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Battle Royal is a story about a black boy that is psychologically wakened when he overhears what his grandfather says at his deathbed to his father. ... He first gets a true sense in what kind of society he lives when he is invited to give his graduation speech at Battle Royal. Battle Royal is a sort of a barbarous boxing mach in which black boys with blindfolds are forced to fight each other for the entertainment of certain towns men. ... The physical battle that our hero is made to fight in shows us two important issues: First, how the black boys are kept down (socially) by being forced to fight against their own. ... However the horrible things about Battle Royal is that the black boys except it morally, and think that it is alright for them to be treated as animals, some of them even look forward to the fight. The second issue that this battle raises is the mental struggle that our hero needs to overcome. ... The night after the Battle Royal he has a dream.
Approximate Word count = 1355
Approximate Pages = 5.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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