Black Like Me

This novel opened my eyes to things I could never imagine. Some of the encounters that Griffin had, I honestly believed only happened on The Jerry Springer Show. I, being too young to have experienced segregation, have never known anyone to cat in such hypocritical ways. This book truly enlightened me on my own personal ignorance of my own ignorant country. When Griffin first began his “transformation” into a Negro, I was astonished at how …

…anyone acting in the way they did towards another person simply because of their skin color. The different ailments that I have chosen to believe these people must have are the only logical explanations that I can come up with to try to explain to myself how anyone could be so hateful and ignorant all at the same time. This novel was truly an eye opener into the world of the Southern Negro. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**