was raised by whites but acted out. The society of the time was trying to figure out how to integrate newly freed slaves into society, this novel is telling us that the United States society decided to cast blackness as innately criminal. The reconstruction era society never really “reconstructed” itself into something new. Instead, it repaired the previous social norm- blacks are not equal -, painted over that with -blacks are criminal. Our society never left that thought process. And that strategy was used to marginalize many other groups of people in the united states: The Mexicans, The Japanese, The Filipinos, all The Native Americans. It is strange how much of the past has rippled forward.
By Senor Jinxlier3 years ago in Geeks
Jinxlier's Book Club
The next several, or seven articles will share my ideas over some books I enjoyed reading. The books featured do contain adult themes. They are not overtly sexually or violent for the sake of it, I just want to leave a disclaimer for readers who may be triggered by those themes. I do not intend to make you feel some type of way: I’m saving that for my horror novel. This series is simply to create a discussion. These novels will share common themes such as Race and Law, Gender and Sexuality, or Socio-economic obstacles. Many of these novels are quite dated: Mid 1800’s to the late 1970's. Yes, it is called RANGE! On a serious note, I only ask you to think about how these issues are discussed today. What similarities are we sharing with the people of past? Hopefully, my essays can entice you to check out some new books! These novels are commentaries on the societies of their time, many seen as “radical” point of views. Some critics dubbed these authors the clowns of their generation for writing that kind of book, but overtime their books caught traction. The first book I will be discussing is “Puddnhead Wilson,” by Mark Twain. Do not worry, future authors will not be white caucasian males. I understand the problematic nature of learning about oppression from the oppressor. I wanted to start with Twain’s novel because it was a critique of the first half of 19th century Southern United States. Slavery was abolished about 45 years before he published “Puddnhead Wilson’.
By Senor Jinxlier3 years ago in Geeks
Are You Going To Finish That?
Dear Mr. Morales, First and foremost, Happy New Year! You managed to survive 2020, however, like every year, you make new resolutions, but you decide to stop pursuing them 3 weeks later. You aren’t doing that this year. Instead of saying your resolutions, writing them down all neat and pretty; making sure to highlight and underline, I suggest you stop wasting time talking about it, and be about it. Let's say it together: accountability. I know, it is cringe, and it will not be easy. In the words of my favorite Scorpio, “I know times get difficult, but you don’t have to be difficult”. The previous year brought you some heavy realizations. For example, the main culprit making my life more difficult wasn’t me, but who I thought I was meant to be. 2021 we are most definitely acting brand new. You are not going to hold yourself back. This year is about simplifying your life. You are no longer going to waste your energy talking yourself into following your dreams.
By Senor Jinxlier3 years ago in Humans
