James Mcbride's The Color Of Water
The life story of:
James McBride
In the end people have the power to influence and change other people’s lives, in The Color of Water by James McBride; James learns many important life lessons from the people around him and in his life and how to be a leader not a follower. Perhaps the greatest influence on James is the Chicken man who teaches James to get an education, to help James to find determination in life, and not to get in to a man and woman argument if you’re not in it with them.
The chicken man teaches James the importance of having an education, going to school and being educated in life, while pay off in his lifetime. The Chicken man tells James that if he drops out of school no one will beg him to come back to school …show more content…
James wants to shoot and kill this guy that he got into a fistfight with, just cause he was making fun of him and calling him names. “Is that how you want to end up, going to jail for him, because that’s where you’ll end up, doing time and hanging on this corner when you get out” (McBride 150). But the Chicken man saves James life by telling him how he is going to end up for the rest of his life. When Chicken man talks about how smart everyone including himself, but nobody cares about how smart you, you are on your own in this world on learning your education and is successful in life. “And nobody’ll give a damn neither” (McBride 150). The Chicken man explains that anybody can be the smartest man in the world but without the common knowledge and education you cannot get anywhere in life. Overall, did not want to go to jail so he listened to the Chicken man’s advice and did not shoot the man who made fun of him and called him …show more content…
When James saw mike and mustang fighting he wanted to jump in and stop it but the Chicken man prevented him from jumping in. “Leave that alone, New York!”… That’s between him and his woman” (McBride 152). After seeing mustang getting slapped hard in the face, James wanted to safe her from getting beaten and tell mike to stop hitting her, but the Chicken man said no. If you’re not in the fight while it began then it best you stay out of it. When two men and woman are fighting and get physical never ever get involved between them, just sit back, watch and see what happens. “ Don’t never get between man and his woman” (McBride 152). This is a life lesson for James to not try and be a hero and get hurt or killed for trying to help a man and his woman argument. After seeing mike and mustang makeup the Chicken man says that’s why he does not like to start arguments with his woman because after a period of time you are going to feel bad emotional and want to apologize for things you said and did. “ That’s why I don’t have no arguments with no woman,” it don’t do nothing but fool you around” (McBride 152). But not long after, the Chicken man and his woman get into an argument and went off to work. But later on his woman got a gun and shot the Chicken man from the back. He laired there, coughed a few times then on the floor he died from a gun shot to the back. In the end,
James McBride
In the end people have the power to influence and change other people’s lives, in The Color of Water by James McBride; James learns many important life lessons from the people around him and in his life and how to be a leader not a follower. Perhaps the greatest influence on James is the Chicken man who teaches James to get an education, to help James to find determination in life, and not to get in to a man and woman argument if you’re not in it with them.
The chicken man teaches James the importance of having an education, going to school and being educated in life, while pay off in his lifetime. The Chicken man tells James that if he drops out of school no one will beg him to come back to school …show more content…
James wants to shoot and kill this guy that he got into a fistfight with, just cause he was making fun of him and calling him names. “Is that how you want to end up, going to jail for him, because that’s where you’ll end up, doing time and hanging on this corner when you get out” (McBride 150). But the Chicken man saves James life by telling him how he is going to end up for the rest of his life. When Chicken man talks about how smart everyone including himself, but nobody cares about how smart you, you are on your own in this world on learning your education and is successful in life. “And nobody’ll give a damn neither” (McBride 150). The Chicken man explains that anybody can be the smartest man in the world but without the common knowledge and education you cannot get anywhere in life. Overall, did not want to go to jail so he listened to the Chicken man’s advice and did not shoot the man who made fun of him and called him …show more content…
When James saw mike and mustang fighting he wanted to jump in and stop it but the Chicken man prevented him from jumping in. “Leave that alone, New York!”… That’s between him and his woman” (McBride 152). After seeing mustang getting slapped hard in the face, James wanted to safe her from getting beaten and tell mike to stop hitting her, but the Chicken man said no. If you’re not in the fight while it began then it best you stay out of it. When two men and woman are fighting and get physical never ever get involved between them, just sit back, watch and see what happens. “ Don’t never get between man and his woman” (McBride 152). This is a life lesson for James to not try and be a hero and get hurt or killed for trying to help a man and his woman argument. After seeing mike and mustang makeup the Chicken man says that’s why he does not like to start arguments with his woman because after a period of time you are going to feel bad emotional and want to apologize for things you said and did. “ That’s why I don’t have no arguments with no woman,” it don’t do nothing but fool you around” (McBride 152). But not long after, the Chicken man and his woman get into an argument and went off to work. But later on his woman got a gun and shot the Chicken man from the back. He laired there, coughed a few times then on the floor he died from a gun shot to the back. In the end,