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“But the real world doesn't go away. Racism exists. People are getting hurt. And just because it's not happening to you, doesn't mean it's not happening. And at some point you have to choose; black or white, pick a side. You can try to hide from it. You can say, oh I don't take sides, but at some point, life will force you to pick a side”(Noah 44) In the novel Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, an eager kid is born into a brutal world where he is considered illegal. The genuine relationship between Noah and his dear mother is powerful, she sincerely cherishes him unconditionally and remains his most loyal fan but also tries to defend him from the racism that is in his life. They struggled desperately through many fearful battles of being looked down …show more content…

“At some point, I turned to one of them and said, “Hey, how come I don't see you guys in any of my classes?’ It turned out they were in the B classes, which also happened to be the black class. The same afternoon, I went back to the A classes, and by the end of the day, I realized that they weren't for me. Suddenly, I knew who my people were, and I wanted to be with them. I went to see the school counselor.” (Noah 45) Trevor felt uncomfortable being in the A classes which were 98% white and when he presented the concern to his counselor she was appalled that he wanted to move to the “B classes' ' because the curriculum was less advanced than the A classes. In Trevor's defense, he wasn't comfortable with the white kids. He felt like an outcast unlike when he was with the black students where he felt welcomed and accepted. Being separated by race into A and B classes knowing the curriculum is different from each other causes one to believe it's better than the other or smarter than the other. It promotes a biased system that the children will …show more content…

“ The doctors took her up to the delivery room, cut open her belly, and reached in and [ruled out a half-white, half-black child who violated any number of laws, statutes, and regulations- I was born a crime.” (Noah 24) During that time, Trevor was considered illegal because he was mixed race. Having a black and white parent was very illegal and could get them in a lot of trouble but having the same race of parents wasn’t illegal. Unfortunately due to that he experienced a hard childhood and had to grow up in hiding most of the time or else he and his mother would get in trouble with the law. It was no secret that Trevor knew he was born a crime but he nevertheless chose to live with it and prove people wrong. Why should his skin color define his life? Knowing someone is born a crime causes a struggle and some hardships that go along with that. Despite knowing Trevor chooses to be strong and prove people wrong and make something good out of his

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