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What Literature Has Taught Me About The Effects Of Racism

Some effects that racism has had on humanity are suicide, alcoholism, and hate. In Indian House and Sugar Falls, both main characters watch kids commit suicide. In Indian horse, Saul watches a girl named Rebecca commit suicide. Rebecca stabbed herself in her stomach because her sister Katherine died from the beatings from the nuns and priest. In Sugar, Falls Kouom was asked if she wanted to escape the residential schools. Kouom replied saying “No” because her father had told her to stay in the residential schools. Kouom’s Friends all left and tried to swim away from the school. Many of them didn’t make it too far before they drown in front of Kouom’s eyes. In Indian House, Saul started becoming an alcoholic because he had suffered so much racism and abuse and when you drink a lot you end up forgetting what happened. From all the racism Saul had a hatred for those people that said racist things about him and beat them up. Suicide Alcoholism and hate are just a few things that affect people from racism.