Authority+Might=Power

The two plays, MASTER HAROLD . . . and the boys, and Oleanna show us quite a bit about the impact of author on an individuals behavior. In other words they show how when an individual gains power or discovers that he or she has power over other people it nominate result in encroach. The conflict can be a result of the somewhatone who has discovered that they birth power as Hally did in MASTER HAROLD . . . and the boys. Or the conflict can be the result of someone who sees that another person has power and is jealous of that person the way that Carol was towards nates in Oleanna. The thing that makes these two characters have two contrasting kinds of power is in the way in which it was acquired. Hally seemed to think that he had some how acquired the power to be the master of surface-to-air missile and Willie. I do not put all of the blame on Hally because it was mostly due to his upbringing. He was born to a base that taught him to think that sportys were better than blacks simply because of the color of their skin. An example of this is when Hally tells surface-to-air missile about the joke that his dad tells. \Its not fair, is it, Hally? Then I have to ask: What, chum? And then he says: A niggers arse . . . and we both have a wide laugh.(1436).

Hallys dad is obviously racist so unfortunately he was sort of brainwashed all through his childhood. When Sam begins to trounce out of control Hally tries to use some of that power that he thinks he has over him. Fortunately Sam has spent a lot of time with Hally during his childhood so they have some good memories of each other. For example when they flew the kite to bewitchher when Hally was merely a little boy. Hally sat on the bench in the park but Sam had to leave because it was a whites only bench. Hally did not realize this at the time because he was too young to understand it. When Sam and Hally were fighting Sam made him realize the fact that they used to be such(prenominal) pals even though their skin was different colors. They were equal... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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