Trevor Noah Research Paper

Trevor Noah is a world-renowned comedian. He recently hosted the Grammys, and had a popular comedy show called “The Daily Show” which he left in 2022. In 2016 he wrote a memoir titled “Born a Crime” detailing his early childhood and teenage years in South Africa as a mixed child. He was born during apartheid, but Nelson Mendela lifted it when he was still a young boy. Even though apartheid was no longer prominent, he continued to have issues growing up in South Africa being mixed race because there were not many mixed kids that Trevor grew up with. He always felt too black for the white kids and too white for the black kids. It was an isolating experience. Throughout the book, Trevor Noah finds community and belonging by learning valuable lessons

The people born and raised in Alex have a different life than Trevor. And because of that, they have an inseparable bond that Trevor will never really have. Trevor describes the hood as a gravitational pull, always pulling people back in. They cannot leave the house. Their only other option is to work at McDonalds. Although Trevor does not have this connection, he still can learn from others. The boys from Alexandra are tied together in a unique way because of their hardships. The tie is permanent, Trevors tie is easily removable. The others that live in the hood are constantly misjudged and underestimated, but they are those things together, and that means something to them. Throughout the book Born a Crime, Trevor Noah finds community and belonging by learning major life lessons about people and acceptance. Trevor finds himself a purpose in almost every place he does not fit in. Selling stolen items to Alex to run food for people in a cafeteria. Even the most frivolous things Trevor found success and community in. Trevor did his best to break down language barriers, no matter the challenge. A ruined date showed him how important communication is, and he will never forget. And oppression brings people together against all