African Americans and Conflict Essay

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(197) He does not follow his grandfather's advise and continues to live the way most African-Americans do even though he knows passivity will get him nowhere. This is an example of the narrator's inner conflict.

The narrator experiences social struggles that also force him to realize certain things about himself. Much of the conflicts that African-Americans face comes from within their own communities. The white men in this tale understood that a certain group cannot succeed if they are constantly fighting among themselves. The narrator is not alone in this for he shares the experience with all of the other African-Americans he encounters. They failed at being aggressive for standing up for what they believed in. This is an important lesson because it is sometimes difficult to stand up for what is right but not standing up only means that things will never change.
The discomfort of knowing that the only way change will occur is through oneself is powerful but it must be faced with courage and resolve to be effective.

Struggles often make an individual grow because the only other option is discomfort. The narrator in "Battle Royal" must come to terms with some of the things that are causing him discomfort so that he can grow and mature. His struggles are both internal and social but they are connected because they both force the narrator to grow up and realize that in order to affect change, he must act. When he finally realizes that he can change and should change, he begins a second journey that holds promise.

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