In a 250 word response, please consider one of the following questions concerning the memoir you read over the summer, composing a well organized, well supported response:
1.  In what ways is identity significant to both James and his mother?  How do their experiences in 20th century America shape and alter their identities?  Compare this to how contemporary American culture shapes your identity.
2.  Detail the ways in which prejudice and exclusion function in the memoir.  How do characters react to experiences of discrimination around them?  How would you describe issues of discrimination and prejudice today?  Be specific.
3.  In what ways does the past function as a powerful force for various characters in the memoir?  Do you think it is possible to escape the past in contemporary America?  Why or why not? 

Please write a well organized response that uses VERY specific examples from the text.  Most of your response should be connected to the text and supported via specific examples.  Feel free to use direct quotes. 

OPTIONAL:  Respond to another person's post with your thoughts/ideas about what he/she wrote. 

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