James McBride's inconsistant persona is what I can relate to the most. The indecisiveness of what job or life he wants is potentially harmful and unadvised, but that is the way he is, and that is the way I am. While James quits his jobs like people change underwear, I quit hobbies and interests pretty much at the same rate. We are of one mind on the prospect of the future, we really just don't know what will satisfy us for the longrun. I think James is somewhat hesitant to devote himself to one catergory in fear of the prejudice and conflicting opinions from the people around him. Although I know that my parents will support me without question, it is still hard for me to block out my relative's opinions and suggestions for what I should or should not do with my life.
Although the color of water, religion, and race is concluded as having no color in this book, the specks of other religions and races will taint the water a different color. James had spent a good deal of his childhood and adolescent years trying to pave a way for his skin color. Although I won't ever have his problem, I always find myself wondering which kind of race would make better friends or potential boyfriends and which kind of race is "approved" by the majority of the community around me. I believe James wanted approval for what he was born as, but was on tenderhooks and too scared to be confident and embrace his uniqueness. As with James, I worry about what gossip or criticism will ensue if I happen to favor a certain race or religion over another, so I never discuss or give my opinions on topics like these.
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Excellent sense of voice; effective variety of sentence types.
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