Speeches (week 2)

Dr. Bledsoe does whatever he has to in order to get acceptance from the white folk. In the scene when Dr. Bledsoe had a meeting with the narrator; Dr. Bledsoe reveals how he truly progressed to his success. He states "white folk tell everybody what to think-except men like me. I tell them" (143); he exposes his power and how "I control" white people. Dr. Bledsoe got to his position and title because "the only way to please a white man is to tell him a lie!"(139) His whole explosion illustrates how Dr. Bledsoe puts on an act to look like a strong and honorable man but truly is a suck up that lied his way to success. It shows how he will do whatever it takes to keep his position and to please the white folk.