In chapter 22, James meets Aubrey, who is part of Ruth’s past. James meets Aubrey to find out about his mom past and the reader established that when James said “I asked him about my family,”(McBride 225). According to this we can conclude that James was tired of seeing his mom go through all different kinds of emotions and not understand why. James says that he has found what he is looking for because he finally got a background information about Shilsky. For example, when Aubrey talks about them, he states that Shilsky was “seeing another women for years,”(McBride 225).…
James Henry transitions from a lengthy description of the city of Vevey to the introduction of the protagonist of his story. By closing in on a certain character, the narrator focuses the story on the experiences of Winterbourne. This quote establishes the setting and time of the story, while the narrator's tone remains composed and conversational. Interestingly, the whole story is a gossip about Daisy Miller, and the gossip seems to manifest itself in the narrator's flashback. By the narrator stating that he “hardly [knew]whether it was the analogies or the differences...in the mind of a young American,” it portrays the narrator's lack of knowledge about Winterbourne, yet he continues to talk about him. Thus, the introduction of the novel sets up the atmosphere of incessant gossip between individuals, even though it only describes the location and time of the events. Interestingly, at the end of the novel, the narrator once again takes over the story from Winterbourne, stating another piece of gossip about the intentions of his return to Geneva and the rumors of him that continued to circulate about his “studying.”…
The novel begins with a woman named Ruth Young, a self-sustaining woman who works at home as a Ghost-Writer. One day, she comes across a stack of papers written in Chinese and remembers that her mother, LuLing, had written them for her. As much as she wants to have them translated, Ruth carries a lot on her plate. Having to deal with her unsupportive husband, her job and most importantly her slowly dementing mother, Ruth finally finds time to have them translated.…
In the novel "The Color of Water" by James McBride, the two characters Ruth and James grieve over the death of James's stepfather's death, Jordan Hunter, in completely different ways. Ruth's way of grieving for her husband was very different than how her son chose to grieve his departure. James said after the death of his stepfather's death he just started to misbehave and resulted in him skipping school a lot and going to the movies with his friends. "I virtually dropped out of high school... failing every class. I spent the year going to the movies ... with my friends" (pg 6). His siblings joked about the way he dealt with he grieved saying things like "James is going through his revolution"(pg 6). Skipping school was not the only thing…
In 1945 in Grapeland Texas a little girl named Ruth J. Simmons was born. She grew up on a farm in East Texas and had a life of hardship and deprivation. Ruth had a wonderful grounding by her parents and an extraordinary streak of luck. She had mentors who challenged, supported, and encouraged her to pursue her dreams. One of the most influential mentors was her mother, whom Ruth watched for hours pressing fabric.…
I still remember like it was yesterday when the New York Yankees were making the announcement that that were tearing down the Old Yankee Stadium and building the new one. "I was extremely sad to a house of Ruth, come down."…
In The Color of Water Ruth's schooling experience is quite different from her son James experience in a public school; however, they do have various similarities as well. To begin, in chapter 9, Ruth quotes “...he would rather pay for us to study privately than go to school with gentiles…” (McBride 80). Ruth had to attend an all white school in a time where the Jews were not appreciated by many people. This is one similarity that James and his mother faced in school; being minorities was a problem to them because racism was the main reason why many times they hated going to school. In school, Ruth didn't have many friends, at most she had one. Due to being bullied and teased by her classmates, she couldn't make many friends. For example, Ruth…
[3] Suddenly, the first contraction struck as the dinning room clock announced the beginning of November 7th, 1918. [1] As Morrow Graham screamed with pain, a new and unfamiliar cry joined hers; it was the scream of her first-born son, William Franklin Graham Jr. [5] Although Billy’s childhood was not spent serving the Lord, it did turn toward the Lord later in life and Graham’s ministry was very powerful and effect. [1] Not only did God change his life but also his wife Ruth Bell Graham. She was a big part of making his crusades possible.…
1. What did Hannah do to make a first cut in the list of potential countries? Hannah to make sure that customers were beef eaters. Ruth’s Chris was a steak house and its primary customers were people who enjoy beef. With the target customer being a well-to-do beef-eater, restaurants, needed to be in densely populated areas to have a large enough pool. Most large centers would probably meet this requirement. Which variables seemed more important in his decision making? The most important variable in the decision-making process was to make sure that his target customers were well-to-do beef-eaters. Which unused variables might have been useful? Unused variables that might have been helpful would have been the countries that allowed the importation of U.S. beef.…
The book of Ruth writer or author was anonymous, however the possibly author could be Nathan. The date it was written was between 1020-1000 BC. The timeline of this book is interweaved throughout the period of the Judges. The key characters or personalities include Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz. The book of Ruth is a narrative love story. The book of Ruth is a story of Ruth and Boaz and it exemplifies the theory of redemption. The purpose of the book was to exhibit the type of love, and faithfulness that God desires for his people. The book also, illustrates the transformation between what happens when a nation does not follow in obedience to the covenant of God; Judges, and when God’s people follow in faithfulness within the covenant; Ruth. The story is about Ruth who remains devoted to her mother-in-law…
He was always wondering why his mother’s skin color was different than the other mothers. When he asked his mother, “Am I black or white?” she responded, “You’re a human being. Educate yourself or you’ll be nobody.” Then one day he asked his mother, “What color is God’s spirit?” And she answered, “It doesn’t have a color. God is the color of water. Water doesn’t have a color.” I love this quote, because it is so spiritual and its meaning is so true. Ruth was saying that God is not black or white and thus he loves all races equally. Race doesn’t make people worthy of God's grace. Although James did not understand at that time, he does now. He understands why his mother put him and his siblings in white schools, not only because they are the best, but because white people shouldn’t be the only ones able to have a great education. Through his mother, he learned that color does not matter especially because everyone is equally God’s…
In this memoir, James McBride where interviews his mother, Ruth, about her past. This memoir tells an intertwined story of James’ childhood and Ruth's life. While James’ stories were long ant told in detail; Ruth’s stories were short and blunt.…
2. In Ruth 1.1, the author identifies the time period as “when the judges governed.” Discuss this time in biblical history considering…
Ben was hired by Rand Corporation located in Los Angeles, California, so the couple moved there. Christina taught 10th, 11th and 12th grade English at a private school in Los Angeles. During this time she also worked on her novel, but the demands of teaching left little time for writing. With Benjamin’s urging she quit her teaching job and worked at odd jobs , substitute teaching, tutoring and editing, which allowed her to spend time working on her novel. The couple moved to Manhattan for…
In the backyard, Ruth finds Hagar and what follows is a showdown. Go read this chapter right now. Ruth sees in Hagar the person trying to kill the person (Milkman) who represents the last time she was made love to. Hagar sees in Ruth the person who gets to see the person (Milkman) she loves everyday.…