Throughout a person’s life, they might be faced with difficult or diverse obstacles. The obstacles they are faced can be formed in many different ways. Many people believe that the definition of an identity is their race, religion, and their connection with their society and how they are living. A person will interact with society and learn what interests they share to acquire information about their own identity. Throughout the book, “The Color of Water,” written by James McBride’s, it is shown that James McBride distinguishes his identity from assessment from others and through his thoughts and emotions. An aspect of having an identity were an evaluation can be accustomed promptly is the persons race or in modern terms where
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He also would determine where he has a relationship with people in society when he examines with different people in the society. Since McBride mothers color was preventing him from having the connection that he wants with the society, he decided to begin his “own process of running, emotionally disconnecting himself from her “(page 141). Even though he was phenomenal student in his school, he decided to drop out school and begin his experiment finding people where he could fit into and share the same identity and connection he has with them. “He dropped out of school failing every class and spent the days going to the movies. Also he joined a gang made up of black people and was in part of taking criminal actions.” In his mind he felt and knew that it was wrong what he was doing, but he wanted to get back at the world from when he was suffering. (page138) when his mom found out about his gang activities, she decided to send him away with his sister Jack in Kentucky. But as mentioned in the book “going to stay with Jack wasn’t a punishment.” He viewed it as sweet liberty and stayed there for three summers straight while Jack was too busy to keep an eye on him.”(page143) While he was staying there he associated with new men who would accept him instead of judging him for who he is. “No one knew about his past, his white mother, his dead father, and he felt he could hide differences from others.”
He also would determine where he has a relationship with people in society when he examines with different people in the society. Since McBride mothers color was preventing him from having the connection that he wants with the society, he decided to begin his “own process of running, emotionally disconnecting himself from her “(page 141). Even though he was phenomenal student in his school, he decided to drop out school and begin his experiment finding people where he could fit into and share the same identity and connection he has with them. “He dropped out of school failing every class and spent the days going to the movies. Also he joined a gang made up of black people and was in part of taking criminal actions.” In his mind he felt and knew that it was wrong what he was doing, but he wanted to get back at the world from when he was suffering. (page138) when his mom found out about his gang activities, she decided to send him away with his sister Jack in Kentucky. But as mentioned in the book “going to stay with Jack wasn’t a punishment.” He viewed it as sweet liberty and stayed there for three summers straight while Jack was too busy to keep an eye on him.”(page143) While he was staying there he associated with new men who would accept him instead of judging him for who he is. “No one knew about his past, his white mother, his dead father, and he felt he could hide differences from others.”