C.P. Ellis interview

There is a war going on in America. Racism and segregation is tearing the South apart and making it almost impossible for the blacks to live a decent life. Burning houses, murders and cases of injustice are all usual situations. Children are being born into a world filled with hatred and despair. This interview is a retelling of the life of a white boy growing up in the South. C.P. Ellis is one of the unfortunate children who are being born into a world of poverty and abuse. In the interview we get to hear about his childhood, how he grew up and his relations to the many different people and groups that has been a part of his life.

The worst parts of the fight against racism are almost over at the time this interview is done, but racism is still an important topic in the Southern states of America and therefore the interview can have had an influence on people’s opinions about the black population. The interview about C.P. Ellis was written down on paper in 1977, it takes place in an office and C.P. Ellis was fifty-three years old. It is an informative text that gives the reader a view into the relevant parts of C.P. Ellis’s life. The interviewer does not ask questions through the interview and is only a part of the text in the beginning where the time and place are described. That makes the whole text look a little bit more like a biography, because the rest of the text are a retelling of C.P. Ellis’s experiences.

There are used words in the text that indicates that the language is spoken with a southern accent. Examples for that could be; ‘em, instead of them and somethin’ instead if something. That makes it easier for the reader to empathize with the text so it becomes more interesting and makes C.P. Ellis more alive.

The interview is well considered and could be a reminder to the people that you always can change your mind and