“Down here we just say you live your way and we’ll live ours.” Quote (Ch21-25)

When I think of “down here” I think of the South. The South is where slavery was most common. It was eventually spread around the world, but it was more dominant in areas or plantations in the South. It can also stand for how the whites are treated higher and blacks are treated in the lower range in society. However, there is nothing that we can do about it. Slavery is somewhat of a personal choice and it’s hard to change other people’s views. People that have to deal with slavery face much hardship in their life. Therefore, people just have to deal with it. We live our life and everything goes on just the way it is. Racism does not have a reason; it just is the way it has to be. However, we can think of it as a disease. The disease is not biased or racist; it can choose anyone that it wants to. However, sometimes there is no cure for a disease, and we are faced to live with it throughout our lives. Therefore, we CAN compare racism or discrimination to a disease, they all share one thing in common, and it’s because it spreads.