Bell hook is an American author who focuses more on race, class and being a feminist. She has written many books or novels and also has given numerous speeches. She mostly expresses herself through art,media, and literature. One of the things she focuses on also has a big impact on her life. Her growing up being black, Class and racism have affected her life growing up in the united states.
In Bell Hooks “Learning in the shadow of race and Class,” She talks about the struggle she had to deal with when she attempt to continue her education after high school. She started at a local college near home and went to Stanford university in California. She encounters maltreatment and hatred. At first, she thought it was because of her skin color because …show more content…
Page 138-139 talks about her being a little kid wanting things that she wasn't allowed to have because her mother would tell her these things were bad. Her mother would tell those stuff because she was poor and couldn't afford to buy it for her. One of the quotes I really want to focus is “I learned that my inner life was more peaceful if I did not think about money or allow myself to indulge in a fantasy If I did not think about money or allow myself to indulge in a fantasy or desire. I learned the art of sublimation and repression. I learned it was better to make do with acceptable material desires than to articulate the unacceptable.” That quote stood out to me the most because I can sometimes relate to her. Sometimes you want the newest sneakers or the newest phone but your mom would say no mostly because they don't want to spend money but sometimes they can't afford. She also feels belittle and had to hide her desire all the time, What hooks is trying to say is that since she is a part of the lower class she has to know she belongs at the bottom. She learned to be happy with whatever she can
In Bell Hooks “Learning in the shadow of race and Class,” She talks about the struggle she had to deal with when she attempt to continue her education after high school. She started at a local college near home and went to Stanford university in California. She encounters maltreatment and hatred. At first, she thought it was because of her skin color because …show more content…
Page 138-139 talks about her being a little kid wanting things that she wasn't allowed to have because her mother would tell her these things were bad. Her mother would tell those stuff because she was poor and couldn't afford to buy it for her. One of the quotes I really want to focus is “I learned that my inner life was more peaceful if I did not think about money or allow myself to indulge in a fantasy If I did not think about money or allow myself to indulge in a fantasy or desire. I learned the art of sublimation and repression. I learned it was better to make do with acceptable material desires than to articulate the unacceptable.” That quote stood out to me the most because I can sometimes relate to her. Sometimes you want the newest sneakers or the newest phone but your mom would say no mostly because they don't want to spend money but sometimes they can't afford. She also feels belittle and had to hide her desire all the time, What hooks is trying to say is that since she is a part of the lower class she has to know she belongs at the bottom. She learned to be happy with whatever she can