Book Analysis: Warriors Don T Cry

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No one would have imagined that a person would be characterized by the color of skin. During the 1950’s, skin color was a major issue in the united states. If a person has dark skin color, that person would be treated differently and would be treated worse than a lighter skin colored person. Bathrooms, stores, restaurants, neighborhood, and many more was divided into two sections, section for white people and a section for black people. Dark skin colored people didn’t got a treat like everyone got treated.
In the book Warriors Don’t Cry, by Melba Pattillo Beals an autobiography, the natorater is the author who has gone through all of the pain physically, and emotionally. Melba dreamed of going to a white, but when her dream came true, she was turned by the people in Central High and their guardians. She got called names, got threatened, got kicked, got choked, and almost to the point of suiciding. But courage and hope helped her to go through what she went throw without a lost.
Throughout the story, several themes prevail as Melba evolves into a warrior for the desegregation of schools in the south during the 1950s. Sacrifice, hope, and …show more content…
A school of white student who didn’t like a dark skin human be in their school and be with them. On the day her teacher asked if anyone who wants to go to Central High, melba didn't bother thinking about it “ When my teacher asked if anyone who lived the Central High school district wanted to attend school with white people, I raised my hand “ (9). Her life got totally changed after the first day of attending Central High. She wanted to see what is like to be with white people and not giving up. “ I reasoned that if schools were open to my people, I would also get access to other opportunities I had been denied “ (9). She knew that she would be the first one sacrificing her life by attending a white
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