Race effects a person’s identity by putting the pressures or
predigest on them. Lots of things can make a person think that they aren’t good
enough to succeed and only a few people can take that and run with it. If you’re
living in a multi-racial household it can be hard to see equality. James was
living in a house with different races. It shaped him to see equality but also
to better identify problems between races. He is more embarrassed by his mother
who is white. He is proud to be black but to an extent. His white mom is a
problem to how he sees himself and the world. In some ways it’s for the better
and others it’s for the worse. He uses this race identity to learn more about
himself and his family. It taught him about his family and about the human race
more than others.
