Our America Affects

Our America affects me in a good and bad way. The reason I say that it affects me in a good way is because it is a very interesting book to read. It is interesting because I can relate to the main characters LeAlan and Lloyd because I grew up on the south side of Chicago in not so good neighborhoods. I know how it is to have a mother who is sick and on drugs because when I was little me and my brothers and sisters were taking from my mother but I moved with my aunt instead of my grandmother. Also I know how it is to live in nasty houses with roaches and no lights on for long periods of time and have to see crack heads and streets with no grass just full of trash like it’s a city dump or something. All of these are examples of things that made me grow up quick and learn how to survive early in life, just like LeAlan and Lloyd do in my book.
The reason why it affects me in a bad way because I feel angry at the fact that people in the inner city get treated so unfairly and people act like nothing is wrong. It also makes me feel bad because people and the media portray black people from the ghetto as trash. They really don’t know the circumstances that people go through and why people are so angry, don’t trust people, and always quick to snap because that’s all they have been thorough and it hard to break a habit that’s like imbedded in your culture for so long but in time I know it will get better.
In summary I would say that no this book do not need any changes to become more appealing. The reason I say that is because the book is from the heart, no sugar coating, and just plain real and that is what people need to read to understand things better in my opinion.