The Audacity Of Hope Summary

In The Audacity Of Hope Obama speaks about his time in congress, his political views, and how he believes we can improve America. Barack Obama moved to Chicago after he graduated from Law School specializing in Constitutional Law. After word he became a community organizer in poor African American neighbor hoods. Although he experienced many failures and successes’ in his political career, these gave him insight into the workings of the political system. Eventually, he began to devote his life to making sure that politics was no longer unfair to people because of their race, gender, religious affiliation, or any other defining factor. He comments many times on how compromise will be the leading factor on improving life in America.
This novel is a mixture of an overview of our political system and
The author wanted to convey the message that politics are extremely complicated and hard to understand. I agree that politics, especially in America, are complicated and sometimes that can be overbearing on both politicians and the people. We need to focus less on each individual party’s agenda and cooperate to form a united government. Stalemates between parties are not only bad for the political process, but also for the people that rely on that process.
This book was a mixture of many things, including a mixture of fascinating and dull. There are occasions where you are pulled in and it absorbs you while there are also instances where the reading feels slow. The slow intervals can make you want to put the book down and never pick it back up, but it is a very beneficial read. It helps you to understand many things about America as a whole, and not just in politics. It gives you a glimpse into the world that Obama lived in as a child, and the one he lives in now with his family. We learn about how his heritage and his name affected his life and his political