Summary:
The main character Walter Dean Myers starts to recall his family tree and how his mother Mary Dolly Green gave birth to him before she died, leaving Walter with his father George Myers and his dad's wife Florence Dean. They divorced and Florence married Herbert Dean and since she was white, she moved to Harlem because she was no longer accepted in Germany. Walter begins to talk about being "home" in Harlem where the streets were full of joy and music, as he sung "Jesus Loves Me" on the way to his church with others.His mother was one who cleaned a lot and at the same time took care of him and her other children. Thier bond is close and at a young age, Walter starts to learn how to read to his mother, but when he was jumped to the second grade, he found out he had a speaking problem.
Quote:
"Mama, who was determined that I should never be hungry, arranged with the grocer to give me food if I was hungry and put it on her account"(Myers 9).
Reaction:
As I was reading this novel, I pictured a urban setting in my head, and the mother wanting the best for her children. The kids way of saying mother is really "Mama" and this improved my understanding about the setting even more. It is good to understand this quote as well because this shows the connection between the step mother and son, as it stands for now. because it could change later on. I keep in my head that they are not kin.
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