During the first years of his life, the narrator was never treated as a black boy and never suffered prejudice. ... Therefore, the Ex-Colored Man would hardly be treated as a black boy, if it were not for him and for people around him being told that he is not white. ... This with the situation of black people contributes to the narrator's decision of establishing his identity as a colored person with honor and dignity, before choosing, later on the novel, to pass for white. Therefore, throughout the novel, he goes from the impersonation of a white identity, moving to the black one, a...

• Word Count: 977
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Despite the fact that these black soldiers were fighting for the same cause as white soldiers within the Union Army, white soldiers viewed these black soldiers as inferior individuals who lacked the capability of performing basic military duties. ... Tensions between white and black students at the local high school had been escalating over the issues of white students displaying Confederate flags and black students wearing caps with an X on them, celebrating Malcolm X. ... We see this same theme of racial divide in the novel The March by E.L Doctorow. Within the novel, many of the characters ...

• Word Count: 1597
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate