Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Dying For Dixie

The main cause for Michael Westerman's death was the Rebel flag, a symbol that has long lost it's purpose. Even in the reading it explains that even Freddie who was the one o kill Michael did not know the meaning of the flag, only that he was suppose to hate it. It may have been that he killed Michael purely because of the pure pressure he was under by the others whom he hung out with. Other people like Michael's Aunt who talked about Michael's past probably grew up in a life where they only knew to hate African Americans. One other person who may have been involved in Michael's death was himself. The reason for this is because he himself did not know the full meaning of what the Rebel flag means and due to this he basically called for his fate himself.

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