Robert Peace Cultural Elements

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Throughout the entire book of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, are many cultural elements that effect Robert Peace and all the characters in the book. Some of those cultural elements are crime, fronting, and education. Some examples of those cultural elements at play in the book are: Robert's father selling drugs and Robert following in his footsteps, Robert is the master of fronting and never shows his true self to anyone, and Robert going to school, preparing so much for college and then after graduating going back to Newark to lead the life he was supposedly born in to. Before Robert Peace was born his father was a thug in Newark. Everyone knew who he was and knew they could get drugs from him.When Robert Peace was born his mother, Jackie, did not want her son involved in any of that. She made sure he was …show more content…
From a young age, his mother would read to him to try and help him learn. Robert's mother wanted a better life for him and sent him to a private school where he would get a good education and would eventually move on to Yale. At Yale, he excelled. He was one of the hardest programs at Yale and got straight A's. Robert has everything he needs to be successful in his life. Even though he was doing well in school, he was selling drugs on campus. When Robert graduates school he does not go on to further his education or get a good job. He goes back to Newark with his old friends and sells more drugs. With Robert's educational history and his intelligence, he should have done more with his life. Perhaps he was failed from the beginning when his father went to prison and he grew up without one or maybe the blame was on Yale for not having enough equality in their school. Maybe Robert never receives the same help and motivation as his privileged, white classmates Whatever the reason, Robert made his own choices and maybe if they were different, Robert Peace would be

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