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Shame

by Dick Gregory

Diego Sebastián Bayas Pérez

4ª”A”
12/29/2017

Topic Social discrimination.

Target Audience Essay written in first person avoiding slangs and making use of common vocabulary.

Social and discrimination aggressions against an orphan boy who always was ashamed of his
Claim lifestyle.

Reason 1

Hard relationship caused by different social classes.

Supporting Evidence Supporting Evidence Supporting Evidence

“I was in love with a little girl named “Everybody's got a Helene Tucker, a “I guess I would have gotten over
Helene Tucker, a light-complexioned symbol of everything you want. I loved Helene by summertime, but something
little girl with pigtails and nice manners. her for her goodness, her cleanness, her happened in that classroom that made
She was always clean and she was smart popularity. She'd walk down my street her face hang in front of me for the next
in school. I think I went to school then and my brothers and sisters would yell, twenty-two years. When I played the
mostly to look at her. I brushed my hair "Here comes Helene," and I'd rub my drums in high school, it was for Helene,
and even got me a little old handkerchief. tennis sneakers on the back of my and when I broke track records in
It was a lady's handkerchief, but I didn't pants and wish my hair wasn't so nappy college, it was for Helene, and when I
want Helene to see me wipe my nose on and the white folks' shirt fit me better.” started standing behind microphones and
my hand.” (Gregory). (Gregory) heard applause, I wished Helene could
hear it too.” (Gregory)

Commentary Commentary Commentary

I can understand that Gregory felt in When someone feels in love tries to When Gregory felt in love with Helene
love with Helene Tucker and he make every small thing counts. This everything he made was because Helene.
always tried to catch her attention. way Gregory started taking care of He was very much in love with her. He
These types of actions are common his own appearance and tried to be just wanted to catch her attention, but
on movies and real life. People make interesting to Helene. people isolate him because his weird
behavior.
this in order to succeed.