The Color of Water

Introduction

James McBride is regarded by many as one of the best American writer and musician to be born ever. His compositions were in a league of his own and were used by many other artists as a source of motivation. He is known more for his music compositions than for his ability to write. Although, his works has received a great appreciation although writing was not considered by many as his forte. McBride is best-known for his work 'The Color of Water'. In the course of the book, the author tends to describe the phases of the life as he tends to grow up in family which was African American and hardly afforded any luxurious life style. The stages of the novel depict the characters which were important in the author's life. Thus, in the context of the paper we intend to shed light on 'The Color of Water' through different perspectives in order to develop an effective and efficient understanding of the subject.

Discussion

Before moving further, in the context of the paper, it is important to state the fact that the reason behind it can be understood from the fact that James McBride was seen as a figure that was equally popular in the black and the other communities of that time. It was due to the core reason that his thoughts were in line with the notions of the feelings of the people of that time. His own words are a prove of the fact, as his words tends to be “I thought it would be received well in the black community but it's sold much better in the white Jewish community. Most of my readers are middle-age, white, Jewish women as most of my readers are middle-age, white, Jewish women".

This is a novel in two voices ...