1. Chapters 12-13: Reversal of Fortune
Black No More
Chapters 12-13: Reversal of Fortune

2. Seduction
“An angel of frankness beckoned him to be done with this life of pretense; to take his wife and son and flee far away from everything, but a devil of ambition whispered seductively about wealth, power and prestige” (Schuyler 126).
What was the true cause of Matthew’s problems – money or race?
Do you think Schuyler was able to fully establish his point?

3. A True Believer
“But Givens was greatly depressed, much more so than the others. He had really believed all that he had preached about white supremacy, race purity and the menace of the alien, the Catholic, the Modernist and the Jew. He had always been sincere in his prejudices” (130).
Is the reader meant to feel bad for Givens?
Is he the only truly genuine character in the novel?

4. Another Shade
“The Down-With-White-Prejudice-League was found by one Karl von Beerde, whom some accused of being the same Doctor Beard who had, as a Negro, once headed the National Social Equality League…Those of the upper class began to look around for ways to get darker” (149).
What is the state of the American dystopia at the end of the novel?

5. Writing a Political Cartoon
Purpose
Techniques
A political cartoon is a cartoon that makes a point about a political issue or event.
Their main purpose is not to amuse you, but to persuade you.
A good political cartoon makes you think about current events, but it also tries to sway your opinion toward the cartoonist’s point of view.
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Symbolism: Cartoonists use simple objects, or symbols, to stand for larger concepts or ideas.
Exaggeration: Sometimes cartoonists overdo, or exaggerate, the physical characteristics of people or things in order to make a point.
Labeling: Cartoonists often label objects or people to make it clear exactly what they stand for.
Analogy: An analogy is a comparison between two unlike things that share some characteristics. By comparing a complex issue or situation with a more familiar one, cartoonists can help their readers see it in a different light.
Irony: Irony is the difference between the ways things are and the way things should be, or the way things are expected to be. Cartoonists often use irony to express their opinion on an issue.

6. Political Cartoon Examples

7. Political Cartoon Examples

8. Political Cartoon Examples