Review Of Walter Dean Myers 'Bad Boy: A Memoir'

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Bad Boy: A Memoir: by Walter Dean Myers is about racism, value of education, and coming of age. Racism is a huge part in the book, and this will make Walter realize how the world truly is. Value of education changes form when he is 5-16. Coming of age, this changes Walter life, Walter’s life becomes easy, to a difficult, tiring, depressed, isolated life. Racism plays a big part in the book, this makes him act differently. When Walter was young he tried hanging a young black kid with older kids. Growing up in life, Walter starts seeing whites has a better chance of succeeding in life then blacks do. Back then most southern schools only accepted whites, all blacks, must apply for a “negro” school. Throughout Walter’s life, education plays