Like a winding sheet

   Plot : Progressive plot

Mr Johnson, a blackman who lives with his wife Mae. Mae jokes that he looks like a huckleberry in a winding sheet. Johnson became lazy to go to work, because his legs still need a rest. When Mae saw the calendar, she found that day was the thirteenth. She decided to stay at home, becauses he thought a bad day. But her husband decided  to work because that day he was payday. He was convinced that it was lucky day. Johnson was late for work again because he spent fifteen minutes to argue with his wife.

When Johnson arrived in the factoy, the boss became angry because he was late for work again. Not to be outdone Johnson give a reason if his leg was still sore and needed a break. But Mrs Scott, does not accept what Johnson said. Then Johnson fight with her. He wanted to hit Mrs. Scott, but because she woman. He does not hit her. Johnson thinks if she makes it , because he was negro race.

He walked to the subway with crowded people. He decided to go to Harlem. He stopped to a restaurant  to buy a coffee. When he ordered coffee at the waitress, the waitress told me that the coffee was gone. When same race to the waitress order a bottle of coffee, the waitress gave it. Again he felt frustrated and angry because he was a nigger. He wanted to hit her, but he thought he was a woman. Furthermore, Johnson went to the subway with feeling disappointed.

When Johnson arrived at home, his wife made a joke if Johnson is an old negro who try to act and difficult. Whereas the purpose of Mae is to entertain Johnson, because he went to the home with a sad face. However, Johnson misunderstanding to Mae. She thought if she was mocking him, then Johnson was angry with his wife and hit her on the mouth.

2.      Setting :

a.       Time                : in the morning, Friday thirtheen

b.      Place                : at home, in the office, in the subway, in the restaurant, in the Harlem.

c.       Atmosphere     : sadness

3.      Character         :

a.       Mr. Johnson    :  emotions and  irritable because when he was discriminated against, he was angry with the people around him. Including angry with his wife.

b.      Mae                 : lovely woman and patient because when her husband came home with a sad face. Mae entertaining Mr Johnson and make a joke.

c.       Mrs Scott        : grumpy and arrogant because when Mr johnson late for work, she was scolded and being arrogant. She discriminates to Mr Johnson because Mr. Johnson was a nigger man.

d.      Waitress          : arrogant, like discriminated, liar. Because when Mr. Johnson ordered a cup of coffee, she said that the coffee was gone. However, there is a white man ordered a coffee, she says there is still coffee.

4.      Moral  value    :

a.       Do not discriminate with race, gender, caste, and religion. Because we are created by God with different conditions. No body perfect in the world, so every human should accept their lack. And we as creatures of God, we should be grateful.

b.      Be patient and strong people, do not easy to get carried away and always confident. Although we bullied others. We should show and prove to people that bullying us that we are a higher-power by doing positive act. So, the people will think twice about bullying us.

c.       We have to assume good faith on anyone. Because, the pejudice will make misunderstanding. And if we make mistakes, we should immediately to apologize and admit our mistakes.

d.      Never use violence to anyone. Because violence will not solve the problem. Violence will make a new problem.

5.      No , I’m not blame Mr Johnson because it is humanity. If I'm in the position of Mr Johnson, I would be angry to the person that bullying me. But I will know to whom I am angry. In the case of Mr. Johnson, he was angry with his wife because of a misunderstanding. If I became Mr. Johnson I will not be angry with Mae. Thus I would like to thank Mae because she had comforted me.

6.      Yes because Mae is lovely woman and pations. So if someone love other people. Whatever the mistakes from the people that we loved. They will forgive him or her. Because, love is conquers to all.

7.      Symbols that related in the Afrian and American society

a)      Coffee

A cup of coffee being a social symbol that not replace. It becames a heated media atmosphere wherever they are. However the atmosphere, without seeing his coffee drinker or not, a cup of coffee can be regarded as a unifying container difference. When a cup of coffee has been served, then all differences disappear as if dissolved in any sweet and bitter taste. There is no gap between fellow coffee lovers, they felt the same aroma and taste that  sometimes too enjoyed until the last drop even up to the point of climax.

When in a coffee shop whether traditional or modern cafe, we can meet a lot of people with different characters. Different origins, different ages, different social status in society, even different ethnic and cultural. They blend into one without looking at it all with a cup of coffee as a medium. Where the role of a cup of coffee as a social symbol actually shown.

b)      Friday thirtheen

Clearly, the number 13 is the number belongs to the Sacred Number Kabbalah. Figures sacred, hallowed numbers, the numbers are sacrificed. What the term "Friday the 13th" None other than the due on Friday, October 13, 1703, occurred extermination Templars by Pope Clement V and King Philip Le Bel (Philip IV) in France because it was considered heresy of Christianity.

Figures turns 13 this is still believed to be the sacred number. Emblem of the United States, the number of playing cards and tarot, sacred geometry formulas are usually sculpted and hidden in a variety of architectural buildings as well as the Washington Monument and the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of the Microsoft logo, a symbol logo McDonalds and various US multinationals, government agencies and private in the US, until the number of gemstones in Cruix Gemmata, cross studded with 13 precious stones.

In the story, the number 13 is the number of misadventures. Not a lucky number, because when the 13th Johnson suffered some bad luck in his life.

c)      Lipstick

The use of lipstick can interpreted as a symbol power, intelligence, rebellion, courage, optimism.  Lipstick is also a symbol of women. The story depicted in red lipstick, it meant symbol white woman. Lipstick is also a symbol of social strata.

8.      Other categories, the discrimination to the rich and the poor people. The discrimination caused by social inequalities. The rich tend to be arrogant and just want to hang out on the same person. They do not recognize the surrounding community. Even in many government institutions. Rich people be given higher priority than poor people. As in the case of poor people go to the hospital, they are not well served by the hospital because they are poor. Similarly, when we are at the mall, the service of the poor is different from the rich. Someone who dressed nice to be served with friendliness. It is ironic discrimination in Indonesia. The rich will become richer. Poor people have become increasingly poorer.

9.      No, Acts of violence is not effective because  the negative impact of violence for victims and people around him. Victims will get deep trauma of the violence. Whether it's physical and psychological trauma. So it is not advisable to use physical violence against anyone. If we have problems, we should communicate to the person. Do not get violent

10.  Interesting title

Bullying in the second home

In general bullying can be defined as the aggression of someone or group with the aim of hurting others both physically and mentally. Bullying differentiate into two,  bullying verbal and mental. Examples of verbal bullying such as snaps, yelling, cursing, insulting, embarrass, reject, criticize, humiliate, abuse, or ridicule. Bullying mental looked cynical, glaring, sneering, to silence.

Bullying usually occurs on school. School that should be a comfortable second home. Turned into a hell. If you in the school treated like that, it would have been  uncomfortable for our. Many case of bully in the education of Indonesia is already very concern and should get attention from the goverment. From the small things until the big things get negative impact for the victim. As in school, become common place and must be done for a student. The student that should be studying changes to bully others.

Usually the perpetrator start bullying in school at young age, with conduct terror on the boys and women emotionally or physical intimidation. The perpetrator will disturb for various reason. Usually they want to get attenton from their friends and their parents. But, many children do bullying because they watched in the television.

The impact for victim bullying is the victim will usually feel a wide range of negative emotions, such as anger, resentment, depressed, scared, embarrased, sad, uncomfortable, threatened, but not helpless deal with it. In the long term, This condition can develop feelings inferiority and worthlessness. In fact, no rarely anyone wants to get out and move to other schools. If they still persist there, they are usually distracted concentration and academic achievement or often deliberately did not go to school. The psychological impact is more severe the possibility for the emergence of the problem the victim, such as excessive anxiety, always fell afaid, depressed, and wanted suicide.

The prevention and control of behavior bullying. The policy that solve  bullying in schools, among others, by the way intensified supervision, understanding consequences and communication can effective conducted among others by Campaign Stop Bullying in the school environment banners, slogans, stickers and workshops themed stop bullying. All this conducted with the aim of minimize or even eliminate bullying in schools. Hopefully with that policy School is no longer a scary place and traumatized but became a safe and fun for students, stimulate the desire to learn, socialize and develop all potential students both academic, social or an emotional. Schools can be places The safest for children and teachers to learn and teaching as well as making children independent learners, knowledge, achievement and noble. Not scoring students ready become butchers and thugs.