Life Conflict The Clash of Race and Social Class
Due to the diverse ethnicities and cultures in the word, a common conflict amongst people becomes that of race. In his essay, “The Baseball Game”, John Hartigan conveys the issues and conflicts between race and family. ... This newcomer to the family is from a completely different social class. The difference in social class among people forces them to have different views concerning race and background. The main conflict in Hartigan’s essay arises when Jerry’s son and fiancée, Becky, are uncomfortable playing baseball with members of the black community Becky was from a higher social class. ... Hartigan explains that, “The use of ‘nigger’ in this context demonstrates an aspect of how class shapes racial meanings…” Hartigan’s essay raises an issue of how social class affects a person’s view on race. He says that, “This scene of interracial mixing brought into sharp relief the class riffs within this extended family and also makes clear the discontinuities in whites’ racial thinking.