The Weight Of Blood Character Analysis

The Weight Of Blood is a novel written by Tiffany D. Jackson. In this text,, Maddy is a character who must keep the secret that she is biracial, and she has powers. The reason the secret must be kept is in order to uphold and protect her father's name, and not become more of an outcast than she already became. Consequently, the character chooses to keep the secret that she is biracial and it contributes to the plot by showing how Maddy's life starts to crumble once her secret of being biracial is discovered by others. Therefore, in this novel Maddy's choice of not revealing her secret is futile, and when it's revealed it wrecks her relationship with her father, and how students actions mess up the school's reputation. Maddy has lived

For instance, in the text, it proclaims, “...You wouldn't know it was Jules right away. Only because her face was covered in black paint… Mrs. Morgan shook her head as she crossed the court to Mr. O'Donnell, spitting heated words no one could hear over the growing laughter.”.(page 107-108). Jules is doing blackfish to impersonate Maddy as a costume for a rally, yet others see her actions as trifling and disrespectful not only towards Maddy but other black students. As seen Jules actions is a result of the school not giving consequences to those who display racism which can lead to bigger antics. Although the principal and a multitude of teachers, none stopped her or felt like her actions did harm to Maddy and the other black students. Additionally, in the body of work, it emphasizes, “ "Another article. This time on CNN. Ugh, this is, like, so

“…know -the dozen outlets that have reported the story. Have you seen those cameras outside? That's your daughter's doing.” (page 72 & 250). When these events happened at the school the highlight being Jules blackface their school winds up being viral off of these racist encounters. Although the school goes viral, no adult takes action to attempt to clear their school name and reputation. This gives an example to the students that their racist antics are acceptable, even though they tarnish their schools name and how they carry themselves. Consequently, the school doesn't want their name to be stained based on their antics, yet they do nothing to correct their