In the case of both Cain and DuBois’ first response upon realizing that their race was a problem is comparable to blacks in America today. Their feeling of disdain for the white people on the opposite side of the veil reveals another point about the concept of the veil. DuBois’ veil concept not only refers to the whites’ view of African-Americans as obstructed by the veil. The opacity works two ways. Just like the little white could not clearly see DuBois for who he was beyond the color of his skin due to her veil, Dubois could not properly see the entire white race because of this one encounter with this little white girl that he then projected onto all white people. The same is true in the case of Cain who sued the Pullman Company for his …show more content…
The black John has to go to an unknown college and the white John gets accepted into Princeton. The black John has a very hard time in school and never even finds the time to return home because he is so busy focusing on his studies. At one point, black John and white John arrive in New York at the same time where they both attend a show. However, while black John was there, he was forced to leave because of his race. When he finishes school, black John decided to open up a school for the people in his community. However when he decides to go against the school’s curriculum to teach about racism that existed within American society, his school gets shut down. The story ends with black John heading up north, awaiting lynching for killing white John who raped his sister. This story is a perfect example of double consciousness as it demonstrates a parallel situation for two men who would have had presumably similar experiences in their attempt to receive an education had it not been for one’s