Narrative response to The Shocking Story
I
think that there are many different interpretations of this story. But I
believe them to be exactly as it is told. A young boy does something harmless
and is killed for it, not because of what he did exactly but because he is
black. Others may think that what Emmett Till did was extremely wrong and
inappropriate and he got what he deserved. And some might think that it was all
made up and blown out of proportion or that it didn’t happen at all.
I
actually find this story very interesting because it just shows the great lengths
people would go to discriminate. Not only the men that killed Emmett but the
people who know about what happened and didn’t tell and did nothing about it.
Or the men who heard the trial in court and didn’t convict the men of murder or
kidnapping because the necessary evidence was lacking, even after they admitted
to everything.
I
looked at the pictures of Emmett’s funeral online and the images where
horrifying. How can anyone deny this was a murder of an innocent boy. After reading the letters to the editor it
really made me wonder what goes through people’s minds. It’s obvious that people can still be
extremely racist after hearing stories like this and can either be totally okay
with it or can be like Mrs. W.R Prevost and say it is filthy and dishonest.

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