Indledning
The short story “the fastest runner on Sixty-First Street” is written by James T. Farrell in the year 1950. It’s a story of Morty Aiken, a boy who grow up in Chicago.
Two of the themes in the short story is racism and immigration. These two themes were and still is some of the big problems in the US.
No matter how equal American people think they are, there will always be those people who still think of black people the way that they used to do.
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Morty´s parents love him and give him things. That can we see in the text, on p 1, line 27 “His mother knitted him red socks and a red stocking cap for skating”.
Morty’s father is tall and rugged, with swarthy skin, a rough-hewn face, and the look and manner of a workman. His mother is faded and maternal.
She doesn’t have so much to say. The two parents are very proud of their son, because of his skills with his sport “running and skating” and then they are also proud just of his personality.
Tony is also a 14-year old boy. Tony is not popular as Morty is. Tony is more described as stupid and an unsuccessful person. He also has very big and strong hands which the other sometimes called “meat hooks”.
Tony is also called a “pollack” by the other kids because he is from Poland. Tony’s family is very poor, and you can see that on what clothes he is wearing. In the beginning of the short story, Tony is described as a kid who the older boys don’t talk to.
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