Race Issues.

The book was indeed a pretty easy read. Thankfully! The story at first I thought was going to be quite confusing, but not to bad to follow at all. It is most interesting to me how the whole race issue is affecting each kid. All three seem to be branching in there own direction. Levi is much different than the rest of his family in a few ways. The first is his speech and accent are from Brooklyn. The way he dresses makes him stand out from everyone else. His family however doesnt live anywhere near Brooklyn. He is embracing more of the African American side of his family. He doesnt seem to act like he is middle-class, more like a poorer area... such as a ghetto. The daughter however is completely different. She seems to be a typical Caucasian girl and this tends to show. Jerome is a third case. It doesnt really specify which race he tends to lean more towards, but he has left the house and has become more conservative and living with the Kippses. This is a big slap in the face to the family because they seem to be the complete opposite of there family. Jeromes family, well more the father, seems to have a strong resentment for the Kippses and is quite upset by his sons choices. The Kippses apparently feel that minorities are in there current situations of lower class due to there laziness. It is interesting how each family member seems to be in there own personal battle against society for who they are and it makes the story quite interesting.