Our America is a powerful book to read. A long time friendship between 13 year old LeAlan Jones and 13 year old Lloyd Newman is one filled of sadness, happiness, and anger. Lloyd lives in the projects with his two younger sisters and his two older sisters take care of the three of them after their mother passed away. Lloyd's father, Michael Williams, a.k.a Chill, is a victim of the "Drinking Problem" pg 71. He claims he drinks only because his family has problems. LeAlan lives around the corner from the projects with his mother, Grandmother, Grandfather, older sister and her baby daughter. LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman have made it their mission to be loud voices from one of this country's darkest places, Chicago's Ida B. Wells housing project. Drugs, guns, money, sex and beer is what lies in the filthy streets and even homes of Chicago's projects.The long life struggle that goes around in South Side Chicago has a huge affect on all America. Its hard how people living in the same world you live in have a completely different life then you there situations are extremely difficult even though they live in the same world. What is the Government trying to do to help these kinds of situtions in life?
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
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The book seems very interesting in that the reader can get a glimpse into this world. The problems that Lloyd and LeAlan have to face are sadly not that uncommon. Yet with this social problem of poverty in our country. Especially concerning how race and poverty and directly correlated to each other, how will the conflicts of this book reflect the overall outlook of issues like poverty, race, and crime.
This was a good first post and great introduction to the book but it how does it needs to explain how the book tie with the theme?
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