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In the book Color Of Water: A black man's tribute to His white mother , James Mcbride uses direct characterization. James keeps you interested by including exactly what's going on such as "The shopping bag full of macaroni and cheese and sweet potato pies burst open and food flew open"(McBride 215).McBride puts events in his book that everyday people can relate to. "Mommy walking me to the bus stop and every afternoon picking me up standing on the corner " (McBride 11-12).As the book tell's McBrides experiences he also reveals his mothers past "I would take pennies from the store cash register so Frances and I could go to the chad wick movie theatre (Mcbride 82) ".

One Funny childhood story

As a child at the age of 3 i had a babysitter who liked to take me to the park on sunny warm days. My grandma working only 2-3 blocks away would sometimes take me to the store during her lunch hour & then bring me back home. Usually when my grandma would ask if i wanted to go to the store ; I was at the park .One day I was at the park and my grandma cameover , I told her that i wanted to go to the store with her. Grandma told me to tell my babysitter before we left . My babysitter had been talking to one of her fellow babysitters didn't pay attention when i told her. I went with my grandma and returned back to my apartment about an hour later. My babysitter not paying attention earlier, now had been home telling my mother over the phone who was at work that I was kidnapped.

A certain experience

Over the summer I had done some community service . I had finished my 120  hours at project hospitality  The other volunteers their had been friendly and nice. Helping people that needed a lot of help gave me a very nice and good feeling . Being there over the summer made me realize how grateful I am for my parents providing me shelter,food and clothing .