A famous book once quoted, “God is the color of water.” As a matter of fact, that very book, holds the title The Color of Water. The author, James McBride, wrote this book as a tribute to the life of his mother, and an autobiography as well. May readers of the novel would concur that it is an awe-inspiring story, filled with supernumerary challenges in life that every reader could sympathize with.
The story begins when James’ mother, Ruth, emigrated the United States at two years old. Ruth’s father tried being a rabbi, but gave up, and opened up a store instead. Ruth’s family’s austere rules and conservative and also traditional beliefs were suffocating from her, believing that the Jews were superior and should not so much as fraternize with non-Jews, although Ruth secretly befriended some non-Jewish classmates and entered an amorous relationship with a black man, leaving her pregnant and afraid that her family, especially her father, would discover her illicit affair. Her mother senses something is wrong …show more content…
Ergo, he is trying to encourage the readers to live and let live, and how to cope with such problems that he and his mother faced in their whole lives.
The Color of Water articulates an emphatic flare through first person for POV, each event described in vivid detail as if the author were reliving those moments again, or if the reader had entered James's and Ruth’s world through looking at their diaries, although not much figurative language is used in the book.
In conclusion, The Color of Water will inspire anyone confused about their identity, race, or is just looking for a good read. Perhaps, society will learn a
The story begins when James’ mother, Ruth, emigrated the United States at two years old. Ruth’s father tried being a rabbi, but gave up, and opened up a store instead. Ruth’s family’s austere rules and conservative and also traditional beliefs were suffocating from her, believing that the Jews were superior and should not so much as fraternize with non-Jews, although Ruth secretly befriended some non-Jewish classmates and entered an amorous relationship with a black man, leaving her pregnant and afraid that her family, especially her father, would discover her illicit affair. Her mother senses something is wrong …show more content…
Ergo, he is trying to encourage the readers to live and let live, and how to cope with such problems that he and his mother faced in their whole lives.
The Color of Water articulates an emphatic flare through first person for POV, each event described in vivid detail as if the author were reliving those moments again, or if the reader had entered James's and Ruth’s world through looking at their diaries, although not much figurative language is used in the book.
In conclusion, The Color of Water will inspire anyone confused about their identity, race, or is just looking for a good read. Perhaps, society will learn a