Sabeena Jagdeo
As Angela begins her adult life, she shifts her perspective on the world. Previously in her youth, Angela looked at society like it was a perfect place, where nothing was wrong, and viewed herself as a constant problem that ruined the flawless society. She thought that because she was mixed, she was a contiuous burden for her community. This is seen when she says “I want to be a purebred” (Nissel 98). By being a purebred child, she would be like everyone else in the world and would not have to trouble the people around her with constant questions like: which race am I more like?, Who can I play with?, And, am I black enough?
As Angela got older however, her mindset changed as she realized that there is not a problem with her identity or appearance, but that there is a problem within society. She learned that she does not need to change herself for society, but that society should learn to accept everyone no matter where they come from, or what they look like because in the end, we are all equal. Therefore, with her transition from her youth, to adulthood, Angela has begun to understand that their is noting wrong with her, but with the way that society judges people they deem as different and not “normal”. …show more content…
One racist situation she encounters is with a white man in the psych ward. As the white man was feeling her arm, Angela politely asks him to give her some space, but when he does not and she hits him, Angela gets yelled at instead of the man. This incident makes her outraged, and she yells to the nurse “of course you’re not going to yell at the white man! He can do whatever he wants! (Nissel 168). Again in this setting it is clear to Angela that she is not the problem, but that the ideas and stereotypes of society are what set her a part in the world, and make her life
As Angela begins her adult life, she shifts her perspective on the world. Previously in her youth, Angela looked at society like it was a perfect place, where nothing was wrong, and viewed herself as a constant problem that ruined the flawless society. She thought that because she was mixed, she was a contiuous burden for her community. This is seen when she says “I want to be a purebred” (Nissel 98). By being a purebred child, she would be like everyone else in the world and would not have to trouble the people around her with constant questions like: which race am I more like?, Who can I play with?, And, am I black enough?
As Angela got older however, her mindset changed as she realized that there is not a problem with her identity or appearance, but that there is a problem within society. She learned that she does not need to change herself for society, but that society should learn to accept everyone no matter where they come from, or what they look like because in the end, we are all equal. Therefore, with her transition from her youth, to adulthood, Angela has begun to understand that their is noting wrong with her, but with the way that society judges people they deem as different and not “normal”. …show more content…
One racist situation she encounters is with a white man in the psych ward. As the white man was feeling her arm, Angela politely asks him to give her some space, but when he does not and she hits him, Angela gets yelled at instead of the man. This incident makes her outraged, and she yells to the nurse “of course you’re not going to yell at the white man! He can do whatever he wants! (Nissel 168). Again in this setting it is clear to Angela that she is not the problem, but that the ideas and stereotypes of society are what set her a part in the world, and make her life