Baylor College Medical School
The movie Glory
Why doesn't Thomas get along with Trip and the other Negroes in his tent at first?
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Aslan
Why doesn't Thomas get along with Trip and the other Negroes in his tent at first?
I looked at this scene again. Thomas has an idealized view of what a free black man is. He speaks proper or white man's English which sets him apart from day one. The others find Thomas a sell out or a Negro pretending to be white. They call him "snow flake".