Color of Water Novel by James McBride

Introduction

The book “The Color of Water” is a novel written by the author James McBride who describes his owns story in the book by adding numerous life examples of his mother and his own. The novel is mainly based on the past experience of his mother Ruth McBride Jordan's life and describe each character of her life in depth.

Thesis Statement

The book presents the story of the Ruth McBride Jordan, mother of the author and takes into account the past incidences of her life that mainly reflects the circumstances of the blacks in American society. The struggle of Ruth in finding of the true religion is an important aspect that the book has presented while taking into account different obstacles that the Ruth faced in her lifetime are some of the important factors that makes the book worthwhile to read.

Claim

This paper addresses the following three claims that are mainly based on the differences between the childhoods of Ruth and James.

Ruth had experienced disturbed childhood as compare to his son James due to the negligent attitude of her father.

The death of Ruth's two husbands had made it difficult for her to raise her children alone while James had not gone through any such circumstances.

The struggle of Ruth for finding true religion and then converting into one was another drastic step in her life that James had not experienced.

Discussion

As the paper focuses on the comparison on the Ruth and her son's life James McBride, the paper revolves around the difficulties and achievements made by the two individuals in their life and compare them in critical manner. Three claims have been made within the paper regarding the differences in the childhood of the James McBride and his mother Ruth.

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