Color_of_H2O

Color of H2O “The Color of Water” The Color of Water is an autobiographical book that parallels the life of the author, James McBride, and his mother Ruth. The story is about a man who is confused about his identity. As a young boy James realized that was not sure of who is mother was either. All he knew was that they lived in Black neighborhoods, his siblings and himself had tan skin, but yet their mother was white. The story of Ruth starts with her life being born in Poland to a strict Orthodox Jewish family. Her father was a rabbi and a stern and strong man. When Ruth was seven they moved in with her grandparents in the United States. Her family religiously followed the Jewish faith. They ate kosher, which was different meals and place settings, and every Friday at sundown they had to light candles and pray to Sabbath (McBride, 17). Ruth’s family traveled a lot when she was a child. When she was eight, they moved to Suffolk, Virginia. This is where her family settled and her father ran a store. The people in the neighborhood seemed to enjoy new things except for Jewish people. In school children would black, ruth, james, people, jewish, mcbride, school, family, children, because, color, about, white, race, one, life, being, approach, man, god, water, prejudice, part, mother, father, faith, different, throughout, ruth’s, orthodox, normative, made, love, lot, identity, going, discussed, book, whites, way, twelve, stereotype, society, social, poor, older, much, married, just