MAKES ME WANNA HOLLER

Makes Me Wanna Holler



Make me Wanna Holler

In 1994, Nathan McCall wrote a book named "Makes Me Wanna Holler". The main theme of the book is oppression. He discussed his own distressed childhood, then his rehabilitation in prison and after that successful career in Washington Post. In this book, he showed his anger towards American System that does not treat blacks equally. McCall is frustrated watching injustice that blacks faced every day in the society. He became sad when he listened whites saying "we do not like blacks or we do not like Negros". Anger and frustration compel McCall to enter into the world of crime. McCall faced racism since his childhood to teenage life. Then he also discussed the factor of peer pressure that compel him to do certain acts like beating whites in a group for no reason, raping black girls etc. the whole point is that McCall is oppressed and want to take out his frustration. McCall when sent to jail for his acts, then he realized that he should appreciate life. He started to rehabilitate himself and want to become a respectable citizen. McCall did an excellent job in showing that how angry he feels when he feels inferiority. Finally, he starts thinking that it is not necessary that all whites are racist, and they can also become close friends as well. He also starts thinking that he should respect other views and understand his family views and should not disrespect his family.

McCall's book neither glorify nor justify what he did, but he just wrote about his life, that what he did and why he did. He did not give any solution to problems in his book. He wrote his experiences, and how he feels from childhood to teenager and then as a professional. (Pelovangu, 2010)

Theories

Social Disorganization Theory

Social Disorganization Theory was developed by the Chicago School, and it is one of the most important theories in sociology. Theory links crime rates to social circle around the individual. As interaction increases delinquent behavior and criminality are acquired from the peers. A core principal of social disorganization is a theory that environment does matter a lot i.e., one's residential location, characteristic of individual (age, gender, race) will contribute to developing delinquent behavior and then involve in illegal activities. As McCall was frustrated by the injustice that he saw with blacks in the society leads ...