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    Whitney Johnson-Jackson LBST 2212-112 Ms. Cochran February 14‚ 2012 The Color of Water Reflective Writing 1 Throughout my reading of this prolific non-fiction novel‚ one thing that seems to keep appearing frequently in my reading is the burden of secrets and their effects‚ more specifically with Ruth and her Jewish family. Ruth’s family was kept a secret for the majority of her own children’s adolescent years. Her desire to never speak of the relatives that claimed her “dead” seemed to haunt

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    The Color of Water DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Discuss Ruth McBride’s refusal to reveal her past and how that influenced her children’s sense of themselves and their place in the world. How has your knowledge—or lack thereof—about your family background shaped your own self-image? The McBride children’s struggle with their identities led each to his or her own "revolution." Is it also possible that that same struggle led them to define themselves through professional achievement? Several of the McBride

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    filled with fear‚ embarrassment‚ frustration‚ and isolation. Many of James ’s adult years were filled with even larger problems concerning race and his own identity‚ he later solved the mystery of his identity through the writing of the book‚ The Color of Water‚ where James ’s mother unrevealed their family ’s history. As a child‚ James had always questioned his mother about her race‚ doing so would uncover his identity‚ but had never received a straight forward answer. At one point during his childhood

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    Some children have difficulties accepting their race. In “The Color of Water” written by James McBride covers the story of a biracial man that is trying to find out more about his white mother. Throughout the book James McBride discusses how racism and acceptance from people can be difficult. In the text “The Color of Water”‚ racial tensions has had an effect on James mother Ruth’s along with James and other individuals who have dealt with being biracial while looking to being accepted in their

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    Sara Knigge The Color of Water Essay Racial Identity The Color of Water by James McBride was a story about a young boy trying to figure out his racial identity but his mother would not talk about her past or what race she was. All James knew was that she was white living in a black power neighborhood and that fact terrified him. He thought that to grow up he had to know his racial identity but through all the trouble and hard times he went through he learned that his race did not matter. It

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    While growing up‚ James McBride never knew where his mother had come from. When he asked her if she was white‚ she simply replied that she was “light-skinned”‚ triggering a long-standing confusion about his own racial identity. As an adult‚ McBride offers the reader his story by alternating between his mother’s voice and his own. That’s one of the great things about this book. The reader gets the insights on both characters and what exactly makes them who they are. Ruth McBride was a Jewish

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    1. In chapter one‚ Ruth begins her story by telling James she is dead. Ruth was born Ruchel Dwajra Zylsky on April 1‚ 1921. She was born in Poland and her family immigrated to America. Her family settled down in a small town in Virginia. In America‚ she changed her name to Rachel Deborah Shilsky. Her father’s name was Fishel Shilsky and he was an Orthodox rabbi. 2. When Rachel states that she is dead‚ she is figuratively speaking. She talks about Jewish laws of contracts and there are never marriages

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    “The Color of the Water” which rested on the New York Times bestseller list for two years was written by James McBride who is an accomplished author‚ musician and screenwriter. “Miracle at St. Anna” (2004)‚ “Song Yet Sung” (2009) and “The Good Lord Bird” (2013) are the other books he wrote. He has also worked a former staff writer for The Boston Globe‚ People Magazine and The Washington Post. His work has appeared in Essence‚ Rolling Stone‚ and The New York Times. McBride is a native New Yorker and

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    he Color of Water Book Review In this memoir‚ the author chooses to have two narrators‚ himself as one‚ and his mother as the other. This style makes for quite an interesting story‚ skipping back and forth in time‚ from the child’s life‚ to that of his mother. Although many time changes occur‚ they are quite easy to keep up with‚ as the two narrator’s of the book‚ James‚ and his mother‚ alternate chapters. For this reason‚ it is also very easy to compare the childhood of each of the main characters

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    Period 7 6/7/13 Title In The Color of Water James struggles with his sense of identity through childhood because he grew up in an environment void of identity; his mother runs from her own identity‚ so James cannot find his own. By alternating points of view between James and his mother each chapter‚ James McBride shows that discovering the identity of his mother was just as important as discovering his own identity; without finding his mother he could not have found himself. Ruth‚ James’s

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