While reading the book American Street, I found that I relate to the protagonist of the story ‘Fabiola’. The reason I believe I relate to Fabiola is because of several similarities between her and myself. Fabiola and I both came from different countries, and in doing so were forced to adapt to a different culture. We both went through hardships at times at school or at home without our moms, and we both felt the need to change ourselves to fit in with the rest of society. Throughout the book we see how Fabiola comes from a different country and tries to adjust. "I pray that Manman will get to taste this cold, free air before she rests her eyes tonight, wherever they are keeping her. And then tomorrow, she will come to this side of the glass, …show more content…
In the book Dear Martin, Justyce was stereotyped a few times by the police. One example was when justice was walking down the street with a hoodie and a police officer saw him also talking to a white girl, who happened to be one of his classmates. “Yeah, there are no more “colored” water fountains, and it’s supposed to be illegal to discriminate, but if I can be forced to sit on the concrete in too-tight cuffs when I’ve done nothing wrong, it’s clear there’s an issue. That things aren’t as equal as folks say they are”(Stone). This quote is explaining what happened to Justyce when the police saw him walking a hoodie and seen with a white girl. The policeman had assumed he was following her. The last book Without you, There is No Us, is about a woman that went to North Korea to try and teach Korean students at one of only a couple collages that were still open. Kim had to go undercover and unravel the lifestyles of North Korea. The author found many things, she found out that this society was unfair and did not value individual freedoms. She also found a hopelessness for the futures of her students. She felt both sad and angry, these kids were taught values that were harmful and showed how they were truly isolated from the rest of the