This book is taking me forever to read. It just seems like each page takes way longer than it should. I am actually enjoying the story. Everything I have read up to this point is pretty interesting and makes me think about race and discrimination, but I just can't seem to get into it. It is almost like a history textbook. I take in the information and it is interesting, but I don't feel the need to keep reading ever. I just want to put it down and do something else.
Now that I'm done bashing the book I want to actually talk about it a little. I find it really interestion how Birdie/Jesse is stuck in the middle of two worlds. A shining example of how the black and white communities could become one. However, she is an outsider in both communities unless she pretends to be somebody she is not. This shows how the two worlds refuse to accpet anybody who is not exactly like themselves. It really shows how dumb the whole situation is. I believe it has a lesson we should all learn that we are of the same race...humanity. We should put aside our differences and just "be excellent to each other" (Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure)
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Nice ending Brian, but I agree. I also feel that the parents are portraying the same message--they are always altering themselves to fit into the world of their own race. I feel like a lot of the characters are doing this actually, even if it's just hiding their true thoughts to the people they are with and discussing them later in private (like the Marshes).
ReplyDeleteBrian i completely agree with the idea of liking it but being able to put it down whenever. It makes me think about the racist thoughts that might pass through my head, yet I don't feel driven by the story to keep on reading farther in.
ReplyDeleteThe beginning to me was pretty interesting I thought because it did bring up those big racial issues. But the more the book went on, the less interested I got.
ReplyDeleteAnd that is a good look at Birdie too.