Color of Water Pattern Paper By Allison Johnson Period 4 A-day In the novel, Color of Water, McBride uses a bicycle for James to describe his mother, Ruth. The bike represents the mother’s uniqueness, her ability to hide or move, and her ignorance of black and white relations. The author makes it very clear that the bike represents Ruth’s life by stating “The bike typified her whole existence” (2). In describing the bike’s uniqueness, he indirectly describing the mother’s oddness. The author describes the bike as being a “huge old clunker, blue with white trim, with big fat tires, huge finders…” (1).
Hannah strives to overcome the conflict she has within herself, whether to have a sense of freedom, or to obey the rules her aunt has set for her. One can see that Hannah finally conquers the struggle she is faced with when she decides to go against Tante Roses wish and ride the bicycle. “I vowed that I would break my promise to Tante Rose. I would ride a bicycle, just once, to prove that I was at least a little bit like Ilana and Leah, to prove that I
Immediately after the break, we took the direction of the water park. At that moment the temperature was in the 80 degree. My family and I, were so hot and couldn’t wait to refresh ourselves in the cool water, we walked about half mile before we reached the water park. We went to the locker to put on ours swimming wears and my kids jumped first in the water. The water being cool for my wife and me, we were hesitant to enter on it.
An arm that has been bent beyond my belief has happen right before me, and to see that it has been done on my arm only makes it worse. Although my initial reaction was delayed, it was triggered and soon after I started to cry my heart out in fear of what has happened to my right arm. Looking at my arm in such a dismantled position, I sat there not knowing what to do or how to explain the situation to my parents. I could only imagine their anger towards my clumsiness. Nothing but a waterfall of tears streamed down my face and blurred my
The new bicycle is soon forgotten when they move across the country, once again creating disappointment. Jeanette always needed a reason for doing things, unless her parents told her otherwise. She was maturing “I had always wanted a watch…that was the kind of person I wanted to be” (Walls 216). This shows her need for practicality or reasoning and her plans for the future and where she stands in level of maturity. Her mother brings home a piano, but there is no room for it in the house.
He said, “When the other kids were swimming at the country club, I was biking for miles after school, because it was my chance” (Armstrong 26). He was determined to find something he could succeed at and it looked like biking would provide that opportunity. At this point Lance had his number one supporter, his mother. She was his single most important helper, teaching him how to succeed, telling him “son, you never quit” (Armstrong 26). Lance knew that his mother was his ultimate helper.
Strirpe Junior Guard Stripe When I finished Junior High, I didn't know what to do. Somebody proposed to me to go to the Junior Lifeguard camp. I was interested in this camp, and agreed with this idea. So I went to this camp, and you know what, I had a lot of fun. It was the best summer of my life.
When I crimpled to the ground and some of my friends came and said, “Hey look JR’s fat butt is on the ground and is crying what a fagot,” but no one knew that I broke my foot. Although I was in pain, I laugh with them because I wanted to fit in but it was never like that. In the time that everything happened, I was really never had a time to laugh at myself due to all the pain of being made fun of. Now I as I look back at it now, I laugh at it. I now know that if I had not been laughed at an early age, I would not be able to look back and laugh at it all today.
Explain what McBride meant by his mothers’ bicycle riding, “typified her whole existence to me.” 3. What was mom an expert in? What issues did she avoid? What is Yiddish? 4.
She tried to stop but the snow was slippery and was going too fast to react, next thing you know she hit a sharp tree trunk and injured her lower back and was unable to move. She lay still not wanting to move to avoid any more pain asking the adults to stop everyone from sliding down because she was afraid someone would crash into her. The adults right away rushed to the bottom to help her out but when they tried to move her, she yelled from the top of her lungs bursting out in tears asking them to not move her. Everyone at that point was very afraid and did not know what to do to help her. They did not have their cell phone on them and had no idea where they were located or where the nearest hospital was located.