Exploitative White Society
I wanted to ponder more on what actually led Gunnar to suicide, and why he chose suicide of all ways to really leave his mark on the world. I think that the core issue that is left after thinking of all the reasons comes back to the idea that Beatty explores throughout the novel, and is shown through the degradation of Scoby's character- the idea that these characters are being controlled by the society that they live in. They are being used, manipulated, white society's play toys in the grander world. The choices that Gunnar and Scoby eventually are pressured into making, aren't theirs- furthermore, the ruthless society that they are thrust into does not have their best interests in mind, only profit and infatuation is at play here. Gunnar and Scoby do not have control, rather they are being controlled and taken advantage of because of their talents. So why suicide? Simply, I believe that Gunnar sees it as the one thing that White Supremacist America does not have contro...