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The Color of Water

            
             In James McBride's autobiographical The Color Of Water, McBride comes to realize his true identity as a result of feedback from others as well as his internal revelations. Through The Color of Water James McBride demonstrates that one perceives his own identity through feedback from others in his society as well as through his own thoughts and emotions. Identity is the distinct personality of an individual. James struggled with his identity a lot. Some factors that make up one's identity are race, religion, and relationships with society. .
             James' search for his mother's identity coincides with his search for his own identity because he tries to understand his place in a racial society by being multi-racial. By James digging for his roots through his mother, he gains a better understanding of how he is as a person. .
             It was hard for James and his siblings growing up with a white mother. James felt that he was different because he didn't look like his mother. When James would walk down the street with his mother people would stare at them. Not only would the whites stare but the blacks too. James would ask his mother if she was white, and his mother would say she was light-skinned. James knew that his mother didn't look like him, neither his black friends" mothers. James asked his mother if God is black or white. James said,.
             "Does he like black or white people better?".
             "He loves all people. He's a spirit.".
             "What's a spirit?".
             "A spirit's a spirit.".
             "What color is God's spirit?".
             "It doesn't have a color," she said. "God is the color of water. Water doesn't have a color." .
             By James" mother telling him this she was trying to say that God is no color. Everyone that believes in God probably ask his or her parents what color God is. James and his mother both struggled with religion. McBride's mother always stressed religion and education. James was confused about his religion. James" mother Rachel was a Jew until she met her first husband who was a Christian.


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