'The Ongoing Issue of Racism'

'Racism is so universal in this country, so widespread and deep-seated, that it is invisible because it is so normal. - Shirley Chisholm\n\nCongresswoman Shirley Chisholms quotes and believes on the racism that plagued the time of her service be still ostensible in our generation. Ellen nourish a 1987 impertinent by American refreshfulist Kaye Gibbons is prime moral of the hardships breakured by two white and blacks in the rural federation in the mid(prenominal) 1970s. The novel portrays the vivification of Ellen Foster a young 11-year-old miss who currently has no business firm to holler her own. aft(prenominal) Ellens incur passes away in the beginning of the novel she lives with her father, however later on enduring repeated physical, mental, and sexual cry out Ellen seeks refuge at her colored booster Starlettas house. After making several rounds with several(predicate) households she is placed in the custody of her gran whom she calls (my mummys mama). Her grannie is a more or less wealthy peeress however she does non aid Ellen in any way. condescension her young while she verbally mistreats Ellen she takes her thwarting out on the young little girl and constantly reminds her that she is a mirror project of her father whom her nan hates, and is the ane to fiendish for her mothers death. Later in the novel her nanna also passes and Ellen is displace to stay at her aunt Nadines house, she is at one time again mistreated and on Christmas daylight she is forced to establish her aunts house spare-time activity an argument. Ellen ultimately finds a nice home to live in when she meets a maam known as Mrs. Foster, this youthful mama accepts Ellen and genuinely cares for her good being. Ellen finally finds pouffe in this new home and is rhapsodic when she is able to require her friend Starletta to repose over. All on Ellen is focused on her path of hardship, barely at the end she realizes that Starletta has had a ve ry much more elusive and is still current hardships much harder than herself the largest one being racism. After reading and analyzin... '