Black + White= Black
Transcript: Black + White= Black 2. How would the authors life be different if he grew up in a black community. There is no colour discrimination through writing and that is what the author explains through his conclusion. The conclusion is not effective because Hill explains what happened through his life, not the lives of other individuals. Definition " Frankly, larry don't you think it's terrible mixing race like that? It will ruin the children, how are they to make their way in life".( pg 66,p6) 1. Has anyone in the class dealt with racial identity? "Questions of my identity would leap like a cougar from the woods and take a bite out of my backside" (pg 67,p6) Conclusion Thesis Vocabulary My first sense of blackness, sprang from warm places.(pg 68,p15) Anything + White= Anything But White. For example, people are identified by their most dominant characteristics. For people that are not mixed, this gives the reader insight on the authors thoughts about racial identity. " In 1977, when I decided to take a year off university, I went to visit my cousins in Brooklyn before flying to Europe, which must have appeared to them a quintessentially white thing to do."(pg 67,p9) Questions 3. Why did Hills parent leave the U.S.A and move to Toronto? Bill Cosby and Flip Wilson - When the author watched these shows, he felt alive. He felt that they were speaking to him, so he ate up every bit of black writing that he could find. I believe he looked up to these icons because their shows had educational skits and heartfelt moments that happen in a day to day life of an African American. Literary Devices For example, the author mentions in the article, "you can have white parents and be considered black, but you can never have black parents and be considered white."(p68) "Without knowing exactly what I was doing, I was forming my own sense of blackness and my own connection to the black diaspora". (pg70,p23) "Quadroon women were favoured by slave owners for features deemed exotic and sexy but not too black, thank you very much"(pg68,p12) '' I think of the factors that contributed to my sense of identity, and of how malleable that sense of identity was and still is". pg 67,p10 Lawrence Hill Black + White= Black By Gerry & Sadeek Argument That identity was wrapped around them, like a snug towel, at the moment of birth. (pg 67,p8) In the beginning, the author talks about his life (Narrative). The author also compares how his life would have a different outcome if he grew up in a different community within that era (comparison) People and Events The thesis is implied. People who have mixed parents will have a harder time growing up because they don't know who they are. "The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice, meaning the darker ones skin colour, the deeper the roots".(pg 66,p1). Quintessentially- Embodying or possessing the essence of something. Malleable- Easily influenced or controlled by people. Quadroon- different race specific in African and European mix. Diaspora- someone who is of a particular nation but lives in a different part of the world.
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