Ada Supiel Essay

Ada Supiel lived an amazing life. She faced many injustices and adversity, but in the end, she persevered through those to live an amazing life.
The book tells us of many of the bad things to Ada and people like her. We are told that Ada and her family had to move from their Tulsa community to Chickasha because of racial violence. It must’ve been really hard growing up in those times because of things like that. At the beginning of the story, Ada and her sister get picked on by a white girl. She calls them dumb just because of the color of their skin. It’s really sad that someone would do that. Later on, it talks about how Ada’s school has hand-me-downs from white schools. It’s unfair that they won’t be able to have the same learning experience …show more content…
When Ada and her sister were picked on, Ada stood up for what she believed and fought the girl. I think it’s good that Ada did what she believed to be right. When the Board of Directors said they were coming to inspect the school, the principal asked Ada if she would help to try to improve the school. Ada succeeds in doing this. This school remained and Ada and her fellow students could still learn. It’s good that she got other people to help her in her cause. When the lunch lady at Langston called Ada the “n-word”, Ada decided she had enough. She got her peers and they boycotted the cafeteria. They made lunch for all students there and formed committees for making lunch. The lunch lady ended up getting fired. Later when Ada was tired of the condition of the school, she secretly used the presidents phone to call for an inspector. He came and ended up doing nothing. Ada begins talking to Mr. Dunjee, who is also concerned about the school. Mr. Dunjee ended being one of the best people for her to confront. He helped overcome many of her adversities. He decided that he would have her do what she wanted and help education for blacks. He is the one that has her apply to OU. He helped her overcome everything and actually go to OU and