spect for any around him. Although it was early morning and people were sleeping, Mr. Head's volume awoke the passengers; he paid no attention to the rustling he caused by being rude. While en route to the city an event happens that portrays indefinitely the actions of someone, Mr. Head, with low self-worth. What took place in less than a minute revealed to Nelson what was behind all the hatred his grandfather had for Blacks. A group of three, tan-colored people proceeded down the aisle where Mr. Head and Nelson sat. Mr. Head then tells Nelson they were "niggers," and immediately afterwards insults his intelligence. Mr. Head belittles Nelson simply because of the lack of recognition towards Blacks. I feel a student is only as good as his teacher. Mr. Head says his student, Nelson, is oblivious to how blacks appear, despite all of his years in learning. O'Connor develops in further detail Mr. Heads inhibitions. It's obvious Mr. Head lacks parental, as well as teaching skills. I am aware O'Connor didn't intend to apply any one theme to this story as well as any of her other works however, she clearly illustrated here how "Ignorance begets Ignorance." Nelson "felt that the Negro had deliberately walked down the aisle in order to make a fool of him and he hated him with a fierce raw fresh hate". He now understood why his grandfather disliked them. The foundation of Nelson's hatred didn't commence with the color of the people's skin but with the feeling he was made a fool of. His grandfather's insecurities are then put into practice with him along side what motivates racism behavior. Wha...
