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The Desire to Fit In.
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The Desire to Fit In In the essays, "In the Kitchen" and "Homeboy" by the African American authors, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Malcolm X, the common theme of assimilation is discussed, while demonstrating contrasting views. These two stories reflect on the aspects of being African American in a society that is highly influenced by the superior culture. In their essays, Gates and Malcolm X discuss some of the changes African Americans did to fit in to the customs and attitudes of the well-liked and accepted ethnicity, which were the non-blacks or whites. In "In the Kitchen," by Henry Louis Gates, emphasizes the social significance of the hair- straightening process for the blacks; he defines "good hair" and "bad hair". It was well known that kinky hair belonged to the blacks, and straight hair pertained to the whites. Many people from town went to Gate's home to get their hair straightened....
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