W.E.B Dubois, a notable African-American social philosopher and activist of the 1920’s spoke of “double consciousness”-the sense of having to look at oneself through the eyes of others. Essentially, double consciousness refers to others defining who a person is and a person feeling pressured to conform to others’ expectations. A person can either take on the expectations others have for him/her or they can reject those expectations and define himself/herself as an individual.
Explain what expectations the character understands are placed upon him/her.
Discuss how the character chooses to respond to or to act when confronted with these expectations. Does the character embrace and assume others’ expectations or does the character reject others’ expectations of him/her?
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