Monday, March 29, 2010

I wouldn't say at all that Black and White exploits any real-life experiences. I think it's good for this particular story to help readers fully understand the racial connotations involved with such a crime and the different perspectives of both Marcus and Eddie and their families.

My opinion might have been different if it weren't for the fact that Marcus and Eddie are completely equal in their guilt. If one had been more guilty than the other, I might have felt differently. Thus, no one race is targeted initially.

I do hate that Eddie and his family are so targeted later on in the book, but perhaps this is a sad but true circumstance. At least his sister, Rose, is presented as a fair and honest Caucasian character, so that it is not necessarily that white people are discriminated against. I am grateful though to see the side of Marcus and his family, and how he is so unfairly targeted and treated. It would have been so painful for him to watch his future go down the drain and Eddie's dreams come true and still not say a word, but his strength and loyalty are so admirable. It was also good to see Eddie's inner struggle as to what to do in such a case. His struggles were not only racial, but also concerned friendship and ethics.

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