Andy realizes that people get judged their skin color because he has experienced it. Since he’s black he feels like people expect him to be dumb and not know anything. He knows that store owners panic inside when when they see a colored person walk in their store. It’s like people expect them to be the bad guys in this world.
Andy and his friends experience getting judged for their skin color everyday, even in school. Andy realized that the teachers kind of expect them to be stupid, so they act stupid. For some colored people they think that being smart is embarrassing. An example of this would be found on page 105, he says “I like gettin’ good grades, but my friends talk about me if I get called up to the front on Awards Day with all the
Andy and his friends experience getting judged for their skin color everyday, even in school. Andy realized that the teachers kind of expect them to be stupid, so they act stupid. For some colored people they think that being smart is embarrassing. An example of this would be found on page 105, he says “I like gettin’ good grades, but my friends talk about me if I get called up to the front on Awards Day with all the