How Does the Setting of the Stagecoach Emphasize the Importance

question 74

Essay

How does the setting of the stagecoach emphasize the importance of social hierarchy to the story and characters?

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Definitions:

Double Consciousness

W.E.B. Du Bois' concept describing the internal conflict experienced by subordinated groups in an oppressive society, notably African Americans in the United States.

Multicultural Mosaic

A metaphor often used to describe societies that are diverse and composed of multiple, distinct cultural groups, each retaining its own identity.

W.E.B. Du Bois

An influential African American sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist known for his work on racial discrimination and co-founding the NAACP.

Frantz Fanon

A psychiatrist and political philosopher from the French colony of Martinique who wrote extensively on the psychopathology of colonization and the human, social, and cultural consequences of decolonization.