To begin, I will be raising the question and asking, What was money like for African Americans in the late nineteen hundreds? My hypothesis to this issue is, to make money, you must have some connection that will get you a job for a decent amount of cash to live off. As I read the required books, In the nineteen hundred there were no such thing as a man to have a “connection” for the African Americans. Therefore, this is because of the extreme racism going on. When no one wanted to hire an African American for the high paying jobs that the “white” people had. The white people did not want to be on the same level. Although it was and probably still is a struggle, Sometimes money is not always the most important priority of life.
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In the article ”the living wasn 't easy” by Cheri Paris Edwards, Edwards talk about Wests novel and her life. Specifically, who each character represents, the main character Cleo represents her mother Rachel, who married the real “black banana king” named Isaac West, her father. Wests father always mentioned Dorothy as her “father 's daughter”(Edwards,13) meaning; she was very into working a business and getting praised for it “with a sense of entitlement”(Edwards, 14). Although, West’s father was wealthy her mother was the “granddaughter of slaves”(Edwards, 14) but, West considers her family to be “genteel poor” according to Edwards article. Within these lines, we see that Rachel was actually in a relationship with herself just like Cleo had an obsession with money and never her husband, it was all about her to get noticed for her …show more content…
When Avey goes on a cruise with her best friends, she does not think so much about it. All Avey feels is just to get away on a relaxing cruise. Little by little she starts to realize how uncomfortable she is while eating dinner in the huge ballroom with everyone on the boat. Aveys uncomfortableness sends her on a hunt to find her true identity and self-love that Avey needed all along. She goes from place to place to fit finally in with the staff and crew at a hotel where she had stayed. Also, on the way there bonded with the taxi cab driver over the fantastic music that made her smile with comfort. While she did not struggle with money, Avey used her money to get on this journey and find herself making her appreciate life
First and …show more content…
In the article ”the living wasn 't easy” by Cheri Paris Edwards, Edwards talk about Wests novel and her life. Specifically, who each character represents, the main character Cleo represents her mother Rachel, who married the real “black banana king” named Isaac West, her father. Wests father always mentioned Dorothy as her “father 's daughter”(Edwards,13) meaning; she was very into working a business and getting praised for it “with a sense of entitlement”(Edwards, 14). Although, West’s father was wealthy her mother was the “granddaughter of slaves”(Edwards, 14) but, West considers her family to be “genteel poor” according to Edwards article. Within these lines, we see that Rachel was actually in a relationship with herself just like Cleo had an obsession with money and never her husband, it was all about her to get noticed for her …show more content…
When Avey goes on a cruise with her best friends, she does not think so much about it. All Avey feels is just to get away on a relaxing cruise. Little by little she starts to realize how uncomfortable she is while eating dinner in the huge ballroom with everyone on the boat. Aveys uncomfortableness sends her on a hunt to find her true identity and self-love that Avey needed all along. She goes from place to place to fit finally in with the staff and crew at a hotel where she had stayed. Also, on the way there bonded with the taxi cab driver over the fantastic music that made her smile with comfort. While she did not struggle with money, Avey used her money to get on this journey and find herself making her appreciate life