Narrative

As a teenager growing up in the suburbs, and a very diverse area in Mount Kisco at that, I know all about the racial barriers and ideas that are a key factor in this book. So, it’s sort of easier for me to understand the things that they talk about, and the things that the characters go through. I have friends that are Black, Hispanic, White, all the different nationalities, and even though we have our differences in terms of race, religion, political alignment it doesn’t matter because we’re friends because of it, which is so similar to Marcus’ and Eddie’s friendship in the book, a friendship that is like a chain, no matter how hard it’s tugged at, it never breaks.  One thing I've learned so far in life, and yeah I know it's corny, but I don't really care how a person looks, cause it's about what's in their heart and all that stuff. Even though the book takes place in the City, it's so similar, because of basketball. I don't play basketball recreationally or for a school team, but a lot of my friends do and I support them. It's not quite the same, but there's some similarties. The one last thing is Loyalty, which I've covered already in a earlier post. There was one saying I always heard growing up, "Do onto others as you would have done on to you". Marcus is able to show all of these traits, and that is why I am able to connect with him, even though we have a lot of differences.