Why do you empathize with Oate’s plight?.
Why do you empathize with Oate’s plight?
In McKnight’s “The Kind of Light That Shines on Texas,” the narrator endures anxiety that is likely familiar to even those of us who have never experienced racism or been ostracized because of our ethnicity. In other words, most readers empathize with the Clint Oates for many reasons. These readers do not consider “The Kind of Light That Shines on Texas” to be just a racially specific story, one that only certain readers might understand. So consider your own response to the story: Why do you empathize with Oates’ plight? (So clearly your thesis should include a form of the word “empathize,″ right?). Double spaced, MLA format, Times New Roman 12-pt font.