A Brief Review Of The Color Of Water By James Mcbride

The Novel, The Color of Water, written by James McBride is autobiography as a tribute to his mother, Ruth McBride. Born Ruchel Dwajra Zylska on April 1st 1921, in Poland , Ruth McBride Jordan, the mother of James and eleven other children, was born into an Orthodox Jewish family and raised in a violent Southern town and abusive home. At nineteen, she moved into a new life in New York city, where she fell in love with a black Baptist minister named Andrew McBride. James, was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 11, 1957. He grew up in an all black housing projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn. He was a writer and a musician. He was the son of Andrew Dennis McBride and Ruth Hunter. Ruth and James’ experiences with religion and race are different. Throughout McBride writings, James and his mother experiences racial and religious discrimination. The book gives the

Ruth’s Jewish faith was very strict and she did not agree with the practices of her religion. In fact, Ruth later converted to a Christian. James experience with his Christian faith is require because his mother was a religious person. Ruth’s religion played a significant role in her life because her parents was strict about it but she didn't like it. According to Ruth, she states, “ My life was the store” (107) discussing that she was not able to love, have nice clothes, or even a date. Religion was also significant part of James life growing up. He is require to go to church and Sunday school every Sunday. According to James it says “Mommy loved god. She went to church every Sunday”(45) explaining that Ruth was extremely religious. God and her Christian faith were priorities in her life, and she expected the same from her children. The expectation for their household was that they believe and follow all the practices of a Christian . James adapted to his mother’s beliefs and attended church and meet the requirements for a