Uncle Remus

The short story, “How Mr. Rabbit Was Too Sharp For Mr. Fox” by Uncle Remus , that we read aloud in class identifies the fundamental dynamic of the fox and rabbits relationship. Although these short stories or fables, were supposed to be plantation narratives as the sole purpose of preserving the traditions of the Old South, but as it was mentioned in class, the opposition of the rabbit and the fox provide some social commentary. There is a struggle for dominance in the strictly animalistic sense of the story as well as the struggle for superiority that occurred in the Old South at the time the stories were written.  “You bin runnin’ roun’ here sassin’ atter me a mighty long time, but I speck you done come ter de een’ er de row” This is where the fox is trying to outsmart the rabbit but ends up being caught in reverse phycology and tricked yet again, much like how they want to in social contexts, the black trying to trick or outsmart their less intelligent counterparts.