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The Fourth of July symbolizes the realization of the difference between her culture and white people. That day, Lorde was simply getting ice cream and she faced the reality of segregation. In school, she was not exactly taught, she was in her own bubble and not realizing what was going on with the world.

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Lorde was naive about racism and segregation, so it was clear how she struggled to understand why she was not able to go to places she wanted to go. Her parents did not train her for their situations like this. Through her journey of discovering her what does racism means. Lorde was limited with the understanding of hatred of colored people and she was struggling as she continues to grow up in a white society.

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Lorde’s parents were passive, had to accept whatever it was for them while Lorde has a tendency of standing up and speaking from what was it on her mind. Lorde knew what was going on, it was regarding to their race.

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As a Puerto Rican American woman, I often faced many challenges that is quite hard for others to understand. When it comes to situations that includes hearing people, I either speak up for myself (which often escalates into something worse) or I stay quiet and try to move on from the situations. For example; when I was walking on the sidewalk with my friend, a blue mustang drove by us and catcalled at us. That moment I was in shock and I wanted to do a million things to that car such as throwing my drink at them but I stayed quiet.

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I grew up in different mainstream schools but no matter which one I was always that one owner kid or the one that is there but is invisible to others. I relate mostly to Lorde’s parents because I didn’t do that much. I am not sure which grade but I used to be bullied and once it was so bad that I came home covered in mud and a couple of bruises. My mom let me go to that school but I had only relied on one person or just didn’t play with many people so I am usually targeted and most people didn’t care that I get hurt. The teachers didn’t really help because I wasn’t a A grade student, I was barely even passing so the teachers only helped when it was worse but it is amazing on how I stayed sweet than become bitter. My mom didn’t know that people bullied me or said bad things about her because I knew she would overreact or feel hurt about what others said. But nowadays I have people who support me and I don’t have to be a sheep anymore because many people are encouraging me to be better and I am slowly doing that. That is how I grew up and most likely the reason why I am so quiet and my presence can be overlooked sometimes but I am changing and becoming more bold so I bet that in the future it will be hard to disappear because I am going to be successful.

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Lorde’s parents have accepted that they are different from other white people and that they can not be equal to them. They wanted Lorde to have a happy childhood, so they decided to shield her from segregation. This was a bad idea because when Lorde recognized segregation, she wanted to fight for equal rights which is good. The difference of Lorde and her parents is that the oparents are the sheep that follows the Sheppard which are white people. Lorde is the lion because she want to make a change by being blunt with the higher officials and this can contribute to other black peoples by inspiring them to make a stand also.

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(This is long time ago.)
When I was younger, I used to handle any situations that I hate with my aggressive behavior. Sometimes I even hit somebody for that. It was just because of my ears aren’t “working” and my heritages didn’t help anything. Lorde’s emotions during her issues with racism when her family did not stand up for their behalf are what I understood the most. Even though I am not black, I feel relatable with her. Though I used to aggressively stand up for myself. Thank for that, they learn to be respectful and left me alone with my business.

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Cultural diversity is around our society. When it comes to the Fourth of July, every person has his or her own memory him or her experience during this special occasion. When Lorde took a trip during the summer to Washington, D.C., she obtained her own memory and meaning of independence. The tone increases from each situation that happens to the family. Lorde shares a story about a young black girl, herself, who struggles to find the answers to why her parents did not explain why things are the way they are or why they do not stand up for themselves.

(P. S. - This is Shirley and I just realize that I haven’t logged in. Oops. ◔_◔)

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She never was taught segregation so Lorde assumed that there was another reason why she could not go places. I don't know if this happened but her parents may have not taught Lorde black people stories or songs because that can cause her to learn how different she was with white people. Lorde was ignorant until she finally finds out what segregation is over an ice cream cone, she becomes a person that can and will make a change by doing demonstrations or writing to high officials demanding change.

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The Fourth of July was when she finally recognized the difference between white people and black people. In school, she wasn't exposed to segregation because the teachers only said she could not go with her classmates. Lorde's parents tried to shield Lorde from segregation by not discussing it with her, so when they went to the ice cream shop, Lorde finally recognized segregation and it happened on a white persons' holiday.

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I sometimes hate visiting my dad's family. They communicate with my dad through writing and a bit of gesture. When it comes to me, they speak to me like I was a hearing person even though they know I am hard of hearing. They don't show effort to learn sign language or know more about deaf culture. I'm basically an interpreter for my dad.

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Lorde does not fully understand the concept of racism. For example, in her story she states “We were told we must never trust white people, but why was never explained, nor the nature of their ill will.” Although Lorde acknowledges the fact that she and her family are limited for certain things due to them being black, she is not able to understand why this was the case.

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Her parents accepted whatever they had to do while Lorde expects them to stand up for themselves and not pull themselves down because of their race. She didn't want anyone to reject her and her family.

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Within an excerpt from a truthful narrative entitled "Fourth of July" about a trip to Washington, D.C., addressed to people who are blind to racism, Lorde shifts from being slightly angry at the fact that people still avoided the issue of racism and are absolutely disgusted of it. She, then realised that the Caucasians have their influence on the world.

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She is struggling as a black person and is in a white culture. When she went out with her family, she starts to comprehend the reality of America and was furious how her family didn't stand up for themselves.

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Sometimes, it's hard for me to understand the different voices that people have and use to stand up for one another. I relate most to my mother who knows that she shouldn't let what people think of her or how people view her drag her down. Most of the time, I do that, I let them drag me down. However, I am continually learning from my mom that I should be the person I want to be and not the person that others want me to be. It's ridiculously unfair for me to adapt to the other's standards when I should live up to MY standards first.

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I noticed that I am often passive-aggressive in some situation that is minor. In that sense, I relate most to my mother who have plenty of voices to speak for some situations. However, I can be very quiet about some situations such as my father and allow other people to deal with it. For instance, my father had an issue with his fantasy football league where someone cheated to win the championship, Both of us know it was wrong but dad remained silent and tipped that situation to other people in the league where he allowed them to deal with it. If the situation impacts me and only me, I would stand up and speak my opinion, but when it impact other people too, i usually don't care until someone asked me for my opinion on it.

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Lorde's parents blamed the incidents on themselves while it is obviously white person's fault or doing that caused the situation. Lorde want to stand up and speak her voice while her parents will remain silent, and blame the situation on themselves, just because they are different from anyone in the place.

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The parents try to help Lorde understand that the world has its own balances and its own rules when it comes to being a person they are meant to be even as they take fault for not teaching Lorde of this. Lorde doesn't realize the influence that the holiday has on the people and she tries to make sure that as an African American, she does what's best for her culture but knows it's too hard to do so in a world that is greatly influenced by white people in general. She knows that she has to make a stand and that she has to use her voice to change this influence.

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Lorde struggled being a black person until she realize that black person is a good thing for her own cultural benefits. However, she felt that white people are doing whatever they can do in the city of freedom and during the independence day, Lorde recognize the challenge of being a black person when she faced a white person who served them but told them that they couldn't stay in the place

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She is struggling with the white culture that is presented to her during the Fourth of July. She learns that the Fourth of July comes from a tradition of white people and this helps her realize that the world has a strong influence on white people. She's an African American with less influence as whites have more influence on the world.

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Fourth of July symbolize white cultural holiday, such as Jared said. However, it made her realize that white people and their influences are stronger than what she initially thought.

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Fourth of July symbolize white cultural holiday, such as Jared said. However, it made her realize that white people and their influences are stronger than what she initially thought.

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It symbolizes that Lorde sees the holiday as a white cultural holiday. She notices that on that day, there was a lot of things that were colored white. As an African American, she seems to feel like there's no variety and no equality. As the vacation was a graduation present to her, it didn't feel like it. She feels like Fourth of July is a "white" holiday.

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It symbolizes white people, they get recognized more while colored people don't, they were treated unfairly. She was able to emphasize the whiteness around her to describe how annoyed she is.