A community needs high functioning individuals to keep the community functioning. Scott Russell Sanders seems to argue this when he states how a community needs a strong majority of individuals that contribute to the community over non contributing individuals of the community to maintain a strong community. I completely agree with Sanders because it is evident through literature that a society with enough productive members of society thrives. Through The Color of Water, I aim to depict the great success of a community with contributing members regardless of the size of the community.
Whether it is a small business or a large city, a community requires contributing members to maintain the successfulness of the community. Take Ruth McBride in The Color of Water for example, and how Ruth works her
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Take James McBride and his siblings in The Color of Water, and how James and his eleven siblings fight each other for food at home while they maintain immaculate grades in school. Though they live a deprived home life, the eldest siblings’ ability to lead the younger siblings by example takes much of the responsibility off of Ruth. Due to the children's’ self sufficiency, Ruth is able to provide as much as she can for the children without having to worry about the children. Although some people may argue that the children’s contributions do not change how deprived they are, I would respond that the children’s contributions did empower each of the twelve to graduate from college and pursue successful careers in the future. In this case, each individual’s support for one another empowers everyone in the community to rise above the adversity they all face. This is crucial to proving Sander’s argument because the McBride children would never have been able to thrive without the love and support they provide for one