Is Coalhouse too confident?
Is Coalhouse too confident? Is it wrong for a black man to have his head held high? Is it wrong to for black man to not be intimidated by a white male? The answer to this is yes; it is off-putting to see a strong black male. Coalhouse is a black man in the novel Ragtime who was a pianist, the fiancé of Sarah, and someone who simply wanted respect. In chapter twenty-three, after seeing his fiancé, Sarah, Coalhouse is driving on a road that he always drives on and is stopped by the volunteers. The volunteers claim Coalhouse has to pay a toll that he has never had to pay in the past. After seeking the help of a police officer, Coalhouse comes back to his car to see it have human poop all over it. Additionally, there was a hole in the back of the car. Of course, Coalhouse wanted justice for his car and was sent to jail. Later in the novel, in chapter twenty-five, his fiancé, Sarah, dies. Sarah was trying to reach ...