The Color Of Water by James Mc Bride

With the term "black power" alone, many controversial problems arise. Black power is Panthers led civil rights movement including issues such as solitude and racial discrimination. Black power has a different meaning from each member of the McBride family, and Ruth and James see black power from different angles. In "Water color", author James McKale first praised Panthers, but he increasingly feared the influence that the mother might face because the white woman of the black community was influenced by the power of the black .

The protagonist of the novel is a hero. The main character of "water color" is James Mc Bride who is also a writer. He tells stories of his life and how he responds to the difficult lifestyle of growth. He also talks about his mother talking about in the book. This novel is like a diary. Because James writes different stories in his life in each chapter, as people write down what happened on that day in the diary. When his mother spoke, James explained his life and his personality in detail.

In the book "Color of water", Ruth Mike's bride Jordan built a relationship at the age of fifteen. Her relationship took place in Virginia in the 1930s. At that time, the racial discrimination law was enforced. Miss Jordan's boyfriend is Peter, he is a black man. Because she is Caucasian and her boyfriend is a black man, this relationship violates non-Jewishment Act. Therefore, the relationship between different races at that time was illegal and dangerous. Miss Jordan aborted when she was pregnant. Because I am illegal, I can not get married. And a racist group against various race marriages, Ku Klux Klan.

& Lt; Tab / & gt; In the book "Color of water", Ruth Mike married two black people. She first got married was Pastor Andrew D. Mc Bride. At that time, she left Virginia in 1941 and lived in New York. When her first husband died, she married another black man, Hunt Jordan. These two marriages were held in New York, a country without the law on confusion. Therefore, marriage of various races is legal in New York. & Lt; Tab / & gt; Miss Jordan's child is not completely white. They are mixed; light brown, dark brown or white. That's because the mother is Caucasian and her husband is black. Twelve children grew up in a black community. Children were involved in the influence of music, civil rights movement, and other black culture. In the book "color of water", the author does not know whether he is white or black because his mother is white and his father is black.