The Color of Water revolves around James McBride’s mother, who has two identities: One is Rachel, the frightened Jewish girl who flees her painful past to reinvent herself in New York City’s black community. Rachel’s way of raising her children turns out to be a reflection of her otherwise repudiated Jewish cultural background. This side of McBride’s mother establishes her home as a place of learning and moral instruction and, despite the domestic chaos of her household, maintains strict rules and

The Color Of Water This book was originally introduced to me through this class and has really opened my eyes. It completely changed my perspective on the world I live in. It shows the true relationship of a white mother and a black son. They are considered the lucky ones because they have a white woman vouching for them. They/ them being him and his brothers. Without their mothers protection they would have been in jail or dead. His mother Ruth did not see her sons and daughters as different from

In the Color of Water by James McBride, Ruth and James both grief over Hunter Jordan’s death in different ways. Hunter is James stepfather but he sees him as his real father because he was always in his life, until he passed away. Ruth didn't care to communicate much with others. She wouldn't even talk to her neighbors. She was a white women in a black neighborhood, so i take it, she didn't have much respect. Ruth griefed by riding her bike and playing the piano. Whenever she rose her

If you’re looking for an inspiring book, “The Color of Water”, by James McBride is the book for you, because it shows the true struggles of immigrants and black people in America in the 20th century. The story is a split plot which shows the life story of Ruth McBride and her son James McBride. James McBride is son to his Polish Jewish Immigrant mother named Ruth and his biological black father, Andrew Dennis McBride. James’ father died of lung cancer while Ruth was pregnant with him, but James’

The Color of Water contributes to the readers’ understanding of the author’s subject, which is about racism. Through this book, the readers were able to see the struggle of being in a very strict Orthodox Jewish family and some of the struggles of being mixed. Although, it should be noted that this does not apply for all Orthodox Jewish families and mixed people, but does give insight to some of the possible struggles those people could go through. There were other struggles such as being a white

Adolescents Requires Adult Guidance In the books The Color of Water, by James McBride, and the Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, the theme ‘adolescents requires adult guidance’ is displayed by using characterization and through conflict. In the Color of Water, James is an African American boy living in a black community with a white mother. The book James states “Reefer and wine helped me to forget any pain, and as the pain and guilt increased, my problems with drugs increased” (McBride p

person’s life. If one does not fully know their individuality, it will lead to the longing for understanding. Ways of finding identity differentiate between each person, some situations being more difficult than others. James, from the novel The Color of Water by James McBride, is an African-American boy who is living during the times of racial segregation between blacks and whites and struggles to discover his white mother’s history to trace the lines to his identity. Mujahhid, from the stories of

they have and we evaluate their responses to us. Most people eventually find a group were comfortable with. For others however, this is not the case. Through the process of finding this group is when we discover our identity. Throughout the Color of Water, James McBride shows us that one views his/her identity through responses from others and also through our own thoughts, actions and emotions. One way in which identity is