The Need of the Hour: Love and Support During Times of Rising Issues
Christopher Paul Curtis’ novel, “The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963”, showcases characters who are exposed to a variety of challenges. The showcased family, the Watsons, are exposed to the hardships of internal conflict and racism. The assistance and love for each other positively affects more than one of them in the end. The events that take place in this fictional story give voice to noteworthy real-world matters such as internal conflict and racism. Christopher Paul Curtis uses a fictional story to exhibit an assortment major real life issues.
Firstly, Christopher Paul Curtis manifests the consequences of racism that took place in 1963. During the 1960s, segregation …show more content…
One day, as Byron came home, his mother pulled off his hood to reveal “...reddish brown, strait, still and slick looking.”(page 87) hair. Byron felt that his natural hair was not cool or attractive, so he decided it would look finer if he dyed and straightened it. He felt that he looked better ‘Mexican - Style’. “Byron, I left Joey. I thought the Wool Pooh had her and instead of fighting him like you did, I left, I ran from him. How come you were brave enough to fight him and all I could do was run! All I could save was a shoe, a stupid ripped up shoe.”(page 201) sobs Kenny when he is in the bathroom with Byron. He got upset at himself for something that was out of his control. After blaming himself for nothing at all, he became depressed and felt worthless. He wasn’t able to wake up and seize the reality. He was the one who led Joey out of the church before it was bombed by terrorists. In the real world, many people become victims of depression when they are not satisfied with their actions. The writer displayed a characters with a lack of self-esteem to stress this obstacle’s occurrence in the real world.
“The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963” by Christopher Paul Curtis demonstrates significant real-world issues into the lives of fictional characters. The author’s use of diction and the circumstances he includes his characters in add to the main real-world problems highlighted
Christopher Paul Curtis’ novel, “The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963”, showcases characters who are exposed to a variety of challenges. The showcased family, the Watsons, are exposed to the hardships of internal conflict and racism. The assistance and love for each other positively affects more than one of them in the end. The events that take place in this fictional story give voice to noteworthy real-world matters such as internal conflict and racism. Christopher Paul Curtis uses a fictional story to exhibit an assortment major real life issues.
Firstly, Christopher Paul Curtis manifests the consequences of racism that took place in 1963. During the 1960s, segregation …show more content…
One day, as Byron came home, his mother pulled off his hood to reveal “...reddish brown, strait, still and slick looking.”(page 87) hair. Byron felt that his natural hair was not cool or attractive, so he decided it would look finer if he dyed and straightened it. He felt that he looked better ‘Mexican - Style’. “Byron, I left Joey. I thought the Wool Pooh had her and instead of fighting him like you did, I left, I ran from him. How come you were brave enough to fight him and all I could do was run! All I could save was a shoe, a stupid ripped up shoe.”(page 201) sobs Kenny when he is in the bathroom with Byron. He got upset at himself for something that was out of his control. After blaming himself for nothing at all, he became depressed and felt worthless. He wasn’t able to wake up and seize the reality. He was the one who led Joey out of the church before it was bombed by terrorists. In the real world, many people become victims of depression when they are not satisfied with their actions. The writer displayed a characters with a lack of self-esteem to stress this obstacle’s occurrence in the real world.
“The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963” by Christopher Paul Curtis demonstrates significant real-world issues into the lives of fictional characters. The author’s use of diction and the circumstances he includes his characters in add to the main real-world problems highlighted