James Mcbride grew up in a family with a white mother who married a black man who was James’s father in this time this was not common and was not accepted by most people in this time. This was not the ordinary family in this period. James Mcbride was confused about his identity. James learns to accept himself and others from the inspirations and teachings from his mother.
When James Mcbride was a boy he lived in Brooklyn red hook projects. This was a pour part of society. When games was but a boy he noticed that his mother was different from him and some of his other family. He asked his mother about this. She said, “I’m light-skinned”(p.321).
In this he realized that some of his family was different but yet did not understand how different and if he was different to. James was curious and wonders where his mother came from and how she got on this earth shed say “god made me”(p.321).
She refused to divulge details about herself or her past. Threw out his life he learns more about her. Sometimes she would tell him about herself if he and his brothers and sisters where good.
Later he learns that his mother did not look like his brothers and sisters and wondered if they where adopted. They where clearly black. They where various shades of brown, same medium brown some very light-skinned, and all of us had curly hair (p.321).
By this time he was noticing differences in people. Threw his childhood he lend many things from his mother and learns that the color of needed not to be different from the color of his skin and that all of her children were mad from the same place.
The Essay on Hard Decisions James Octavia Family
In the story "The Sky is Gray", by Ernest J. Gaines, the typical boundaries of a mother and son relationship are tested with the sacrifices they endure. The story moves from the image of Octavia as a mother and later a leader teaching James to survive. She teaches him to survive in the society surrounding them through many different lessons of life. The lessons that Octavia teach James are ...
James’s mother taut lessons she always would say, “you’re a human being” (p.22).
By this every one was the same. Threw out his life she not only teaches lessons she learns threw her problems, who she married, and where she chose to live. This was in the black community. Most people did not accept this and this brout on tough time for her. Threw this she learns to teach and educate her children and help them in every way she could threw life.Just like the ways she helped Jame Mcbride to know what he is and where he comes from threw this he learns to respect her himself and others. this is what he wants to do as well. by edjucating everyone he can about his life lessons.
I did not like this book very much, but it teaches a lot of thing about life and living with a different family than society approves of. Society is becoming more open to different people and families and that’s good.
