We are born pure, with the best feelings “love”, observing with a look of illusion the eventful life. Over time, society, culture and our own experiences pollute our lives, influencing the way we think. In the short story "Going to Meet the Man" by James Baldwin, tells the story of Jesses, a helpless white sheriff, whose excitement was awakened one night when he remembered the day his father taken to witness the torture and murder of a black man. , at the age of eight. “Going to Meet the Man” shows that humans are not born racist and mean, but that their behavior and thinking develop after significant events in their childhood. Jesses was a nasty man, full of hatred and disgust towards black people, but Jesses didn't always feel that way. aversion to black. He had a black friend, Otis. When commenting on Otis's strange disappearance, his father replied, "No, I think Otis' parents were afraid to let him show up this morning" (Baldwin, p. 1756). Jesses replied that Otis is too small to do anything. When children grow up, they learn the meaning of good and bad actions. Like the father's statistic...