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Something I share with the family is I don't really know much about my family's history. It's not that I don't know much it's just that there isn't much to learn that I already don't know. But I would love to learn where my grandparents are from and how they grew up. My family has a lot of stories I know they haven't told me yet and it makes me more curious than I already am. I would say there are certain things I haven't seen from certain groups but nowadays with everything being more diverse it's hard to say that. I've seen almost every race together, whether it's accompanying each other, being in a relationship, or family. It's nice to see so much equality in the world now but there are a lot of spots that don't show that as much, but there is a lot more diversity than there was 50 years ago.

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When trying to figure out his career, Dennis and Ruth move into together and he introduces Ruth to his friends/roommates. And when they announced their relationship the roommates had a pretty common reaction for that time "Well, once they managed to pull their jaws from off the floor, they said, 'Our house is your house. Sit down and eat." This quote stood out to me as it shows how people can put their feelings aside for one of their own. How the roommates show hospitality to Ruth despite her race because she is dating Dennis.

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4. I believe from experience that people share their stories to express their hardships, or to give the younger generations knowledge. To make them think about their decisions and lives more. This question has made me think about my family how much I know, which is very little. It's made me question a lot of things that I have never really thought about before. Especially my father since I knew very little about him and his past, which peaks my curiosity. But most of the time when I hear stories from my family, they tell me in ways so they make it into a lesson or to some kind of advice. And even more so from people I don't know, like if i asked someone to tell me something from their past I usually get an answer about some bad decision they made and end with "don't do what i did" in a way.

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1. The judgement and criticism that Dennis and Ruth went through is that no one should face. In public people were very surprised to see people of their color together and would face hardships throughout their whole relationship because of it. They would get verbally harassed and get looked at. But regardless of it all Ruth and Dennis still loved each other unconditionally that they eventually decided to get married. Since they got married Ruth left her family which broke them in many ways. Her sister Dee Dee begged her to stay, her mother was already sick, and her father never really cared about the family so they really needed her.

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Dennis loved music more than anything. So much so that he moved to New York to pursue his passion in that field, but it didn't go as he planned "Dennis almost starved to death fooling around with that music" (McBride 194) The thing about his life of music wasn't his skill, he was in fact very talented. It was the fact that no one wanted a black man in their orchestra. If it was today they would've hired him on the spot. They didn't give him any consideration or the attention that he so rightfully deserved, and with that his career sadly met its end.

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The only experience I can think of is when Ruth's mother passed away, but for me it was my dad. Now she never knew her mom died I heard about my dad the same day. So I would understand her pain but hers must be way worse since she never found out. Her mom was the only person she actually felt bad for besides her sister. My family isn't very similar but I did feel bad for my dad because he did go through a lot but he wasn't so neglectful as Ruth's father. But on a certain level I can understand her pain and it is a pain that no one should bare.

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1. Class differences are a big part of the last chapter we left off on. In chapter 18 James and his family moved to Delaware because his mom couldn't afford New York anymore. And as we read we found out that segregation was a big thing there since it was the South. The school that James went to was underfunded and understaffed. Meanwhile, all the white kids got to go to rich, clean, educated schools. And from what he described in the text he was pretty aware of the social classes and the segregation that was present. But later on we found out James worked for an older white lady, Mrs.Dawson, as a servant basically. To Mrs.Dawson, she seemed somewhat oblivious to class differences even though she had a white servant that James worked with. But she seemed to know her worth and her privileges and taught James some manners and how to be proper.

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4. No I don't believe the text has the same opinion/perspective as me. Especially now that times have changed I believe the way i see the world is completely different that what they see. And i don't think there's anything wrong it's just an opinion it's what others think there's nothing wrong with that.

3. A younger audience would just see it ass history explains it, a time where the only person with rights was your average white man and nothing else mattered. An older audience would see the struggles of the minority and try to understand how they feel, they basically just dive deeper than the younger audience.

5. Seeing as now that black people are more accepted in society and having some black friends seeing the stereotypes and how they were described back then my personal experiences with black people have made me realize that they're just humans nothing is different about them, they are as equal as everyone else.

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As James explained in the text he had an imaginary friend to escape reality and believed his true self to be a boy trapped in a mirror "The boy in the mirror, he didn't seems to have an ache on his face. He was free"

It stood out for me because it was a cry for help, it was James' longing for freedom and his desire to escape the pain and hardship he endured.

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In the book, James and his siblings go to schools that don't have much money or good stuff because they're in a mostly black area. White kids' schools have better things. This shows how unfair things were because of race, making it hard for black kids to get the same good education. It's a big problem that folks have been trying to fix so everyone can learn the same, no matter their color.

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It wasn't really me who experienced it but someone I know told me something that happened to them. But basically my step dad at the time came home one day and told explained to me and my family that a homeless black man was jaywalking and when my step dad rolled down his window to tell him off the homeless man yelled "RACIST, RACIST, WHITE MAN JUST SAID THE N-WORD THIS WHITE MAN JUST SAID THE N-WORD TO ME"

My family is somewhat similar to Jame's but at other times not so much. It's a weird relationship with my siblings but a strong one most of the time were on each others nerves and eventually get my mom angry. But other times we love each other unconditionally.

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4. James mom uses a simile "God is the color of water" she compares God's skin color to water because she means that God isn't just one race and is equal to everyone.

6. Ethos is evident through the book as he shares his personal experiences as well as his mothers when she was growing up.

9. The dialogue serves to bring characters to life, providing insight into their personalities and relationships. It enhances storytelling by creating a dynamic and authentic atmosphere, allowing us, the readers, to engage more deeply with the characters' experiences and emotions

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James, as he always does, was ranting to his mom about things that came across his mind and eventually asked his mom what color, or race, is god. His mom responded with "God is the color of water" (McBride, page 51)

I used this quote in the last part but I really liked it as it really fits the theme of this book and the theme i've been getting is race doesn't matter. Somewhere along those lines.

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Race/Ethnicity: Throughout the experiences that James McBride explains in the book we can a pretty clear image of how racism was affected both James and his mother. An example of this could be when Ruth (James' mother) married her first husband, Andrew. Her father wasn't happy about her marrying a black man, in fact her whole family was mad and eventually she wasn't considered family. Another example could be when Ruth would take the kids out and people would utter racist comments under their breath. But even after hearing them she didn't do anything about it because she didn't care about anyone else but her kids.

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As a kid I was really attached to my Mom and I basically had separation anxiety. So I understand how he felt when he punched that kid on the bus because he thought something was going to happen to his mom.

I know and understand how many siblings James McBride had and understand that I have no where near as many siblings but having three kids and 2 adults in one house is still a hand full, especially now that we got a dog too.

Ive never really seen store employees or anything mark anything up because of someone else's race/ethnicity.