Friday, December 14, 2007

MAKES ME WANNA HOLLA-POST2

In the story Makes Me Wanna Holler the author experiences does make him grow. Growing up where whites and blacks were still discriminant against one another was a big challenge.The author had to face new obstacles everyday in which indeed made him stronger. He resided in a neighborhood called Cavalier Manor in which only blacks lived until a street with whites separated them. The author took up a mean growth spurt from it. The authors parents sent him to an all white school because they wanted him to have the best education. Being the only black person in a school that was no longer segregated but still racist was something that helped the author grow.
He have to keep his head up everyday because he was among a group of people the doesn't honor him or see him as a human. They look at him as if he was some type of alien from another planet because hes black. He fought new battles everyday.He had to learn to go school and keep his head not caring what anyone thinks of him and this made him stronger and stronger everyday.

1 comment:

Mr. Malley said...

Good response Shana, but are you talking about the character or the author?