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Throughout the story, Trevor made many connections with William Zinsser's beliefs, but the major connection he made was making the most out of the time you have with your loved ones, and honoring their legacy while they are alive and after they pass. Trevor constantly did this with his mom throughout the story, sharing the stories the pair have made throughout the years and showing the extent he would go to so he can repay her for all she has done for him. An example of Trevor sharing stories involving his mom can be found near the end of the book when Patricia tells Trevor "Everything I have ever done I’ve done from a place of love. If I don’t punish you, the world will punish you even worse" (Noah 243). Trevor's mom prepared him for the real world by raising him strictly, and it benefited Trevor as it helped him develop a sense for right vs wrong. Trevor used this story he has with Patricia to show the reader that life is harsh, and if you don't prepare your children for the real world like Patricia did with Trevor, they are destined to fail. Through this piece in the story, Trevor enshrines Patricias legacy on what kind of mom she was and how it helped him succeed in life. Trevor was willing to go to the farthest extents in order to repay his biggest supporter throughout his life. After Trevor's mom got shot in the head, he was willing to pay for her whole hospital bill even though it could drive him right back into poverty and there was no guarantee that they could save her. Trevor used what Zinsser said to realize that your loved ones are worth everything, and he risked his future for her well being, perfectly demonstrating making the most out of your time with loved ones while there is still time left.

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In Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime the readers travel through the journey of life growing up in racist South Africa. Because he is a comedian, Trevor uses the tone of humor throughout his memoir to engage readers. Many of the passages focus on dark humor as Trevor navigates the world in a dysfunctional childhood where he feels he does not fit in.  Noah describes his traumatic childhood events and struggles and adds humor to illustrate his identity as a resilient individual. An example of Trevors use of humor to brighten a dark situation can be found towards the middle of the story when he says, "He whipped the shit out of him, and I loved it.  I have never enjoyed anything as much as I enjoyed that moment.  Revenge truly is sweet.  It takes you to a dark place, but, man, it satisfies a thirst" (Noah 124-125). Here Trevor shows how even in dark memories he is able to find a way to shed light on an occasion by using humor. Generally it is abnormal to enjoy watching someone be attacked, but Trevor in his own way finds a sick way to turn it into comedy. As a comedian Trevors job is to use any and all types of humor in order to entertain an audience. An example of Trevor doing this can be found towards the beginning of the story when he says, "So if I prayed to God to kill the thing that left the shit, and the thing that left the shit was me, then God was going to kill me" (Noah 47). Trevor uses a funny situation and adds extra dialogue to enhance the humor of the passage, after he deficated on the floor, his whole family thought it was a demon and he was forced to pray to God for the demon to be removed from the house. All in all, Trevors use of humor to add a funny tone to the book mainly showcases the craft he was intending to use throughout the duration of his story.

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Throughout the memoir, our narrator Trevor faced many obstacles on his rise to fame, but none were near as prominent as racism and segregation. Trevor being a light skinned person with a white dad and black mom was put in a very unfavorable situation as interracial love was a crime. Trevor goes into depth on the matter early in the story when he said "Where most children are proof of their parents' love, I was the proof of their criminality.  The only time I could be with my father was indoors" Trevor also said "I couldn't walk with my mother either; a light-skinned child with a black woman would raise too many questions" (Noah 27). Due to the apartheid in South Africa at the time, Trevor was an illegal pregnancy as his parents were different races which was against the law during this time period. Trevor couldn’t be seen with either of his parents in public as they would get the police called on them. With this action being illegal, Trevor was the only light skin growing up in his community, which made fitting in a challenge, and Trevor constantly had trouble finding and keeping real friends. In Trevors community, many people knew nothing about the world apart from their everyday commutes- praying to God and working to provide for their family. Trevor often finds himself adding the untold truths to popular motivational quotes to show the other side of everything good. The reader can find an example of this towards the middle of the book when Trevor says "We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited” (Noah 73-74). Trevor believes in following your dreams, but he knows that in many situations with people stuck in poverty they haven’t explored the world enough to have dreams about a bright future as all they have ever been shown is eating, sleeping, working and praying. Trevor tells the reader that all the people like him never had anything to dream about, so they had nothing to chase in life.

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Throughout Trevors memoir his mother Patricia has by far been the most influential figure in his life. Patricia  has worked tirelessly to give Trevor the chances that she never has had, to truly be free- from the religious standards held by their family tree to the racism and segregation that many African American people were forced to endure. Trevor points out an example of this towards the middle of the memoir when he explains, "When it was time to pick my name, she chose Trevor, a name with no meaning whatsoever in South Africa, no precedent in my family.  My mother wanted her child beholden to no fate.  She wanted me to be free to go anywhere, do anything, be anyone” (Noah 67). Patricia wanted to give Trevor the chance at doing the things she never could, as while she was forced to provide for her family since she was young, Trevor was able to gain an education, learn the English language and break away from the very strict religious ties his family once held. What made Patricia so great was that she raised Trevor to the highest of standards, painting the idea into his head that regardless of his skin color, he can still make it in this world and break his family out of the poverty loop. Trevor goes into detail on this in the middle of the memoir saying, “My mom raised me as if there were no limitations on where I could go or what I could do. When I look back I realize she raised me like a white kid-- not culturally, but in the sense of believing that the world was my oyster" (Noah 73). Patricia raised him as a white kid, making sure that he knew the world was his for the taking. Patricia also held consequences for good and bad. Trevor would get rewarded when he did good things, and punished for bad. When having a conversation with his mom late in the book, she tells Trevor, "Everything I have ever done I’ve done from a place of love. If I don’t punish you, the world will punish you even worse. The world doesn’t love you. If the police get you, the police don’t love you. When I beat you, I’m trying to save you. When they beat you, they’re trying to kill you" (Noah 243). Patricia knows that the world will be against him when he becomes an adult, and if he doesn't learn at an early age right from wrong and that actions have consequences, he will fail to live a successful life. Patricia has been Trevors biggest supporter since he was born. She has been his best friend, his mentor and caretaker. Without Patricia, Trevor would be nowhere close to the man he is to date.

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Throughout the story, Trevors use of beautiful words to enhance the text was constantly seen throughout the story. He constantly finds himself making light out of dark situations in order to lighten the mood of the story. An example of this can be found when Trevor says, "If you think too much about the ass kicking your mom gave you, or the ass kicking life gave you you’ll stop pushing the boundaries and breaking the rules. It’s better to take it, spend some time crying, then wake up the next day and move on" (Noah 90). This is beautiful because Noah finds strength in his pain. He uses traumatic experiences as motivation to work harder. His positive outlook on life was learned from his mother.  He never stops taking risks to avoid pain. A knowledgeable man is a free man, or at least a man who longs for freedom. Trevors use of enhanced dialogue throughout the story can commonly be found in nearly every section of the book. Trevor uses sharp words to add a sense of seriousness to the story even in its most comical and childish parts. Examples of this can be found all throughout the story, but a prominent one can be found early in the book when he states, "My poor aged grandmother tottering up and down the street in a panic, and I didn't know what to do" (Noah 46) Here Trevors family thinks the house is haunted because Trevor defecated on the floor and the family mistook it for a demon doing it instead and now everyone is in a panic thinking the house is haunted and they are trying to dismiss the demon. Although this section of the story is very comical Trevor is still able to implement advanced word choice to better the dialogue of the story.

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The major emotional journey the narrator, Trevor, went through during the story took place when his mom was shot. Early on a Sunday morning, Trevor woke up to a phone call from his younger brother who after greeting him went on to share some terrible news saying "Mom's been shot" (Noah 273). After learning the story of how Trevors stepfather, Abel went crazy and pulled a gun out on his mom proceeding to shoot her twice, Trevor proceeded to rush to the hospital so he could see his mom. Trevor entered his mom's hospital room  where he saw her blood soaked, torn up and near lifeless body laying in the bed. After being instructed by his mom to go by his brother Andrew, he learns the full story of what happened. Shortly after Andrew stops talking, one of the nurses came to Trevor with bad news. At this moment the nurse tells Trevor "From what we've gathered she doesn't have health insurance" (Noah 278).  Without a proper source to pay for her stay, Trevor's mom would be taken to a state hospital where she was likely to die. In response, Trevor goes on to tell the nurse that she can not remove his mom from the hospital as it would probably kill her. Trevor goes on to say "I pulled out my credit card. 'Here' I said. 'Take this. I'll pay. I'll pay for everything"(Noah 278) In this moment in time, Trevor is left with a very tough decision as on one hand, he wanted to save his mother, his best friend and the person that has always been there for him, yet the nurse explains to him that her survival is not guaranteed and that hospital bills are very expensive and he will likely never be able to recover from the debt. While Trevor wants to save his mom more than anything, He knows that his mom would rather him save the money for himself and break the loop of their poor family past. After lots of thinking, Trevor decides to proceed and allow the hospital to use his credit card to pay her entire hospital bill. Luckily, Trevor's mom survived the incident and she was able to leave the hospital after an amazingly short stay and Trevor was able to maintain his financial stability.

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Although many themes were shown in the book, the two most prominent ones were racism and personal growth. In South Africa, racism was about as bad as it gets, as black and white people were separated from each other early in their lives while white people had much more privilege and opportunity than the black people. The two races were taught to naturally dislike each other. Trevor talks on this topic very early on in the story where he says "You separate people into groups and make them hate one another so you can run them all '' (Noah 4). Here Trevor talks about how the people in power manipulated the different races into hating each other by dividing them and villainizing the opposite side. While white people had the perks of advanced schooling and better living conditions, black people were stuck in a position where they were uneducated and usually had much worse living conditions than the whites. When black people and white people were mixed, it was expected that black people were to treat white people as their superiors, while white people didn't need to show any respect in return. An example of this can be found earlier in the story when Trevor says, "Growing up the way I did, I learned how easy it is for white people to get comfortable with a system that awards them all the perks'' (Noah 52). As a light skinned person, Trevors family and family friends besides his mom treated him as he was white, which meant he was always bowed down to, treated as a priority, exc. Trevor has firsthand experience on what it feels like to be a white person and the perks they have. Trevor Noah greatly illustrates the acts of racism and how it affected him and his peers while growing up. He shows the advantages that white people are given over black and how it can change people for the better or worse.