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The Perils of a Divided Society in Blackman's Noughts and Crosses
Summary: The book Noughts And Crosses by Majorie Blackman describes the perils of a divided society and its consequences. Similar to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Noughts and Crosses shows the atmosphere of distrust that can exist among both sides of a divided society and points out that no one in such a society benefits as a result.
In Noughts and Crosses, with impeccable clarity, Malorie Blackman (the author), shows us the perils of a divided society. We observe how a divided society brings an atmosphere of distrust amongst all within it, even if the two offended parties are of the same race.
Malorie Blackman illustrates that a divided society is corrupt - how neither side emerges as the winner, because the oppressed Noughts are persecuted and the Crosses are constantly challenged and threatened by an extreme terrorist group, the Liberation Militia, a band of noughts hell-bent on white empowerment. For instance, when Ryan and Meggie McGregor are arguing the text reads
" `A warmonger!' Mum's tone of voice made it very clear what she thought of the General, the anonymous head of the Liberation Militia `Killing and maiming always makes more of an impression than peaceful protests and sit-ins and passive resistance",
this shows how...
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