1. Equal Treatment of Racial and Sexual Minorities
... discuss racism and sexuality in post-apocalypses, respectively. In The Comet, W.E.B. Du Bois describes the relationship between a black man, Jim, and a white woman, Julia, after a comet hits New York City and kills everyone except them. In Aye and Gomorrah, Samuel R. Delany characterizes the relationship between sexless Spacers and people with other sexualities in a future world. Although featuring different characters in ... situations; however, their apocalyptic language is presented differently and used for different purposes. In The Comet, Du Bois expends a lot of thought and attent...
- Word Count: 2007
- Approx Pages: 8
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate