Although the discrimination began at a young age, the one scene that stood out to me involve Ralph Ellison watching the new school being built across the street. Ellison described the “swings” and “baseball diamond” as a moment in heaven for a child (207). As the reader, I was able to picture the excitement the author felt at the time. However, the excitement quickly went away when he realized that he couldn’t attend the new school due to him being black. Instead, he had to through railroad tracks, and warehouses to get to school.
