Racial Injustice and the White Man Privilege in Blackass Schaueble Meja College

Igoni Barrett’s Blackass is a satirical representation of racial injustice that floods the pages of this riveting novel. In the story, Barrett expressed his perception of people in society, which purports the fact that society deploys race as a factor when coming up with decisions and judgments about others. Subsequently, this leads to some privileges being given to certain races over others. The novel is centered around Furo Wariboko, the protagonist, who wakes up on the morning of a job interview and realizes that he has been transformed into a white man. “Outside, a bird chirruped short piercing cries, like mocking laughter.” (Blackass, 2015). This is in the narrator’s voice immediately after Furo realizes his transformation, which he is humiliated about as suggested by the simile used. The rest of the story unfolds as a quest of Furo trying to adapt to his new appearance.

Furo’s mother kept asking him if he needed a ride to his interview, but Furo replied, “I can take care of myself.” (Blackass, 2015). This is suggestive of the fact that Furo has some insecurity around his dependence. To his surprise, Furo meets Arinze of Haba! Nigeria Limited, who offered him a much more lucrative job position than he had anticipated...